GENERATION X SPIDER-MAN (Issue #59)

"A FRIEND TO ALL"
After being bitten by a genetically engineered spider, young Peter Parker finds that he now has incredibly enhanced strength, speed and agility. Along with the ability to adhere to any surface, a precognitive spider-sense that warns him of danger and a pair of mechanized web shooters, the idealistic teenager fights against evil as the costumed hero Spider-Man.
Set during the decade of the 1990's, this is a Generation X version of the Amazing Spider-Man story. This is a time when young people believed that they had the power to change the world for the better. In order to make a difference, Peter will need to rely on his friends for help and have the courage to believe in good.

LAST ISSUE:
Once again, Peter Parker's academic career is soaring. A stellar sophomore year at Empire State University has been followed up by successfully completing several summer courses intended to make up for his freshman year failures. Peter's good fortune continues when new academic advisor Miles Warren gives him a unique opportunity. A first class ticket on a faculty sponsored field trip to Paris. The excited young man heads to France in search of fun and adventure.
The unthinkable happens when Peter spots a familiar face while sightseeing. He sees Gwen Stacy! His former high school classmate was thought to be dead. Now, she is alive and living in France using the name Joyce Delaney. After convincing her to return to America with her, they are attacked by the evil Vulture. Hoping to obtain a mysterious chemical formula in Gwen's possession, he battles Spider-Man near the Eiffel Tower. The hero wins and heads back home with the blonde beauty.