(September 1987)

Marvel, 1987 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Jim Salicrup (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Al Milgrom (signed as MILGROM)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as MILGROM)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hiding in Pittsburgh won't save you from Alistair Smythe's Spider-Slayer!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Spider-Slayer [Alistair Smythe]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for The Amazing Spider-Man [So Much Fun] (Marvel, 1987 series) #292
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Growing Pains! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie
Pencils
Alex Saviuk
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Rick Parker
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson; Gayle Watson-Byrnes; Phillip Watson (Mary Jane's father); Spider-Slayer [Alistaire Smythe] (villain)
Synopsis
Peter arrives in Pittsburgh and meets Mary Jane's father. Spider-Man takes on Smythe and his Spider-Slayer robot. Mary Jane sets up her crooked dad and proves to the police that he is the one who belongs in jail and not her sister, Gayle. Mary Jane accepts Peter's proposal of marriage.
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Indexer Notes

Continued in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #21

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hiding in Pittsburgh won't save you from Alistair Smythe's Spider-Slayer!"]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Growing Pains!
    Spider-Man
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