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Spider-Man and Wolverine #9 Preview: Arachno-Claws Out

Spider-Man and Wolverine #9 brings us a villain who's part spider, part clawed menace. Can our heroes survive this hybrid horror?

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ARACHNIX ATTACKS! All-new villain ARACHNIX deploys his sinister scheme. But how can SPIDER-MAN and WOLVERINE combat a villain who out-claws the Wolverine and out-spiders the man? Are LOGAN and PETER DEAD ALREADY?!

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Spider-Man and Wolverine #9
by Marc Guggenheim & Kaare Andrews, cover by Kaare Andrews
ARACHNIX ATTACKS! All-new villain ARACHNIX deploys his sinister scheme. But how can SPIDER-MAN and WOLVERINE combat a villain who out-claws the Wolverine and out-spiders the man? Are LOGAN and PETER DEAD ALREADY?!
Marvel | Marvel Universe
6.62"W x 10.17"H x 0.04"D   (16.8 x 25.8 x 0.1 cm) | 2 oz (51 g) | 240 per carton
On sale Jan 21, 2026 | 32 Pages | 75960621258300911
Rated T+
$3.99
Variants:
75960621258300921 – SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #9 CHAD HARDIN VARIANT – $3.99 US | $5.00 CAN

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