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Cover: John Romita

The Spectacular Spider-Man #257

May 1998 · Marvel · 1.99 USD; 2.80 CAD
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“Prodigy (Identity Crisis [Part 1])”

Spider-Man swings straight toward the reader in this eye-catching 1998 cover, fist forward and web-line trailing behind him against a warm golden cityscape — pure kinetic energy captured in classic red-and-blue. The bold "Identity Crisis!" banner signals that something significant is brewing for Peter Parker as this multi-part storyline kicks off. With J. M. DeMatteis writing and Luke Ross on interior art, The Spectacular Spider-Man #257 opens a story arc that clearly has the wall-crawler at a crossroads.

writer J. M. DeMatteis · artist Luke Ross · inker Dan Green · inker Al Milgrom · colorist John Kalisz · letterer RS · letterer KS · letterer Comicraft · cover John Romita

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Cast · 12 characters

Anna WatsonBetty BrantBilly WaltersConundrumDaniel BerkhartFlash ThompsonJack O'LanternJ. Jonah JamesonMary Jane WatsonNorman OsbornProdigySpider-Man

Full credits

writer J. M. DeMatteis
artist Luke Ross
inker Dan Green
inker Al Milgrom
colorist John Kalisz
letterer RS
letterer KS
letterer Comicraft
cover pencils, inks John Romita

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Peter Parker becomes Prodigy to rescue the daughter of an ambassador.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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Direct Edition - 50/50 - The Spectacular Prodigy #1 Outer Cover
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