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Issue Details

Issue #84
Published August 1979
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Allen Milgrom; Mary Jo Duffy (assistant)
Notes Copyright ©1979 by Marvel Comics Group, a Division of Cadence Industries Corporation.

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Shang-Chi; Silver Samurai [Kenuichio Harada]; Boomerang [Fred Myers]
Genre Superhero; Spy; Martial Arts
Pencils Steve Leialoha (signed)
Inks Steve Leialoha (signed)

17 page Spider-Man and Shang-Chi story "Catch A Falling Hero"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Shang-Chi; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff; also as Nancy Rushman]; Nick Fury; Clay Quartermain; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Nomad [Steve Rogers] (cameo; flashback); Silver Samurai [Kenuichio Harada] (villain); Boomerang [Fred Myers] (villain); Viper (villain); Cobra [Klaus Voorhees] (cameo; flashback; villain); Ishiro Tagara (villain)
Synopsis Spider-Man, Black Widow, Nick Fury and Shang-Chi stage a strike on the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier.
Genre Superhero; Spy; Martial Arts
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Steve Leialoha (finished art)
Inks Steve Leialoha
Colors Ben Sean
Letters Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Diana Albers

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

Characters Power Man [Luke Cage]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]
Script Stan Lee; ?
Letters typeset
Notes Stan Lee hypes Odyssey.

1 page Web-Zingers letters page "Web-Zingers"

Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Jon Green, Ken Hart, K. McKay and Stan Tychinski. Letters page replies by Chris Claremont.