Avenging Allies

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Avenging Allies
DateJuly – November 1999
No. of issues6 + annual
Main characters
Page count154 pages
Publisher Marvel Comics
Creative team
Writers Tom DeFalco [1]
Artists Pat Olliffe
Inkers Al Williamson
Original publication
Published in Spider-Girl
ISBN 978-1-3029-1844-6
Chronology
Preceded by Like Father Like Daughter
Followed by Turning Point

Avenging Allies, also known as Duel With Darkdevil!, is a graphic novel written by Tom DeFalco, drawn by Pat Olliffe, and published by Marvel Comics 2 as the third volume of the American comic book series Spider-Girl , following Mayday Parker / Spider-Girl, the daughter of Peter Parker / Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson, as she tries to join A-Next, the next incarnation of the Avengers, flirting with Franklin Richards, while facing defeat against Reilly Tyne / Darkdevil and her uncle Kaine Parker, and teaming up with Speedball against Mr. Abnormal. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Part One, Duel With Darkdevil!, was released July 14, 1999; Part Two, And now...The Avengers!, was released August 11, 1999; Part Three, A Man Called... Kaine!, was released September 8, 1999; Part Four, Swingin' N' Slammin' With Speedball, was released October 13, 1999; and Part Five, The Question--!, released November 10, 1999; while the annual, Misery!, was released July 28, 1999. Preceded by Like Father Like Daughter , it is followed by the story arc Turning Point . [5]

The series received a universally positive critical reception. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Premise

The series follows Mayday Parker / Spider-Girl, worn to follow in her father's web-tracks, as she finds herself facing defeat and disgrace at the hands of her mentor and cousin Darkdevil, the Avengers of A-Next , and her uncle Kaine. Beset by problems in her civilian guise, Spider-Girl teams up with the Speedball to take on the flexible felon Mr. Abnormal. [10] [11] [12] Additionally, after temporarily losing access to her abilities as the result of a strong electric shock, another such shock not only restores Mayday's superpowers but also lets her extend her "adhesion field" through any object she sticks to. [13]

Reception

Avenging Allies received generally good reviews. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Prints

Issues

IssueTitlePublication dateEstimated sales (first month)
Spider-Girl #12"Duel With Darkdevil!"July 14, 199946,992, ranked 35th in North America [14]
1999 Annual #1"Misery!"July 28, 199934,639, ranked 79th in North America [14]
Spider-Girl #13"And now...The Avengers!"August 11, 199940,747, ranked 57th in North America [15]
Spider-Girl #14"A Man Called... Kaine!"September 8, 199938,917, ranked 65th in North America [16]
Spider-Girl #15"Swingin' N' Slammin' With Speedball"October 13, 199939,231, ranked 55th in North America [17]
Spider-Girl #16"The Question--!"November 10, 199937,440, ranked 61st in North America [18]

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedPublished dateISBN
Spider-Girl: Avenging Allies Spider-Girl (vol. 1) #12–16 and Spider-Girl 1999 Annual #1April 13, 2005 [19] 978-0-7851-1658-5
Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Volume 2Spider-Girl (vol. 1) #16–32 (Avenging Allies, Turning Point , Endgame , and Too Many Spiders! )August 6, 2019 978-1-3029-1844-6

References

  1. ↑ Rich, Jesse, & Iverson (March 9, 2010). "Weekly Buyer's Guide – March 9, 2010". IGN . Retrieved June 14, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ IGN Staff (July 12, 2006). "Spider-Girl Continues to Amaze". IGN . Retrieved July 12, 2006.
  3. ↑ Carole (September 13, 2025). "May "Mayday" Parker Reading Order (Spider-Girl/Spider-Woman from Earth-982)". Comic Book Treasury. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ DeArmitt, Grant (July 22, 2024). "Marvel had a comic book "that would not die" for more than a decade thanks to its loyal fanbase, according to the editor who ran it". The PopVerse. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Reed, Lee (March 7, 2023). "Spider-Girl & MC2 – Collected Editions Reviews". Omniverse Comics. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Wiacek, Win (July 24, 2007). "Review: Spider-Girl: Avenging Allies". ComicsReview.co.uk. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  7. 1 2 Wildman, Zachary (March 14, 2004). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #17". Spider-Fan. Retrieved March 14, 2004.
  8. 1 2 Douglas, Brad (February 4, 2012). "Podcast 166-Team Up Movie, Kaine vs Spider-Girl, Lame Spider-Villains". Spider-Man Crawlspace. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  9. 1 2 Leo (August 22, 2018). "Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 review – classic series starring the daughter of Spider-Man". The Turnaround Blog. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  10. ↑ Herman, Ben (July 4, 2015). "Shannon Carter is living the American Dream". In My Not So Humble Opinion. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ DeFalco, Tom; Frenz, Ron Spider-Girl #12–16 (July – November 1999). Marvel Comics.
  12. ↑ Allan, Scoot (June 11, 2023). "10 Strongest Spider-Men Who Aren't Peter Parker". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  13. ↑ Jung, Michael (December 17, 2022). "All Of Spider-Girl's Powers And Abilities Explained". Looper . Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  14. 1 2 "July 1999 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  15. ↑ "August 1999 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  16. ↑ "September 1999 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  17. ↑ "October 1999 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  18. ↑ "November 1999 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  19. ↑ DeFalco, Tom; Frenz, Ron (March 30, 2005). "Spider-Girl Volume 3: Avenging Allies". Previews World . Retrieved March 30, 2005.
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