Marvel Tales #251 [Direct]
(July 1991)

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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Jim Salicrup (editor); Dan Cuddy (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

© 1991 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
This issue has variants:

The Spider or the Man? (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Marshall Rogers (signed)
Inks
Marshall Rogers (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Vulture [Adrian Toomes]; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Lizard [Curt Connors]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]
Reprints

The Spider or the Man? (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; DREAM CHARACTERS: Aunt May Parker; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds; Gwen Stacy; Captain George Stacy; Vulture [Adrian Toomes]; Lizard [Curt Connors]; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]
Synopsis
Peter Parker concocts a potion to take away his powers forever. He passes out and wakes up with 6 arms.
Reprints

July 1991 (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Testy Testimonial (Table of Contents: 3)

Peter Parker; Petey / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck
Pencils
Fred Hembeck
Inks
Fred Hembeck
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Fred Hembeck

Genre
superhero
Characters
Petey [Peter Parker]; Miss Oktids; Liz Allen; Flash Thompson; Olga
Reprints

Indexer Notes

"The adventures of Peter Parker long before he became Spider-Man."

Marvel Mails (Table of Contents: 4)

Marvel Mails / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Steve Long, Aaron Palmer, Daniel Lawrence, William Alvarez, Randy M. Meyer and Christopher Belazny.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Spider or the Man?
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. The Spider or the Man?
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. July 1991
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  4. 3. Testy Testimonial
    Peter Parker; Petey
  5. 4. Marvel Mails
    Marvel Mails
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Morbus Iff
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore