Marvel Team-Up #68 [Regular]
(April 1978)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860214704
Editing
Archie Goodwin (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Copyright ©1978 by Marvel Comics Group, a Division of Cadence Industries Corporation.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Dark Swamp, Deep Fear! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Byrne (signed as Byrne)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (signed as Rubinstein)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense; superhero
Characters
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

The Measure of a Man! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (credited)
Colors
Phil Rachelson (credited as Phil R.)
Letters
Bruce Patterson (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Beginnings: It seems that it's the dead of night, an unreal, stygian blackness...
Genre
horror-suspense; superhero
Characters
D'Spayre (first appearance, villain); Dakimh the Enchanter; Amos Jardine (also in flashback); Jennifer Kale; Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] (also in flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (also in flashback); Mary Jane Watson (flashback); Nina (a pilot); Bruno
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Peter and Mary Jane discover Man-Thing being exhibited in a circus. Spider-Man returns it to the Florida swamp where it rejuvenates and sets out with purpose toward a house where d'Spayre holds an old sorcerer and his cute apprentice. They defeat d'Spayre. Spider-Man and Man-Thing end the adventure sitting together in the swamp.
Reprints
Keywords
horror; monster; sorcery

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

Web-Zingers / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Doug Milliken, John Scutchin, and Michael Higgins. Letters page replies by Chris Claremont.

April 1978 (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Dark Swamp, Deep Fear!
    Man-Thing; Spider-Man
  2. 1. The Measure of a Man!
    Man-Thing; Spider-Man
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Web-Zingers
  4. 3. April 1978
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. McBrain's Brain Drain
    Daredevil; Hostess Twinkies
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Dennis Forcier
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Jim Stangas
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore