The Amazing Spider-Man #81 [Regular Edition]

(February 1970)

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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Coming of the Kangaroo! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

John Romita (credited) (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (script)

Pencils

John Buscema (credited) (layouts); Jim Mooney (credited) (pencils)

Inks

Jim Mooney (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Don't like swinging this close to the crowds--but, if I move fast enough, they won't be able to stop me!

Feature Logo

The Amazing Spider-Man

Genre

superhero

Characters

J. Jonah Jameson; Kangaroo [Frank Oliver] (origin) (introduction); Aunt May Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Aunt May decides Peter is sick and puts him to bed. The Kangaroo escapes Feds who seek to deport him, then steals what he thinks is money but is actually a vial of deadly bacteria. Peter sneaks out to catch the Kangaroo and get the vial back. He succeeds, but Aunt May collapses when she finds the web dummy Peter left in his bed. Now Peter feels more guilt than ever.

Reprints

• in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #82
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #152
• in TV21 (City Magazines, 1970 series) #62 (28th November 1970), #63 (5th December 1970), #63 (5th December 1970), #64 (12th December 1970), #65 (19th December 1970), #66 (26th December 1970)
• in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #100 (11 January 1975)
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #62 (October 1975)
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #78 (5 juin 1976)
• in El Asombroso Hombre Araña (Novedades, 1980 series) #75 (30 de septiembre de 1981)
• in Spider-Man Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1987 series) #10 (July 1988)
• in L'Uomo Ragno Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1991 series) #24 (Gennaio 1993) [Gli impianti di stampa potrebbero essere quelli di Marvel Tales 62.]
• in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #4 (December 2000)
• in Spiderman de John Romita (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #34 (octubre 2001)
• in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #4 [Third Edition] (2011) [reprinted in black and white]
• in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #3 (2017)
• in Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #5 - The Secret of the Petrified Tablet (2019)

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North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Mixed-Up Mementos Modestly Garnished with Machiavellian Memorabilia! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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Pick a Pair of Winners from Mighty Marvel! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Iron Man; Thor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Here's a Whole Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Spider's Web / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas ?

Pencils

John Buscema (illustration)

Inks

Jim Mooney (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan, John, and Jim, I've just finished reading Spider-Man #75...

Feature Logo

The Spider's Web

Genre

superhero

Characters

Peter Parker; Gwen Stacy; Flash Thompson

Reprints

• in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #3 (2017)

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from John Orris; Gerald Palma, Robert Sison, Mike L. Lusk, Frank Hickey, J. Allen Tyler, Mrs. Lisa Sekellick, and Perry L. Wolf; includes a panel reproduced from a previous issue and Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

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