Marvel Tales #121 [Direct]

(November 1980)

The Delusion Conspiracy (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Gerry Conway (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (credited); Dave Hunt (credited)

Colors

George Roussos (credited)

Letters

Ray Holloway (credited)

Editing

Len Wein (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Robbie Robertson; Mary Jane Watson (flashback); Aunt May Parker; Anna Watson; Gwen Stacy (clone); J. Jonah Jameson; Cyclone (origin, villain)

Synopsis

Peter rescues Jonah and Robbie from the Cyclone. When he gets home, he finds Gwen Stacy. But isn't she dead?!

Reprints

• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #144 (May 1975)

Keywords

Paris

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Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1979
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 140,861
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 150,073
Owners: Marvel Comics Group, 575 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022; Cadence Industries Corp., 21 Henderson Drive, West Caldwell, NJ 07006

Human Torch - Fugitive at Large! (Table of Contents: 4)

Human Torch / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Hank Chapman

Pencils

Dick Ayers (credited)

Inks

Ernie Bache

Colors

?

Letters

Dick Ayers

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Comrade Rak (villain); other unnamed Communist spies (introduction, villain, death)

Synopsis

The Torch and Toro pursue a gang of diamond thieves who strike all over the city. The thieves are sending the proceeds of their crimes overseas to fund Communist spying operations and try to frame the Torch for the robberies.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1954 series) #35 (August 1954)

Keywords

Communists; diamonds; spies; Statue of Liberty

Indexer Notes

This story is also reprinted in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #13 (March 1968) and in The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #7 (September 1975). Inks credit by Dr. Michael Vassallo (May 2009). Previous indexer had Dick Ayers for both pencils and inks.

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Hostess Twinkies; Mister Fantastic [Mr. Fantastic] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)