Jessica Drew (A.K.A. Spider-Woman) has migrated up the left coast to San Francisco, and her adventures are about to escalate to a whole new level! The Yakuza have infiltrated the SFPD and marked Spider-Woman for death, while the mystic Morgan Le Fay seeks out Jessica with revelations about her connection to the demonic Darkhold! And things get personal in a saga featuring the Silver Samurai and Viper that has shocking implications for our hero's parentage! Chris Claremont and Steve Leialoha then make way for the new creative team of Ann Nocenti and Brian Postman. Their run closes out Spider-Woman's original series with her untimely demise -- but death is not the end when you have the Avengers as friends! Collecting: SPIDER-WOMAN (1978) #39-50, and AVENGERS (1963) #240-241, and ANNUAL #10. Written by: Chris Claremont, Ann Nocenti, and Roger Stern Penciled by: Steve Leialoha, Brian Postman, Allen Milgrom, and Michael Golden Chris Claremont is best known for his epic sixteen-year run on Uncanny X-Men . Claremont's focus on the themes of prejudice and tolerance struck at the hearts of comics fans, and he built an unparalleled following during the next three decades. His other credits include Iron Fist , Ms. Marvel , Power Man and Spider-Woman . Journalist, editor, filmmaker and more, Ann Nocenti has a long history in comics. As an editor at Marvel, she oversaw such titles as New Mutants and Uncanny X-Men . As a writer, she has worked for both Marvel ( Longshot , Spectacular Spider-Man , Wolverine ) and DC ( Batman , Kid Eternity ), but is probably best known for her groundbreaking run with John Romita Jr. on Daredevil .   Roger Stern has written hundreds of stories about such diverse characters as Superman, Supergirl, Starman, the Atom, and the Justice League for DC Comics; and Spider-Man, Captain America, Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Iron Man, and the Avengers for Marvel. His first prose novel, The Death and Life of Superman , was a New York Times bestseller.   Steve Leialoha is the Eisner-Award-winning artist whose work includes Spider-Man , Howard the Duck , Star Wars , and Spider-Woman for Marvel -— and B atman , The Shadow , The Sandman , and Fables for DC. Al len Milgrom is renowned as writer, editor, penciler and inker — and held most of those positions on Spectacular Spider-Man . He also penciled West Coast Avengers for four years, and inked X-Factor for eight. His art has also appeared in Avengers , Captain America , and most X-titles, including the classic Kitty Pryde & Wolverine . At DC, he co-created Firestorm with Gerry Conway. Artist Michael Golden 's realistic artwork on The 'Nam chronicled a platoon of Vietnam War soldiers in a series widely acclaimed by both readers and veterans of the military conflict. He contributes cover artwork to a variety of projects, including Batman and Superman .