From the moment Cable jumped into the time stream with the infant “mutant messiah,” he’s had only one goal: keep Hope alive until she can choose her own destiny. But now, stranded on a planet in its death throes, eating fried rat on a stick for the millionth time, Hope turns to Cable and tells him she’s ready to go home. Thus begins “Homecoming,” the penultimate chapter in the X-Men saga that began with “Messiah CompleX.” It’s not only zero hour for Cable and Hope, but also for the mutant hunting them, Lucas Bishop, who is rapidly running out of chances to save mutantkind and the world. Because if Hope does make it back to the present, everything changes for the X-Men.
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BACK IN BLACK continues as Spidey finds one his oldest friends in the fight of her life. Could this be the end for Betty Brant!?
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Peter begins to follow the threads that could lead to his greatest nemesis. But that pales next to the shocking development of Flash Thompson, the fastest jock alive, going on a date with the mysterious and menacing Miss Arrow. A date that will lead to them all to the most shocking destination of all: A local bowling alley!
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"Sandblasted" Conclusion.
With Sandman's father on death row and his time running out like sand through an hourglass, Spider-Man and Sandman discover that the only hope of saving him lies in unsnarling the secret of the murderous "Uncle Ben"...a confrontation which sets the stage for the upcoming FNSM annual, "Sandman: Year One."
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BACK IN BLACK continues as Spider-Man finds himself faced with a bizarre ally: The Sandman, seeking Spider-Man's aid in saving an innocent man on death row. A man who is accused of the recent killing of...Uncle Ben?!?
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“I Hate a Mystery” (Part 3 of 3)
Mysterio, Mysterio, Mysterio! Who is the real Mysterio? It’s a question that has been perplexing Spider-Man (and his fans) for quite some time, and now the web-slinger is head-to-bowl against three Mysterios! Is it all another elaborate illusion or is reality stranger than any spectacle even the true Mysterio could conjure? The answer will shock you!
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Mysterio has transformed Midtown High into a haunted house! But for the students inside, as well as their teacher, Peter Parker -- a.k.a. Spider-Man -- the dangers are anything but a carnival illusion. Will Spider-Man have to team-up with his one-time archrival turned friend, turned archrival again, Flash Thompson, to rescue the students? And what happens when another famous villain from Spidey’s past mysteriously reappears? 2 (of 5)
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MORE MONSTER MAYHEM!!! Merlin, that nasty naughty evil magician, has torched and pillaged the Commandos home base, Area 13! What’s the standard monster reaction to being homeless? Take the fight to Merlin’s house! It’s a jolly good time in merry ol’ England when the Howlsters get hungry and go looking for evil sorcerer meat!
Trouble in Monsterdise! The evil Merlin is approached by Damien Hellstrom with a deal he can’t refuse: form an unholy alliance heck-bent on destroying the Howling Commandos! And you’ll never believe who’s changing sides to help them! It’s action, betrayal, romance, grossness and the strangest group of superhero monsters this side of the apocalypse!
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Girl’s Night Out! After a male team goes missing in Merlin’s captured village, Vampire by Night and Lillith (who hate each other more than life itself) are dropped in, determined to find out what happened to the rest of the Commandos. Will they find the secret? Will they save their squad? Will they rip each other’s eyes out? Only Keith knows!
The worst-case scenario has come true. Merlin—the world’s most powerful sorcerer—has escaped from a high-tech S.H.I.E.L.D. installation. He’s not happy, and—after being encased in crystal all these years—none too sane. It’s up to the scariest batch of heroes you’ve ever seen to take him down...if they can. Monster action the Marvel way! Don’t miss this exciting second chapter featuring The Living Mummy, Warwolf, The Zombie, Nina Price (Vampire by Night) and more creatures than you can shake a wooden stake at.
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When the supernatural proves too difficult and dangerous for SHIELD, Nick Fury fights fire with fire! Introducing the top secret weapon in the battle against other worldly threats, the HOWLING COMMANDOS, a special covert “shock and awe” unit made up of Marvel’s greatest horror characters. Join Warwolf, the Living Mummy, Frankenstein, the Zombie, Vampire by Night and a whole army of the macabre in this fantastic first issue! This series will have far reaching ramifications in the Marvel Universe!
The Fantastic Four face off against their most unusual foes yet—bankruptcy and reality TV! (Oh, and that Namor guy is back, too!) It's a new twist on a Lee & Kirby classic for the modern Marvel Age!
PART 2 (OF 2)
Once he was the Mindworm, arch-nemesis of Spider-Man! But now he's a lonely, forlorn beggar, trapped in an infernal triangle of poverty, booze and dementia. How can Peter Parker help his one-time foe--and is Spidey himself responsible for his pitiable condition?
PART 1 (OF 1)
GUEST-STARRING THE FANTASTIC FOUR, DOCTOR STRANGE, THE BLACK CAT AND THE ANGEL! Ben Grimm's all-night poker games have become legendary among the super hero set, and for the first time Spider-Man has been asked to join the table! But when the Kingpin unexpectedly deals himself in, the stakes are raised! Can the wall-crawler come out on top in this celebrity poker showdown?
"The ENFORCERS!" Spidey's hot on the trail of the elusive and talented ENFORCERS after a rash of hi-tech robberies in the area. Spidey’s in for an even bigger surprise when all the clues to the identity of their even more mysterious boss, The Big Man, point to none other than… J. JONAH JAMESON?!?!