Amazing Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 22

Part of the 'Evolutionary War' event

Amazing Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 #22

September, 1988

Editor-in-Chief

Tom DeFalco

Cover Artists

Ron Frenz
John Romita

Publisher

Marvel Comics

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(story) Fantastic Four Annual #21

Appearing in "Drug War Rages"

Featured Characters:

•  Spider-Man (Peter Parker) 

Supporting Characters:

•  Daredevil 
• Mary Jane Watson Parker
• Speedball (Robbie Baldwin) 

Adversaries:

•  Kingpin 
• Arranger
• Dylan Thomas (Only appearance; dies)
• Splitface Flanagan (Single appearance)
• Georgie (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

•  High Evolutionary (Appears on a Computer Screen, TV or Hologram Only)
• Maddie Baldwin (First appearance)
• Pablo (Single appearance)
• Ben Urich
• J. Jonah Jameson
• Carol (Single appearance)
• The High Evolutionary's Purifiers
• Kate Cushing
• Marty O'Donnell (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City
  • Manhattan
    • Broadway
    • Pier Seven
    • Bedford Tower
    • Hell's Kitchen
    • Daily Bugle
    • Fisk Towers
    • Josie's Grill
    • Earl's Bar
    • Empire State Building

Items:

• Spider-Man's Web-Shooters
• Spider-Man's Belt Camera
• Spider-Man's Spider-Signal
• Daredevil's Billy Club

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Solicit Synopsis:

Meet the hottest new hero in the Marvel Universe — Speedball, the Masked Marvel! He's got to help Spider-Man and Daredevil stop the Kingpin's implacable drive to increase the supply of illegal drugs in New York City!

Appearing in "He Who Laughs..."

Featured Characters:

• Speedball (Robbie Baldwin) (first solo story)

Supporting Characters:

• Maddie Baldwin

Adversaries:

• Unnamed villain (Only appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Amy (Single appearance)
• Dave (Single appearance)
• Solly (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City
  • Manhattan
    • Broadway
• Connecticut
  • Springdale

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "He Who Laughs..."

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in "The High Evolutionary Chapter 6: Kindred Spirits"

Featured Characters:

• High Evolutionary

Supporting Characters:

• Bova
• Jonathan Drew/Sorcerer Magnus
• Gregor Russoff

Adversaries:

•  Chthon 

Other Characters:

• Darkholders (Only in flashback)
  • Morgan Le Fay (Only in flashback)
• Porga

Locations:

• Wundagore Mountain, Transia
• London (Only in flashback)
  • Westminster Abbey (Only in flashback)

Items:

• genetic accelerator
• The Book of Darkhold

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "The High Evolutionary Chapter 6: Kindred Spirits"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• In "Drug War Rages" plot by DeFalco, script by Michelinie.
• Part of the Evolutionary War.
• In "He Who Laughs..." plot by Ditko, script by Stern.
• Also includes unpublished covers of The Amazing Spider-Man, one by Larry Lieber and Jack Abel, and the other by Bob Layton.
• This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for info.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

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See Also

• Discuss Amazing Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 22 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Amazing Spider-Man Annual series

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Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• None.