Spider-Man Comics Weekly #53

(February 16, 1974)

No. 14 (Table of Contents: 1)

Pen pals swap shop / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Waiting for you in this grand opening of the PEN PALS SWAP SHOP could be the very thing that you've been yearning for all your life.

Indexer Notes

Small ads type page where readers write in with items they wish to swap with other readers.

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advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Trial by Combat! (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider-Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

John Romita (credited); Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

? (grey tones)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I have heard enough! I will find your Spider-Man!

Feature Logo

The Amazing Spider-Man

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Zabu; Aunt May Parker; Anna Watson; Captain George Stacy; John Jameson; J. Jonah Jameson; Harry Osborn

Synopsis

Spider-Man is still dealing with the loss of his memory; meanwhile, J. Jonah Jameson enlists the aid of Ka-Zar to capture Spider-Man.

Reprints

• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #57 (February 1968)

Keywords

amnesia

Indexer Notes

Second part of story with a new splash page made up of panel 4 from page 10 of the original story, enlarged and with Spider-Man's mask in the background. With new title, a caption and credits added.

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Matchbox toys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Stronghold of Doctor Weird! (Table of Contents: 6)

Iron Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Robert Bernstein (credited as R. Berns)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

? (grey tones)

Letters

Marty Epp (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Realizing that the struggle between good and evil is a no-holds-barred duel to the death,

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Doctor Weird [Carlo Strange] (introduction); Carla Strange (introduction); Nikita Khrushchev (cameo)

Synopsis

An imprisoned criminal scientist takes control of Iron Man in order to free himself. He threatens to blow up the world unless he is made world ruler. Iron Man stops him by shorting out his power and is helped by the villain's conscience-stricken daughter.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #41 (May 1963)

Indexer Notes

Doctor Strange name changed to Doctor Weird throughout including the title, his daughter is only referred to by her first name.

One page shorter than original.

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The web and the hammer / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

? (illustrations)

Inks

? (illustrations)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Spider-Man; Thor

Indexer Notes

Three panels taken from Spider-Man stories one from a Thor story. Letters pages are printed between pages 6 & 7 of the Iron Man story.

When Titans Meet!! (Table of Contents: 8)

Thor / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Vince Colletta (credited)

Colors

? (grey tones)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Through the awesome power of a necromantic norn stone

Feature Logo

The Mighty Thor!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Hercules; Odin; Zeus; Jane Foster; Don Blake; Atlas (introduction); Demon (villain); Sally; Mr. Wilkins

Synopsis

Thor finally reveals his secret identity to Jane Foster. This time she believes him. Thor then flies off to Asia to confront The Demon.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #124 (January 1966)

Keywords

Mount Olympus; Norn Stone

Indexer Notes

Second part of story with a new splash page made up of an illustration of Thor in flight and the Demon seen from behind taken from last panel of page 16 of the original story. With new title and credits added.

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Mighty World of Marvel; The Avengers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)