(October 1974)

Marvel, 1974 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1974-07-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #108, July 1974.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi; Spider-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
John Romita; Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero; martial arts
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Shang-Chi
Reprints

Masterstroke! (Table of Contents: 1)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi; Spider-Man / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
martial arts; superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Shang-Chi; Denis Nayland Smith; Black Jack Tarr; Fu Manchu; Tak; Lu Chang
Reprints

[Amazing Spider-Man King-Size Special #3] (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]
Reprints

...To Become an Avenger! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Romita (layouts); Don Heck
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Avengers [Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; May Parker; J. Jonah Jameson; Frederick Foswell
Synopsis
The Avengers decide to ask Spider-Man to join the team but first he has to complete a test to prove himself. The test is to capture the Hulk.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi; Spider-Man
  2. 1. Masterstroke!
    Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi; Spider-Man
  3. 2. [Amazing Spider-Man King-Size Special #3]
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. ...To Become an Avenger!
    Spider-Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Jochen G.
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Darrel McCann
  • Eric Rom
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore