Marvel Tales #172 [Newsstand]
(February 1985)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860247602
Editing
Danny Fingeroth (reprint editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #172 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The Final Chapter! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #172 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Tales (1966 series) #172 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Tales (1966 series) #172 [Canadian]
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The Final Chapter! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Aunt May Parker; Curt Connors; Frederick Foswell; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Dr. Octopus' Henchmen (villain); Uncle Ben (cameo flashback); Kraven (Last panel teaser, cameo)
Synopsis
Trapped under a pile of rubble in an underwater base that is filling with water, Spidey has to use all of his strength and determination to break himself free as Aunt May's life hangs in the balance. Spidey escapes and takes down Doc Ock's goons so he can deliver a serum that will remove the radiation from his Aunt's system.
Reprints

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

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

Script
Stan Lee; Danny Fingeroth
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

"Post Office of the Past" reprints original letters from Amazing Spider-Man.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Final Chapter!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. The Final Chapter!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Mails
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