The Amazing Spider-Man #50 collection
Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham #15 — Regular cover (direct / newsstand same art)
Regular cover (direct / newsstand same art)
Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham #15 — Regular cover (direct / newsstand same art). Spider-Ham's own cover is listed by Comic Vine users and by galko as a riff on the dejected-Spider-Man composition of Amazing Spider-Man #50 (the issue is a 'To Oink or Not to Oink' / 'Days of Swine and Roses' story).
- Cover artist
- Joe Albelo
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics (Star Comics imprint)
- Published
- January 6, 1987
- Cover characters
- Spider-Ham
- Homage to
- The Amazing Spider-Man #50
- Research status
- Verified
- Homage type
- Cover composition homage
- Catalog ID
- CL-ASM50-0004
Edition details
- Format / Finish
- Finish not documented
- Country / Language
- US / English
Research notes and sources
Single-source community evidence (cbishop list + galko). Cover artist not confirmed; imprint (Star Comics) not confirmed - verify on Comic Vine / GCD. Release date per LCG 1987-01-27 (cover date 5/87 on CV). Listed on cbishop's Comic Vine 'Amazing Spider-Man #50 (Homages)' list. Lead originated from galko's League of Comic Geeks list. Exact cover artwork reviewed against the original cover composition on 2026-10-18. May 1987 cover date. Direct edition on-sale January 6, 1987; newsstand January 30. Same artwork across editions. Spider-Ham's own cover is listed by Comic Vine users and by galko as a riff on the dejected-Spider-Man composition of Amazing Spider-Man #50 (the issue is a 'To Oink or Not to Oink' / 'Days of Swine and Roses' story). Native exact scan below preferred resolution; no upscaling. Signed Joe Albelo cover; explicitly ASM50 cover homage. Star Comics imprint confirmed. Direct on-sale Jan6 1987, newsstand Jan30; spreadsheet Jan27 unsupported.
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