Marvel Tales #204 [Direct]
(October 1987)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Jim Salicrup (editor)

Issue Notes

Dark Swamp, Deep Fear! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Byrne (signed)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Novak ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Man-Thing
Reprints

The Measure of a Man! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Bob Wiacek
Colors
Andy Yanchus
Letters
Bruce Patterson

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Man-Thing; Mary Jane Watson; Amos Jardine; Nina (a pilot); Dakimh The Enchanter; Jennifer Kale; D'Spayre (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis
Peter and Mary Jane discover Man-Thing being exhibited in a circus. Spider-Man returns it to the Florida swamp where it rejuvenates and sets out with purpose toward a house where d'Spayre holds an old sorcerer and his cute apprentice. They defeat d'Spayre. Spider-Man and Man-Thing end the adventure sitting together in the swamp.
Reprints

Unlucky Bucks or the Illegal Eagle Part 4 (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Ham / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Mellor
Pencils
Joe Albelo
Inks
Pierre Fournier
Colors
Andy Yanchus
Letters
Rick Parker

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Spider-Ham [Peter Porker]
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Dark Swamp, Deep Fear!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. The Measure of a Man!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. Unlucky Bucks or the Illegal Eagle Part 4
    Spider-Ham
This issue was modified by, among others
  • mcomics
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore