The Amazing Spider-Man #179 [Regular Edition]
(April 1978)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
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 [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860245704
Editing
Len Wein (credited) (editor)

Theater of Fury! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru (signed as ANDRU)
Inks
Mike Esposito (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You’ve had it, web-slinger!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Green Goblin [Dr. Barton Hamilton]; Silvermane
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Goblin's Always Greener...! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Len Wein (credited)
Pencils
Ross Andru (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

Job Number
C-687
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Struggling will not help you, web-slinger -- there’s nothing that can save your hide this time!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Harry Osborn; Mary Jane Watson; Aunt May Parker; Robbie Robertson; The Green Goblin [Dr. Barton Hamilton] (villain); Silvermane (villain); Anna Watson
Synopsis
The Goblin is on his way to deliver Spider-Man to Silvermane when other criminals interfere and Spider-Man gets away. Peter checks on Aunt May who is now in stable condition at the hospital. Jonah, through Robbie, sends Peter to take pictures of a battle going on in Radio City Music Hall and Spider-Man finds the Goblin gunning for Silvermane. Harry escapes from the Goblin's trap.
Reprints
Keywords
Radio City Music Hall

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Spider's Web / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Marvel, With issue #174, the Amazing Spider-Man improved 100%!
Feature Logo
The Spider's Web
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Tony R. Rose, Ann Nichols, David Canale, and Rich Arnold. Located on page number 19.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

McBrain's Brain Drain (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Daredevil; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Star Wars Merchandise / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Theater of Fury!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. ["Special pocket “pen” radio"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. The Goblin's Always Greener...!
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. ["Fastest growing sea-monkeys of all time!"]
    Sea-Monkeys
  5. 4. ["Dear Marvel, With issue #174, the Amazing Spider-Man improved 100%!"]
    Spider's Web
  6. 5. ["This is it!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Stan's Soapbox
  7. 6. McBrain's Brain Drain
    Daredevil; Hostess Twinkies
  8. 7. ["Super bodybuilding course"]
    Universal Bodybuilding
  9. 8. ["A galaxy of Star Wars treasures!"]
    Star Wars Merchandise
  10. 9. ["Make money get prizes"]
    American Seeds
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