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Cover: Sal Buscema

The Spectacular Spider-Man #179

Aug 1991 · Marvel · 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

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“Wounds”

Part 2 of the six-part "The Child Within" arc finds Spider-Man in a rooftop standoff with the feral, crouching Vermin — and the cover by Sal Buscema captures the tension beautifully, with both figures coiled for action against a gritty urban skyline. The tagline "While a City Trembles… Spider-Man Versus Vermin!" sets a suitably ominous tone, and a teaser promising answers about Harry Osborn adds another layer of intrigue. J. M. DeMatteis and Sal Buscema were crafting one of 1991's more psychologically charged Spider-Man stories, and this issue looks like a compelling chapter in that run.

writer J. M. DeMatteis · artist, inker Sal Buscema · colorist Bob Sharen · letterer Rick Parker · cover Sal Buscema

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Full credits

writer J. M. DeMatteis

artist, inker Sal Buscema

colorist Bob Sharen

letterer Rick Parker

cover pencils, inks Sal Buscema

Reprints

Reprinted in Nova #178 (1992), Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch #59 (1993), Marvel Héroes #115 (2023), Spectacular Spider-Man by DeMatteis and S. Buscema Omnibus #[nn] (2025), Edderkoppen Ekstra #5, Peter Parker de spektakulaire Spiderman #104

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