Marvel Tales #133 [British]
(November 1981)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [various positions]
Editing
Tom DeFalco (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #133 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The Mind-Boggling Mirage (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi; typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Betty Brant; J. Jonah Jameson; Ned Leeds; Mirage [Desmond Charne]; Harry Osborn; Aunt May Parker; Robbie Robertson; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
No image yet Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Tales (1966 series) #133 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Tales (1966 series) #133 [Newsstand]
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On a Clear Day, You Can See...The Mirage! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito; Dave Hunt (backgrounds)
Colors
Andy Yanchus ?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
superhero
Characters
Liz Allan; Betty Brant; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (cameo); J. Jonah Jameson; Ned Leeds; Mirage [Desmond Charne] (villain); Mamie Muggins; Harry Osborn; Aunt May Parker; Randy Robertson; Robbie Robertson; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Flash Thompson; Mary Jane Watson
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Peter and his friends are attending the wedding of Betty and Ned when the party is crashed by the villanous Mirage who plans on robbing the guests.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

At the end of the story, the editor states that Spidey's spider sense is used improperly through the entire story and solicits the readers to tell him how and why.

Trial of Iron (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Britain / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited); ? (splash page)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited); ? (splash page)
Inks
Fred Kida (credited); ? (splash page)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited as Andy Y.); ? (splash page)
Letters
Irv Watanabe (credited as Irv W.); ? (splash page)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Somewhere in England, in a desolate region called Darkmoor...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Dark Reaver [Joshua Stagg] (villain); Lady of the Northern Skies (Otherworld) (cameo); Merlin (Otherworld) (cameo)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Brian uses his new Captain Britain powers to defeat the Dark Reaver and vows to become a true hero.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This is a partial reprint with a new title from Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #2.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Mind-Boggling Mirage
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. On a Clear Day, You Can See...The Mirage!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. Trial of Iron
    Captain Britain
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