(March 1978)

Marvel, 1976 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1977-11-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860219903
Editing
Archie Goodwin (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Beetle and the Badge! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Sal Buscema
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Beetle
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Marie Severin cover credit provided 2006 by Bjorn Wallin. Original indexer credited John Romita as potential cover penciler.

The Beetle and the Badge! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin (credited)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited); Mike Esposito (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Phil Rachelson (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

Feature Logo
The Spectacular Spider-Man!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; Robbie Robertson; J. Jonah Jameson; Officer Joey Macone; Mary Ann Macone
Synopsis
The Beetle's men go on a crime wave, causing a police precinct to be mostly empty of police so the Beetle can steal something from the evidence room.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story takes place just before AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #177.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Spectacular Spider-Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Spectacular Spider-Mail
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Dwayne Campbell, Christopher Purdom and Matt Kaufman.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan); ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Conan

McBrain's Brain Drain (Table of Contents: 4)

Daredevil; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; McBrain
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Beetle and the Badge!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. The Beetle and the Badge!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Spectacular Spider-Mail
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. McBrain's Brain Drain
    Daredevil; Hostess Twinkies
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Benjamin Beck
  • Nick Caputo
  • R. S. Martin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore