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 "Drug War Rages" Writers Tom DeFalco David Michelinie Pencilers Mark Bagley Inkers Mike Esposito Colourists Bob Sharen Letterers Rick Parker Editors Jim Salicrup "He Who Laughs..." Writers Steve Ditko Roger Stern Pencilers Steve Ditko Inkers Jackson Guice Colourists Tom Vincent Letterers Rick Parker Editors Jim Salicrup "The High Evolutionary Chapter 6: Kindred Spirits" Writers Mark Gruenwald Pencilers Ron Lim Inkers Tony DeZuniga Colourists Gregory Wright Letterers Ken Lopez Editors Ralph Macchio Previous Issue Next Issue (title) Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21 (story) New Mutants Annual #4 (title) Amazing Spider-Man Annual #23 (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
  
  

Synopsis for "Drug War Rages"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

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.

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!

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.

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