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Cover: Marcos Martín

The Amazing Spider-Man #561

Aug 2008 · Marvel · 2.99 USD; 3.05 CAD

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“Peter Parker, Paparazzi: Photo Finished”

A collage of torn newspaper clippings sets an unsettling, mystery-noir tone for this 2008 "Brand New Day" chapter, with a pair of piercing yellow eyes dominating the composition while a crouching Spider-Man, scattered headlines screaming "KILLER," and glimpses of other faces lurk among the fragments. The cover by Marcos Martín is a genuinely clever design — layering tabloid sensationalism right into the visual structure — perfectly suited to a story titled "Peter Parker, Paparazzi: Photo Finished." Dan Slott's script and Javier Rodríguez's colors round out a creative team clearly having a lot of fun blurring the line between Spider-Man's world and the gossip-column gutter.

writer Dan Slott · artist, inker Marcos Martín · colorist Javier Rodríguez · letterer VC's Cory Petit · cover Marcos Martín

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Raw (NM) $48

CGC 9.8 · 58 in census $242*

CGC 9.6 · 11 in census $113*

CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $98*

CGC 9.2 none in existence

CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $80*

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Cast · 14 characters

Aunt May Parker Betty Brant Carlie Cooper Dexter Bennett Glory Grant Harry Osborn Lily Hollister Mary Jane Watson Paper Doll Piper Dali Robbie Robertson Sara Ehret Spider-Man Vincent Gonzales

Full credits

writer Dan Slott

artist, inker Marcos Martín

colorist Javier Rodríguez

letterer VC's Cory Petit

cover pencils, inks Marcos Martín

Reprints

Reprinted in Spider-Man #2/2009 (2009), Spider-Man #2/2009 (2009), Spider-Man: Brand New Day #3 (2009), Spider-Man: Brand New Day - The Complete Collection #1 (2016), Spider-Man: Brand New Day Omnibus #1 (2024)

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