(January 1987)

Marvel, 1987 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1986-10-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Barcode
071486026709 01
Editing
Christopher Priest (editor); Adam Blaustein (associate editor); Steve Buccellato (editorial assistant)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #101.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita ?
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Indexer Notes

Cover pencils identified by Tony Rose. Possible Romita inks per Nick Caputo.

Spider-Man Comics Magazine (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

This page contains the indicia, editorial credits, and table of contents for this issue.

In This Issue . . . (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Romita
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
J. Jonah Jameson; Kingpin; Doctor Octopus
Reprints

In the Clutches of... The Kingpin! (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
John Romita (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Ned Leeds; Betty Brant; Frederick Foswell; Mary Jane Watson; Gwen Stacy; Harry Osborn; Big Turk; Flint
Synopsis
Spider-Man is back and starts interfering with Kingpin's criminal activities. Kingpin recruits shady reporter Foswell and kidnaps J. Jonah Jameson. Spider-Man intervenes, but is exposed to gas which renders him helpless at the Kingpin's feet.
Reprints

To Die a Hero! (Table of Contents: 4)

Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
John Romita (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; J. Jonah Jameson; Frederick Foswell; Mary Jane Watson; Flash Thompson; Gwen Stacy; Harry Osborn; Ned Leeds
Synopsis
Kingpin tries to drown Spider-Man and Jameson in the basement, but Spider-Man breaks free and confronts Kingpin. Foswell turns on Kingpin and helps Jameson to escape, but at the price of his own life. Meanwhile, Flash Thompson has returned, on leave from the military.
Reprints

Enter: Dr. Octopus (Table of Contents: 5)

Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Gwen Stacy; Flash Thompson; Harry Osborn; Professor Miles Warren; Aunt May Parker; Anna Watson
Reprints

In the Clutches of.. The Kingpin! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Spider-Man Comics Magazine
  3. 2. In This Issue . . .
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. In the Clutches of... The Kingpin!
    Spider-Man
  5. 4. To Die a Hero!
    Spider-Man
  6. 5. Enter: Dr. Octopus
    Spider-Man
  7. 6. In the Clutches of.. The Kingpin!
    Spider-Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Enrico Menin
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore