Marvel Tales #211 [Newsstand]
(May 1988)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486024767 05
Editing
Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor); Roy Thomas (credited) (original)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #211 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Zeck
Inks
Mike Zeck
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Punisher
Reprints
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Shoot-out in Central Park! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
Linda Lessmann
Letters
Artie Simek
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Punisher; Mary Jane Watson; Flash Thompson; Liz Allen; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Betty Brant; Harry Osborn; Tarantula (villain, origin)
Synopsis
The Punisher interferes in Spidey's battle with the Tarantula on a cruise ship, allowing the bad guy to get away. Spidey and the Punisher team up to track down and bring in Tarantula. Harry discovers that Peter Parker is Spider-Man.
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Enter Forbush-Man!...or..."Trapped in a World He Never Made"! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Ham / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Eury
Pencils
Ron Zalme
Inks
Pierre Fournier
Colors
Andy Yanchus
Letters
Rick Parker
Genre
humor; superhero; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Spider-Ham; Forbush-Man (guest); Rhino (villain); Ironing Boar (villain)
Synopsis
Forbush-Man is trying to get the Rhino's autograph when the villain punts him into the Spider-Ham universe. His arrival accidentally turns Peter Porker's dry cleaner into a powerful baddie and Spider-Ham has to bring the Ironing Boar down. Once the battle is over, Spider-Ham sends Forbush-Man home.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Shoot-out in Central Park!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. Enter Forbush-Man!...or..."Trapped in a World He Never Made"!
    Spider-Ham
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