The Spectacular Spider-Man #61 [Newsstand]
(December 1981)

Marvel, 1976 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.50 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
0714860219912
Editing
Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #61 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The Moonstone Is a Harsh Mistress! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Hannigan (signed)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Moonstone [Dr. Karla Sofen]
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Cover Thumbnail for The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #61 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 series) #61 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 series) #61 [British]
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By the Light of the Silvery Moonstone...! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Roger Stern (credited) (story); Bill Mantlo (credited) (dialogue)
Pencils
Ed Hannigan (credited) (breakdowns); Jim Mooney (credited) (finished art)
Inks
Jim Mooney (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Imagine the thrill of feeling your body charged with the proportionate strength and speed of a spider.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Curt Connors; Marcy Kane; Debra Whitman; Biff Rifkin; Moonstone [Dr. Karla Sofen]; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo flashback); Dr. Faustus (cameo flashback); Lizard (cameo flashback); Moonstone [Lloyd Bloch] (cameo flashback)
Reprints

The Hulk vs. The Phoomie Goonies (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Moonstone Is a Harsh Mistress!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. By the Light of the Silvery Moonstone...!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. The Hulk vs. The Phoomie Goonies
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
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  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Jim Stangas
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