When Destiny Calls!

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When Destiny Calls!
DateMay – October 2004
No. of issues7
Main characters
Page count146 pages
Publisher Marvel Comics
Creative team
Writers Tom DeFalco [1]
Artists Ron Frenz [2]
Inkers Sal Buscema
LetterersVC and Dave Sharpe
Colorists Udon Studios and Gotham
Editors Andy Schmidt
Original publication
Published in Spider-Girl
ISBN 978-0-7851-4511-0
Chronology
Preceded by The Games Villains Play
Followed by Inside the Beast

When Destiny Calls!, also known as Spider-Girl and Her Amazing Friends, Keeping the Faith!, and Spider-Girl: The Black Suit Saga, is a graphic novel written by Tom DeFalco, drawn by Ron Frenz, and published by Marvel Comics 2 as the thirteenth 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 joins the city's gang war between Canis and Black Tarantula for the title of Kingpin on the side of the latter, taking on a new black suit to replace her tattered one and reluctantly subjecting herself to training at the hands of Elektra while planning to take the Kingpin (Black Tarantula) down, while Fury the Goblin Queen presents herself as the heir to the Green Goblin. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Part One, All Men Are Jerks!, was released May 5, 2004; Part Two, Buried Alive!, was released May 19, 2004; Part Three, Team Spider, was released June 3, 2004; Part Four, Keeping the Faith!, was released July 8, 2004; Part Five, A Taste for Treachery!, was released August 4, 2004; Part Six, The People Played By Games!, was released September 1, 2004; and Part Seven, When Destiny Calls!, was released October 6, 2004. Preceded by The Games Villains Play , it is followed by the story arc Inside the Beast . [6]

The series received a positive critical reception. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Premise

The series follows Mayday Parker / Spider-Girl, sworn to follow in her father's web-tracks, as dealing with a tattered costume and Carolyn Trainer / Doctor Octopus and Canis continuing to be at large, she reluctantly agrees to temporarily partner up with the honourable Kingpin of Crime Black Tarantula for training (willing to help due to Canis' desires to become the new Kingpin, as the apparent heir of Wilson Fisk), taking on a new black suit and being mentored by Elektra Natchios, as her uncle Kaine Parker seeks to take the Kingpin down, and Fury the Goblin Queen presents herself as the heir to the Green Goblin. [19] [20]

Reception

When Destiny Calls! received generally good reviews. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Prints

Issues

IssueTitlePublication dateEstimated sales (first month)
#73"All Men Are Jerks!"May 5, 200420,265, ranked 107th in North America [21]
#74"Buried Alive!"May 19, 200419,950, ranked 108th in North America [21]
#75"Team Spider"June 3, 200424,675, ranked 102nd in North America [22]
#76"Keeping the Faith!"July 8, 2004—
#77"A Taste for Treachery!"August 4, 200421,759, ranked 103rd in North America [23]
#78"The People Played By Games!"September 1, 200422,075, ranked 120nd in North America [24]
#79"When Destiny Calls!"October 6, 200421,872, ranked 103rd in North America [25]

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedPublished dateISBN
Spider-Girl: When Destiny Calls! Spider-Girl (vol. 1) #73–79September 15, 2010 978-0-7851-4511-0
Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Volume 5: Keeping the Faith Spider-Girl (vol. 1) #68–84 ( The Games Villains Play , When Destiny Calls!, and Inside the Beast )November 19, 2024 [26] 978-1-3029-5982-1

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. ↑ Grand, Alex (April 1, 2020). "Ron Frenz Interview, Marvelous Comic Artist by Alex Grand & Jim Thompson". Comic Book Historians. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ IGN Staff (July 12, 2006). "Spider-Girl Continues to Amaze". IGN . Retrieved July 12, 2006.
  4. ↑ Carole (September 13, 2025). "May "Mayday" Parker Reading Order (Spider-Girl/Spider-Woman from Earth-982)". Comic Book Treasury. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. 1 2 3 Reed, Lee (March 7, 2023). "Spider-Girl & MC2 – Collected Editions Reviews". Omniverse Comics. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Rea, Keigen (December 4, 2024). "'Spider-Girl Modern Era Epic Collection: Keeping the Faith' is another classic Spider-comic". AIPT Comics. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Harrison, Will (May 5, 2004). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #73". Spider-Fan. Retrieved May 5, 2004.
  9. 1 2 Harrison, Will (May 19, 2004). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #74". Spider-Fan. Retrieved May 19, 2004.
  10. 1 2 Delloiacono, Chris (June 7, 2004). "Spider-Girl #75 Review". Inside Pulse. Retrieved June 7, 2004.
  11. 1 2 Khan, Zarik (June 9, 2004). "Review: Spider-Girl #75". Comics Bulletin. Retrieved June 9, 2004.
  12. 1 2 Harrison, Will (June 3, 2004). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #75". Spider-Fan. Retrieved June 3, 2004.
  13. 1 2 Delloiacono, Chris (July 15, 2004). "Spider-Girl #76 Review". Inside Pulse. Retrieved July 15, 2004.
  14. 1 2 Harrison, Will (July 8, 2004). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #76". Spider-Fan. Retrieved July 8, 2004.
  15. 1 2 Delloiacono, Chris (August 12, 2004). "Spider-Girl #77 Review". Inside Pulse. Retrieved August 12, 2004.
  16. 1 2 Harrison, Will (August 4, 2004). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #77". Spider-Fan. Retrieved August 4, 2004.
  17. 1 2 Harrison, Will (September 1, 2004). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #78". Spider-Fan. Retrieved September 1, 2004.
  18. 1 2 Harrison, Will (October 6, 2004). "Review: Spider-Girl (Vol. 1) #79". Spider-Fan. Retrieved October 6, 2004.
  19. 1 2 3 Evangeli, Alex May 7, 2018 (October 6, 2004). "20 Reasons you should love Spider-Girl!". Spider-Man Crawlspace. Retrieved October 6, 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ↑ DeFalco, Tom; Frenz, Ron; Olliffe, Pat Spider-Girl #73–79 (May–October 2004). Marvel Comics.
  21. 1 2 "May 2004 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.
  22. ↑ "June 2004 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.
  23. ↑ "August 2004 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.
  24. ↑ "September 2004 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.
  25. ↑ "October 2004 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.
  26. ↑ Robot Overlord (July 25, 2024). "Marvel Comics for October 2024". Major Spoilers. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
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