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Cover: Sal Buscema

The Spectacular Spider-Man #196

Jan 1993 · Marvel · 1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD; 0.85 GBP
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“The Death of Vermin, Part 3: Faces”

Spider-Man looms large over a crouching, monstrous Vermin on this striking 1993 cover — Sal Buscema's artwork capturing both the web-slinger's vigilant intensity and the feral menace of his opponent in one tightly composed image. Headlined as the conclusion to "The Death of Vermin," this issue promises a dramatic payoff to one of Spectacular Spider-Man's darker story arcs. With DeMatteis writing and Buscema handling both interior pencils and inks, this is a tight creative team delivering their vision at full force.

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

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Full credits

writer J. M. DeMatteis
artist, inker Sal Buscema
colorist Bob Sharen
letterer Joe Rosen
cover pencils, inks Sal Buscema

Reprints

Reprinted in Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch #70 (1996), Marvel Héroes #115 (2023), Spectacular Spider-Man by DeMatteis and S. Buscema Omnibus #[nn] (2025), A Teia do Aranha #77, Peter Parker de spektakulaire Spiderman #121

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