Spider-Man Comic
#607
(27 October 1984)
Marvel UK,
1984 Series
- Price
- 0.25 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Weekly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Ltd.
- Brand
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Marvel
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Ian Rimmer
Issue Notes
This issue came with a free gift of Spider-Man rub-down transfers to create your own Spider-Man battle scene.
Welcome Web Slingers!
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Introduction to the issue and instructions on how to use the rub-down transfers given away.
A Hero's Welcome
Spider-Man / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Mike Collins
- Pencils
- Jerry Paris (1); Barry Kitson (2-10)
- Inks
- Jerry Paris (1); Mark Farmer (2-10)
- Colors
- Jerry Paris ?
- Letters
- Mike Scott
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker); George; Thunderclap; Betty Brant; J. Jonah Jameson; Joe Robertson; Andrew Booth (Assassin-8)
- Synopsis
- Spider-Man is invited to appear on a UK TV show while J. Jonah Jameson sends Peter Parker over to Britain to photograph whatever Spider-Man gets up to there.
Indexer Notes
Only the first story page is in colour. This is the first Spider-Man story featuring original material for the UK market.
Prelude!
Hulk / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Bob Sharen
- Letters
- Annette Kawecki
- Editing
- Jo Duffy
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Hulk; Moe Taylor; Fred Sloan; Leonard Samson; Clay Quartermain; Senator Andrew Hawk; Senator Eugene K. Stivak; Dr Karla Sofen; Isla Sloan
- Synopsis
- When the Hulk stops an attack on him, Fred Sloan takes him home for the night. Meanwhile Senators arrive at Gamma Base to demand more action.
- Reprints
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from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #231 (January 1979)
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Indexer Notes
Only story pages 1-2, 5-6 and 9 remain in colour.
Great Spidey Video Competition
activity / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Unscramble the names of the 5 characters on the TV screens, and in 1984 you could have won a Spider-Man video.
Spotlight
text article / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bret Blevins; Fran Rowe
- Inks
- Tony Salmons; Fran Rowe
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Promo page with illustrations.
The Last Starfighter Part 1
comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Bill Mantlo
- Pencils
- Bret Blevins
- Inks
- Tony Salmons
- Colors
- Christie Scheele
- Letters
- Rick Parker
- Editing
- Tom DeFalco
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Maggie Gordon; Mrs. Rogan; Louis Rogan; Alex Rogan; Centauri
- Synopsis
- At a Mid-West USA trailer park Alex Rogan dreams of a life in the stars.
- Reprints
- from The Last Starfighter (Marvel, 1984 series) #1 (October 1984) which is reprinted
- from Marvel Super Special (Marvel, 1978 series) #31 (1984)
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Indexer Notes
Only story pages 1-2, 5-6 and 9-10 remain in colour. This is a film adaptation.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Welcome Web Slingers!
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2.
A Hero's Welcome
Spider-Man -
3.
Prelude!
Hulk -
4.
Great Spidey Video Competition
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5.
Spotlight
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6.
The Last Starfighter Part 1
This issue was modified by
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Mike Nielsen
- Frank Plowright
- Jim Van Dore
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