Marvel Tales #81 [30¢]
(July 1977)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.30 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
0714860247607
Editing
Archie Goodwin (editor); Roger Stern (reprint editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

To Stride the Savage Land! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Gwen Stacy; J. Jonah Jameson; Savage Land Savages
Reprints
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Walk the Savage Land! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; J. Jonah Jameson; Gwen Stacy; Robbie Robertson; Savage Land Savages (villain); Dick Cavett (cameo)
Synopsis
Afraid of falling circulation numbers, Jonah decides to track down a sensational scoop about a strange monster in the Savage Land. With Peter and Gwendy in tow, Jonah reaches his destination and the trio are quickly set upon by savages.
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An Amazing Spider-Man Special Feature! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Phantom Burglar (villain); Flash Thompson (cameo); Gwen Stacy (cameo); Harry Osborn (cameo)
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Indexer Notes

Presents 5 daily comic strips by Lee and Romita that were an early attempt to get Spidey into the funny pages; These were never published in newspapers and appeared for the first time in color here. The strips were originally published in black and white in the fanzine Marvelmania Monthly Magazine No. 3, 1970.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. To Stride the Savage Land!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Walk the Savage Land!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. An Amazing Spider-Man Special Feature!
    Spider-Man
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  • Henry Andrews
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
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  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Mike Nielsen
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