The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual # 10 1990 VF+

The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #10, titled "Into the Microverse," was published by Marvel Comics in October 1990. It serves as the second part of the three-part "Spidey's Totally Tiny Adventure" storyline that spanned the 1990 Spider-Man annuals. 

Plot Summary

Following the events of Amazing Spider-Man Annual #24, Spider-Man has been reduced to ant-size by a shrinking gas. 

• Domestic Chaos: The issue begins with a shrunken Peter Parker returning home to a shocked Mary Jane, only to be sent flying out a window by a sneeze and surviving an encounter with a bird.
• The Microverse Descent: Seeking help, he visits Harry Osborn's lab. While Harry attempts to reverse the process using a positron energy beam, the procedure fails, and Spider-Man continues to shrink past the molecular level and into the Microverse.
• Captivity: In the Microverse, Spider-Man is captured by a highly advanced society and eventually dragged before the villainous Psycho-Man. 

Backup Stories

The 68-page annual also features three significant backup tales: 

• "Pale Reflection": A Prowler story (Hobie Brown) featuring early artwork by Todd McFarlane.
• "The Choice": The Wizard and the Trapster attempt to recruit a reformed Sandman back into the Frightful Four.
• "What I Did on My Summer Vacation": A solo adventure for Rocket Racer set in Ohio. 

Key Creative Team

• Writers: Gerry Conway, Stan Lee, Glenn Herdling, and Tony Isabella.
• Artists: Rich Buckler, Todd McFarlane, Ross Andru, Alan Kupperberg, and Mike Manley.
• Cover Artist: Steve Lightle.