Spider-Man Comics Weekly #107

(1 March 1975)

The Deadly Traps of the Schemer! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

John Romita (layouts); John Buscema (pencils)

Inks

Jim Mooney

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

171-Z

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Last issue, we saw the mysterious Schemer face-to-face with the Kingpin--and the Kingpin's wife...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; GUESTS: Vanessa Fisk; Captain Stacy; Gwen Stacy; VILLAINS: Kingpin; Schemer [Richard Fisk; identity revealed]

Synopsis

Peter pulls a double switch to keep Captain Stacy and Gwendy from identifying him as Spider-Man. Spidey tracks down the Schemer but they both fall into the Kingpin's trap. The ensuing battle comes to an abrupt end when the Schemer is revealed to be Richard Fisk, the Kingpin's long lost son.

Reprints

• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #85 (June 1970) [Pages 1-10]

The Fury of... the Freak! (Table of Contents: 2)

Iron Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited as Adam Austin)

Inks

Jack Abel (credited as Gary Michaels)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Freak [Happy Hogan]; Pepper Potts; Senator Harrington Byrd

Synopsis

Iron Man battles the Freak but is defeated when his power runs out. The Freak makes his way to Stark's lab where Pepper is dealing with an angry Senator Byrd. Byrd thinks the Freak is trying to attack Pepper and courageously tries to defend her. He is thrown across the room by the Freak. Pepper faints. The Freak lifts Pepper in his arms but drops her from an upstairs window when shot at by the police. Iron Man breaks her fall with his repulsor ray and then, back in the lab, fires his Enervation Intensifier at the Freak in a bid to change him back into Happy.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #75 (March 1966)

Even in Death... (Table of Contents: 3)

Thor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Vince Colletta

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Donald Blake]; Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Hela; Loki; Norn Queen [Karnilla]; Balder; Sif; Giant Barbaric (introduction); Forest Trolls (introduction); Destroyer [Sif]

Synopsis

The Wrecker leaves Thor for dead. Thor, rebuffing Hela, returns to his body to face the enemy. Sif and Baldur face Karnilla and Loki. Sif is tricked into entering the Destroyer which takes out the Wrecker but now faces the weakened Thor.

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #150 (March 1968) [Pages 1-8]

Indexer Notes

Removed original story pages:
Page 8, Panel 6