The Amazing Spider-Man #197 [Direct]
(October 1979)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1979-07-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Marv Wolfman (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Kingpin Is Back! Deadlier Than Ever! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Dave Cockrum
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kingpin
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Dave Cockrum pencil credits taken from the sign-off box on the original art.
(Previously credited to Keith Pollard)

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The Kingpin's Midnight Massacre! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils
Keith Pollard (credited) (layouts); Jim Mooney (finished art)
Inks
Jim Mooney (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
Job Number
LG509
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How long Spidey has been unconscious does not matter.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mysterio (villain); Kingpin (villain); the burglar; Vanessa Fisk; Betty Brant; Glory Grant; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson
Reprints

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

Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Kingpin Is Back! Deadlier Than Ever!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. The Kingpin's Midnight Massacre!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. ["132 Roman soldiers"]
    Roman War Soldiers
  4. 3. ["Hoo boy!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
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