- "-- It's your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Please don't be thrown off by the kicking -- still friendly! And don't worry about the neighborhood stuff either. I'm licensed and qualified to spider pretty much anywhere. Outside Canada. Canada went badly."
- ―Spider-Man
| "Back to Basics (Part 1)" | |
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| The Amazing Spider-Man | |
| Title: | "Back to Basics (Part 1)" |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | $5.99 |
| Cover date: | September, 2018 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | C.B. Cebulski |
| Writers: | Nick Spencer |
| Pencilers: | Ryan Ottley |
| Inkers: | Cliff Rathburn |
| Cover artists: | Shane Davis; John Romita, Sr.; Erik Larsen; Jim Cheung; Greg Land; Jason Keith |
| Cover inker: | Michelle Delecki; Terry Austin; Dean White |
| Cover colorist: | Laura Martin; Morry Hollowell; Jason Keith; Justin Ponsor |
| Colorists: | Laura Martin |
| Letterers: | VC's Joe Caramagna |
| Assistants: | Kathleen Wisneski |
| Editors: | Nick Lowe |
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| Previous: | — |
| Next: | Amazing Spider-Man #2 |
"Back to Basics (Part 1)" is the title to the first issue of The Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 5, published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Nick Spencer with artwork by Ryan Ottley and inks by Cliff Rathburn. It was colored by Laura Martin and lettered by Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy. The story was edited by Nick Lowe with Kathleen Wisneski as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a September, 2018 cover date and carries a cover price of $5.99 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Burglar (In flashback only)
- Hobgoblin, Jason Macendale (In flashback only)
- Kraven the Hunter, Sergei Kravinoff (Cover only)
- Lizard, Curt Connors (Cover only)
- Mysterio, Quentin Beck (Main villain)
- Rhino, Aleksei Sytsevich (Cover only)
- Otto Octavius (In flashback only)
- Wilson Fisk (Non-villainous role)
Minor characters
- Ben Parker (In flashback only)
- Black Cat, Felicia Hardy
- Black Panther, T'Challa
- Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff
- Captain America, Steve Rogers
- Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers
- Daredevil, Matt Murdock
- Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
- Gambit, Remy LeBeau
- Groot
- Hawkeye, Clint Barton
- Human Torch, Johnny Storm
- Iron Fist, Danny Rand
- Jean Grey
- Jessica Jones
- Kenny
- Luke Cage
- Old Man Logan, James Howlett
- Rocket Raccoon
- Rogue
- Sajani Jaffrey (On a TV screen only)
- She-Hulk, Jennifer Walters
- Star-Lord, Peter Quill
- Thing, Ben Grimm
- Vision
- Amanda Clarksdale
- Michael Prescott
- Ricky London
Organizations
- Avengers
- Daily Bugle staff
- Defenders
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- New York City Police Department (In flashback only)
- WATCHR
Races
- Humans
- Altered humans
- Asgardians
- Flora Colossus
- Mutants
- Deraxi (Referenced only)
Locations
- Apokita IV (Referenced only)
- Infinity Sands (Referenced only)
- Stern Savings & Trust
Items
- Black Widow's gauntlets
- Bo staff
- Bow and arrow
- Captain America's shield
- Cloak of Levitation
- Daredevil's billy club
- Hawkeye's bow
- Iron Man armor
- Pumpkin bombs (In flashback only)
- Robots
Vehicles
- Goblin Glider (In flashback only)
- Milano, The
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 is legacy #802 Amazing Spider-Man #802 redirects to this page.
- This issue features a wrap-around cover.
- This issue gives special thanks to Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca.
- Johnny Storm says the line, "He doesn't like you. I don't like you either". This is actually a direct quote from a character named Cornelius Evazan, who said it to Luke Skywalker in the Mos Eisley Cantina in the 1977 film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
- The video game that Fred Myers is playing in the beginning of the issue is Call of Duty: Latveria.