The Amazing Spider-Man #242 [Newsstand]
(July 1983)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860245707
Editing
Tom DeFalco (editor); Eliot R. Brown (assistant)

Confrontations! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Romita Jr. (signed as JR Jr)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed as austin)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mad Thinker's Android; Mad Thinker (silhouette)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Cracker Jack / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Confrontations! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (credited)
Pencils
John Romita Jr. (credited)
Inks
Kevin Dzuban (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Diana Albers (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I really can't put this off any longer.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Lance Bannon; Amy Powell; Mrs. Muggins; Mary Jane Watson; Mad Thinker (Villain); Mad Thinker's Android (Introduction); CAMEO FLASHBACK: Black Cat; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing]; X-Men [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Angel; Iceman; Beast]; Avengers [Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye; Scarlet Witch]
Reprints

Behind the Candy Counter (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Dungeons & Dragons / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Spider's Web / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Tom, Congratulations on Amazing Spider-Man #236.

Indexer Notes

Letters from J. Kenneth Riviere, Robert Townshend, Vince Bayless, Evan Dorkin, Paul Thiel, and Bill Dargan.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Confrontations!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. ["Okay, Scottie!"]
    Cracker Jack
  3. 2. Confrontations!
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. Behind the Candy Counter
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. ["Greetings! Things are really popping around here, and as Editor in Chief, it's my job to keep you informed!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  6. 5. ["Our story: Attempting to rescue their mentor, our heroes are caught by a sudden avalanche!"]
    Dungeons & Dragons
  7. 6. ["Dear Tom, Congratulations on Amazing Spider-Man #236."]
    Spider's Web
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