The Amazing Spider-Man #248 [Direct]
(January 1984)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-10-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Bob DeNatale (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Romita Jr. (signed as J.R. JR.)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed as austin)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Thunderball; Timothy Harrison
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Battlezone Video Game / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

And He Strikes Like a Thunderball (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (credited)
Pencils
John Romita Jr. (credited) (breakdowns)
Inks
Brett Breeding (credited) (finishes)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Diana Albers (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Out of my way!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Thunderball [Eliot Franklin](villain)
Synopsis
Spider-Man battles Thunderball whose powers are being amped up by the Wrecker's mystic crowbar.
Reprints
Keywords
Long Island

Indexer Notes

Story credits are located on the letters page.

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

Star Frontiers; TSR Hobbies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man! (Table of Contents: 4)

Spider-Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (credited)
Pencils
Ron Frenz (credited) (breakdowns)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited) (finishes)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Timothy Harrison is one of those special young men.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Timothy Harrison; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Uncle Ben Parker; Aunt May Parker
Synopsis
Spider-Man visits a young boy who is one of his biggest fans. He shows him his powers, tells him his origin and even reveals his secret identity. Peter's secrets are safe, however, as Timothy Harrison is dying of leukemia.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story credits are located on the letters page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Spider's Web / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob DeNatale
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Before we begin

Indexer Notes

Letters from John Warren, John Bush, Thelma Spivey, Earl Morrison, Dan Porlias, and Chris Hostetter.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. ["Atari presents Battlezone"]
    Battlezone Video Game
  3. 2. And He Strikes Like a Thunderball
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. ["...from the very center of the great spiral galaxy..."]
    Star Frontiers; TSR Hobbies
  5. 4. The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man!
    Spider-Man
  6. 5. ["Unscramble the fun"]
    Bubble Yum
  7. 6. ["Hi! I'm not Jim Shooter, but Jim is my boss."]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  8. 7. ["Before we begin"]
    Spider's Web
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  • Jason Crosby
  • Del Gruber
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  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Mike Nielsen
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  • Eric Rom
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore