August 1990 • Volume 1 • USA • DIRECT EDITION • 3095 Collected SPIDER-MAN #1 Key Issue Basic Information Published August 1990 Comic Age Copper Cover Price 1.75 Facts Estimated Over 1,000,000 Produced Characters Appearance Spider-Man (Peter Parker) , Lizard (Dr. Curtis Conners) , Mary 'MJ' Watson Creators Writer Todd McFarlane Interior Artist Todd McFarlane Cover Artist Todd McFarlane Inker Todd McFarlane Letterer Rick Parker Colorist Bob Sharen Editor Tom DeFalco , Jim Salicrup , Dan Cuddy Crossover / Story Arcs Torment Stories Stories may contain spoilers Torment (Part I of V) Synopsis for "Torment (Part I of V)" Spider-Man web-slings across the city and stumbles upon a mugging in progress. He gets the drop on the criminal who turns around and fires at him. Spider-Man easily dodges the bullets then disarms the man. He hangs him suspended from the cornice of a building wrapped up in web fluid. Elsewhere, a mysterious individual conducts a ritual that summons forth the Lizard. The Lizard rises from the East River and tries to track down the source of a persistent throbbing in his skull. He comes to shore and attacks a group of would-be thieves. He dives into them demonstrating a savage ferocity unlike any he's ever displayed before. One of the punks fires a gun at the Lizard and blood sprays against the wall behind him. This is hardly enough to stop his rampage. The next morning, Peter wakes up and decides to a little web-slinging before class. Mary Jane bids him good-bye and looks at the front page of the Daily Bugle. The headline reads "3 Killings - men slashed to death". A photograph in the paper shows a wall with the letters "CNNR" written in blood. As day turns to night, the Lizard claims another victim.
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