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The Amazing Spider-Man #319

Name: The Amazing Spider-Man #319
Brand: Marvel
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Sep 1989 · Marvel · 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

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“The Scorpion's Tail of Woe!”

About this Issue

Amazing Spider-Man #319 sits near the tail end of Todd McFarlane's career-defining run on the title — a roughly two-year stretch that reshaped how Spider-Man looked on the page and drove the book to record-breaking sales. As the concluding chapter of a two-part Justin Hammer storyline, it showcases the dense, kinetic villain pile-ups that defined the Michelinie–McFarlane partnership at its Copper Age peak: Spider-Man, Scorpion, Rhino, and Blacklash collide at the site of the old New York World's Fair in a four-way brawl that ends with the Rhino literally tearing off Scorpion's mechanical tail. The issue also marks the onset of a brief bi-monthly publishing schedule for the title — a scheduling shift that quietly signals the creative transition ahead, as McFarlane was already preparing to depart for his own solo Spider-Man series.

In "The Scorpion's Tail of Woe!", the Scorpion makes a dangerous move, turning on Hammer to bargain for JJ Jameson’s freedom—only to face the wrath of Rhino and Blacklash, sent by the army officer to teach him a brutal lesson. Written by David Michelinie and brought to life with dynamic, razor-sharp art by Todd McFarlane, this 1989 issue delivers a tense, high-stakes showdown that pushes Spider-Man’s allies to their limits. The cover, also by McFarlane, captures the moment with striking intensity.

writer David Michelinie · artist, inker Todd McFarlane · colorist Gregory Wright · letterer Rick Parker · cover Todd McFarlane

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History

By the time #319 reached stands in September 1989, McFarlane had been penciling and inking Amazing Spider-Man since issue #298 (1988), working from scripts by David Michelinie under editor Jim Salicrup with Tom DeFalco as Editor-in-Chief. McFarlane had transformed Spider-Man's visual identity — introducing wiry, hyper-articulated anatomy, large expressive eyes, and the densely threaded 'spaghetti webbing' that became the character's default look for a generation — while growing increasingly frustrated with his limited input on plots. The Michelinie-scripted #318–#319 two-parter was one of the last purely villain-driven, done-in-two stories McFarlane illustrated before the run wound down; his final issue on the series would be #328.

Trivia · 7 facts

Published September 1989 by Marvel Comics (cover date); released in the direct and newsstand editions, with a Mark Jewelers Insert variant also documented.
Written by David Michelinie; full art (pencils and inks) by Todd McFarlane; colors by Gregory Wright; letters by Rick Parker; edited by Jim Salicrup.
Story title: 'The Scorpion's Tail of Woe!' — Part 2 of 2, concluding a storyline in which the Scorpion double-crosses weapons dealer Justin Hammer, prompting Hammer to sic Blacklash and the Rhino on him.
Climax set at the site of the old New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows; the Rhino overpowers Scorpion mid-battle and forcibly removes his mechanical tail.
Contains two interior stories: 'The Main Event!' and 'The Scorpion's Tail of Woe!' — both by Michelinie and McFarlane.
In 1990, the story was reprinted in a standalone MPI Audio Edition — a reformatted, 6-by-9-inch, 28-page full-color comic originally packaged with an audio cassette.
Collected in the Marvel Omnibus 'The Amazing Spider-Man by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane' (collecting #296–329) and the 'Assassin Nation' Epic Collection (collecting #311–325).