The Amazing Spider-Man #225 [Newsstand]
(February 1982)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [various positions]
Barcode
0714860245702
Editing
Tom DeFalco (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #225 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Romita Jr.
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Foolkiller [Greg Salinger]
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Fools...Like Us! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (credited)
Pencils
John Romita Jr. (breakdowns); Bob Wiacek (finished art)
Inks
Bob Wiacek
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
New York's Bowery is not a nice place to be at anytime.
Feature Logo
Spider-Man [eyes]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Foolkiller [Greg Salinger]; Defenders [Man-Thing; Omega; Hellcat; Valkyrie] (cameo flashback); Debbie Whitman; Richard Rory (flashback)
Synopsis
The flamboyant but deadly villain Foolkiller has dedicated himself to eliminating all the "fools" of the world. Spider-Man tracks him down and discovers that he is really Greg Salinger, an acquaintance from university.
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Indexer Notes

A flashback recaps Foolkiller's origin and his early conflicts with the Defenders.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Daredevil's Longest Fight! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Daredevil; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita Jr.
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Marvel, Once again, you turned out a pretty good issue of the Amazing Spider-Man...
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Black Cat [Felicia Hardy]

Indexer Notes

Letters from Mark Waldman, Travis Askew, Erik Johnson and Lenny Cooper.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Fools...Like Us!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. ["Time for a new image"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. Daredevil's Longest Fight!
    Daredevil; Hostess Fruit Pies
  5. 4. ["Dear Marvel, Once again, you turned out a pretty good issue of the Amazing Spider-Man..."]
    Spider's Web
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