- "Yey! I just realized... we really are back home! Ya-Ya-HOO!"
- ―Spider-Man
| "Homecoming" | |
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| The Amazing Spider-Man | |
| Title: | "Homecoming" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 252 |
| Cover price: | .60 |
| Cover date: | May, 1984 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jim Shooter |
| Writers: | Roger Stern; Tom DeFalco |
| Pencilers: | Ron Frenz |
| Inkers: | Brett Breeding |
| Cover artists: | Ron Frenz |
| Cover inker: | Klaus Janson |
| Colorists: | Glynis Wein |
| Letterers: | Joe Rosen |
| Editors: | Danny Fingeroth |
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"Homecoming" is the title to the 252nd issue of the first Amazing Spider-Man ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It was scripted by Tom DeFalco with Roger Stern as plotter. Pencil breakdowns were by Ron Frenz with finished art by Brett Breeding. It was colored by Glynis Oliver and lettered by Joe Rosen. The story was edited by Danny Fingeroth. This issue shipped with a May, 1984 cover date and carries a cover price of .60 cents per copy.
"Homecoming"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Black Cat, Felicia Hardy
- Curt Connors
- J. Jonah Jameson
- Joseph Robertson
- Justin (Only appearance)
- May Parker
- Nathan Lubensky
- Weezie (Only appearance)
Villains
Minor characters
- Billy Connors
- Captain America, Steve Rogers
- Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau
- Colossus, Peter Rasputin (Daily Bugle photo headshot)
- Cyclops, Scott Summers (Daily Bugle photo headshot)
- Hawkeye, Clint Barton
- Human Torch, Johnny Storm (Daily Bugle photo headshot)
- Iron Man, James Rhodes
- Jacob Conover (In a photograph only)
- Martha Connors
- Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards (Daily Bugle photo headshot)
- Mockingbird, Bobbi Morse (In a photograph only)
- Nightcrawler, Kurt Wagner (Daily Bugle photo headshot)
- Scarlet Witch, Wanda Maximoff (In a photograph only)
- She-Hulk (Daily Bugle photo headshot)
- Storm, Ororo Munroe (Daily Bugle photo headshot)
- Thing, Ben Grimm (Daily Bugle photo headshot)
- Thor Odinson
- Wasp, Janet van Dyne
- Wolverine, James Howlett (Daily Bugle photo headshot)
Organizations
- Avengers (Cameo appearance only)
- New York City Police Department
Races & Animals
- Altered humans
- Asgardians (Cameo appearance only)
- Humans
- Mutants (Daily Bugle photo headshot)
- Symbiotes (1st appearance)
Locations
Items
- Alien costume (1st appearance)
- Bow and arrow (Cameo appearance only)
- Captain America's shield (Cameo appearance only)
- Daily Bugle newspaper
- Hammer (Cameo appearance only)
- Handgun
- Hawkeye's bow (Cameo appearance only)
- Iron Man armor (Cameo appearance only)
- Iron Man armor MK V (Cameo appearance only)
- Mjolnir (Cameo appearance only)
- Power armor (Cameo appearance only)
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Spider-Man was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in August, 1962 in a story titled "Spider-Man!" The character has since gone on to become one of the most well-known and enduring super-heroes of all time, having appeared in numerous comic book titles, as well as feature films, animated projects and video games.
- This issue shipped in both direct market and newsstand editions.
- Only the newsstand edition carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- The tagline to this issue is "The rumors are true. Introducing... the new Spider-Man!"
- "Homecoming" is also the subtitle of the 2017 feature film Spider-Man: Homecoming, which is the first installment of a Spider-Man film series that takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Spider-Man chronologically appeared last in Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #12.
- This is the first appearance of Spider-Man's black costume. It will eventually be revealed to be an alien symbiote. The story of how Peter acquired this costume will not be revealed until Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 in December, 1984.
- The date on the Daily Bugle newspaper is February 4th, 1984.
- This is the first and only known appearance to date of Justin, who is a young man that Spider-Man takes web-swinging across the city.
- This is the first and only known appearance to date of Weezie, who is a young woman that Spider-Man takes web-swinging across the city.