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Issue Details

Issue #88
Published December 1979
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Allen Milgrom
Notes Copyright ©1979 by Marvel Comics Group, a Division of Cadence Industries Corporation.

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Franklin Richards
Genre Superhero
Pencils Rich Buckler
Inks Al Milgrom
Letters Irving Watanabe

17 page Spider-Man and Invisible Girl story "A Child Is Waiting"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Franklin Richards; Alicia Masters; Captain Jean DeWolff; Henry Pym [Yellowjacket]; Janet Van Dyne [Wasp]; Maggia (villains); Spencer Jarret (villain); Jomo (villain); Daisy (villain); Morgan (villain)
Genre Superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Eduardo Barreto (finished art)
Inks Eduardo Barreto
Colors Bob Sharen
Letters John Costanza

1 page Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox promo (ad from the publisher) "Bullpen Bulletins [December 1979]; Stan's Soapbox"

Characters Micronauts [Bug; Commander Arcturus Rann; Marionette [Princess Mari]; Prince Acroyear]
Script Stan Lee; ?
Letters typeset
Notes Stan Lee asks for feedback regarding Stan's Soapbox.

1 page Captain Marvel; Hostess Twinkies advertisement "Captain Marvel vs. Professor Sneer"

Characters Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Professor Sneer
Synopsis Captain Marvel prevents Professor Sneer from extinguishing the sun.
Genre Superhero; Science Fiction
Pencils Mike Esposito
Inks Mike Esposito ?
Letters John Costanza
Notes Comic strip ad for Hostess Twinkies from ITT Continental Baking Company. Mike Esposito credit from auction of original art at Heritage Auction Galleries in January 2002.