Web of Spider-Man Annual (vol. 1) #3 (1987)
by Danny Fingeroth, Roger Stern, Alex Saviuk, Frank Giacoia, etc.

Web of Spider-Man Annual (vol. 1) #3

Medium: comic

Cover date: 1987

Publisher:
Written by: Danny Fingeroth, Roger Stern
Art by: Alex Saviuk, Frank Giacoia, Don Perlin, Steve Geiger, Mike Netzer, Jim Mooney, Greg LaRocque, Peter Poplaski, etc.

73 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (lead character)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Mary Jane Watson	Christian (denomination unknown)	[was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,827
Aunt May	Protestant	[raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		1,368
J. Jonah Jameson	hates Spider-Man	[Peter Parker's boss; Spider-Man's denouncer]		1,719
Flash Thompson	Alcoholics Anonymous	U.S. Army		718
Robbie Robertson		black		739
Man-Killer (Katrina Luisa van Horne)	Radical Feminist	HYDRA; Spider-Man Revenge League...  The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts		41
Black Cat (Felicia Hardy)	Catholic	Heroes for Hire		374
Silver Sable (Silver Sablinova)	Symkarian Orthodox	Intruders; Outlaws...  Wild Pack (leader)		169
Harry Osborn	resurrected	[Peter Parker's best friend; Green Goblin's son]		607
Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter)		Force Works; Freedom Force...  Omega Flight; Secret Defenders; The Avengers		218
The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)	Catholic (lapsed)	HYDRA		619
Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley)		[business owner; businessperson...]		105
Betty Brant	Students of Love (temporary)	[former girlfriend of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		612
Liz Allan		[longtime friend of Peter Parker]		429
Gwen Stacy		[Spider-Man's deceased girlfriend]		560
Captain George Stacy		NYPD [NYPD captain; Gwen Stacy's father]		49
Uncle Ben (Ben Parker)	Protestant	[Spider-Man's beloved late uncle]		51
Man-Wolf (John Jameson)		The Avengers (staff); U.S. Air Force [J. Jonah Jameson's son]		231
Glory Grant	hates Spider-Man	black [came to hate Spider-Man after her lover died fighting him]		145
Jigsaw (Billy Russo)	demonolatry	Hood's Army; Maggia		71
Kate Cushing		[city editor]		78
Rocket Racer (Robert Farrell)		Outlaws		39
Jeremiah	Innocents of God (leader)	[1st app: Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #33 (May 1975)]		3
Amanda Robertson	Jewish	[ 1st app: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #112 (Mar. 1986) ]		18
Basilisk (Basil Elks)		Hood's Army		33
Grizzly (Maxwell Markham)		Hood's Army; Spider-Man Revenge Squad		32
Sister Sun (Sha Shan)	Legion of Light cult (co-leader); raised Buddhist (Monks of the Hidden Temple)	[helped defeat Brother Power; married Flash Thompson]		8
Moondark	sorcerer; worshipped Dark Beings	[1st app: Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #12 (Aug. 1973)]		5
The Dark Rider	wizard; demonolatry; demon	[1st app: Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #42 (Feb. 1976)]		5
Arthur Chekov	Christian (denomination unknown)	[once lived at May Parker's home for elderly people]		21
Cyclone (André Gerard)		Hood's Army; Maggia		2
The Rose (Richard Fisk)		HYDRA [led own organization; Kingpin's son]		73
The Fly (Richard Deacon)		Hood's Army; Savage Six		7
Nathan Lubensky		[engaged to Aunt May before he died]		67
Marla Madison		[J. Jonah Jameson's 2nd wife; designed Spider-Slayer]		102
Joy Mercado		[reporter]		53
Mindworm (William Turner)	cult leader	[ 1st app: The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #138 (Nov. 1974) ]		2
Mirage (Desmond Charne)		Hood's Army [holography technician; leader of own gang]		3
Monstroid (7NH54)	N.A.	[scout]		4
Moondog (Wally Bevins)	Hedonistic Vodoun cult (head priest)	black [possessed by evil Loa spirit]		2
Green Goblin (Normie Osborn)		[child; son of Harry Osborn and Liz Allan]		28
Harriet Palermo	Christian (denomination unknown)	[lived at May Parker's home for elderly people]		18
Victor Palermo	Christian (denomination unknown)	[lived at May Parker's home for elderly people]		18
Amy Powell		[photographer Lance Bannon's former fiance]		5
Martha Robertson		[Daily Bugle editor Robbie Robertson's wife]		43
Randy Robertson		[Daily Bugle editor Robbie Robertson's son]		52
Stegron, the Dinosaur Man (Vincent Stegron)		[scientist]		37
White Dragon		Hood's Army [leader of own gang]		2
Will O' The Wisp (Jackson Arvad)		Outlaws		5
Wraith (Brian DeWolff)		Hood's Army		5
Big Wheel (Jackson Weele)		[businessperson]		11
Drom, the Backwards Man (Drom)		[lived his life backwards, regressing to infancy]		3
Sophie Lund		[former tenant in Aunt May's boarding house]		9
Martha Lund		[former tenant in Aunt May's barding house]		11
Men-Fish	Men-Fish	[creations of Dr. Dorcas; Piranha made more]		7
Midas, the Golden Man (Malcolm Merriwell)		[led gang of thugs]		2
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (cameo)	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
Thor (Donald Blake) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cameo)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (only on cover)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (only on cover)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (only on cover)	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (only on cover)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
Cloak (Tyrone Johnson) (only on cover)	Catholic	black; Dark X-Men [partner of Dagger]		216
Dagger (Tandy Bowen) (only on cover)	Catholic	Dark X-Men; League of Losers...  Marvel Knights; Secret Avengers; Secret Defenders; The New Warriors; X-Men [partner of Cloak]		219
Sandman (Flint Marko) (only on cover)		Intruders (leader); Next Wave...  Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve; The Avengers; The Frightful Four; Wild Pack		388
Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (only on cover)		Sinister Six; The Masters of Evil...  Thunderbolts Army		1,006
Electro (Max Dillon) (only on cover)		Doom's Brigade; Emissaries of Evil (Electro)...  Hood's Army; Sinister Six; Sinister Twelve; The Frightful Four		274
The Lizard (Dr. Curt Connors) (only on cover)	Catholic	Sinister Twelve; U.S. Army		318
Mysterio (Quentin Beck) (only on cover)		Sinister Six		116
Madame Web (Cassandra Webb) (only on cover)		Spider-Woman team		62
The Burglar (Carradine) (only on cover)	manifestly non-religious	[murdered Spider-Man's Uncle Ben]		9

Web of Spider-Man Annual #3 does not feature a traditional comic book story. Rather, it features dozens of character profiles about Spider-Man's friends and enemies. Most of these are one page in length.

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Web of Spider-Man Annual #3 (1987) created 26 September 2010. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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