- Script
- Kurt Busiek (credited)
- Pencils
- Jay Anacleto (credited)
- Colors
- Brian Haberlin (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How are the stitches, Mr. Sheldon?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Phil Sheldon; Doris Sheldon; Beth Sheldon; Jenny Sheldon; Ben Urich; Bennett Schwed; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson; Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (cameo); Thor [Thor Odinson] (cameo); Daredevil (cameo); Hellstorm, Son of Satan (cameo); Punisher (cameo); Photos of Dr. Octopus; Magneto; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Toad; Galactus; Hulk; The Thing; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Falcon; Professor X; Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Nick Fury; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Maggie; Human Torch; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Blaastar; Wasp; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Man-Thing; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Titanium Man; Dr. Strange
- Synopsis
- Phil learns that his lung cancer is pretty severe and that his life expectancy is five years at best. He holds off starting chemo so he can work on a new book of super hero photographs.
- Reprints
cancer; chemotherapy; Long Island; New York City; photography