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Issue Details

Issue #39
Published December 1989
Cover Price 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Terry Kavanagh; Kelly Corvese (Assistant); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Shadow Boxing!"

Characters Wolverine; Black Shadow; White Shadow; Wonder Man; Hercules; Spider-Man
Genre superhero
Pencils Jackson Guice
Inks Bob Layton
Letters typeset
Notes Wraparound cover

8 page Wolverine story "Black Shadow! White Shadow! Part 2: The Shadows Strike!"

Characters Wolverine; Mai; H'siao; Ch'un; Black Shadow; White Shadow (Cameo)
Synopsis Mai meets Wolvie and helps him elude the Hong Kong police; As she introduces him to her allies, Black Shadow materializes and Wolvie attacks, freezing his arm up to the elbow in the monster's grip.
Genre superhero
Script Marv Wolfman
Pencils John Buscema
Inks John Buscema
Colors Nel Yomtov
Letters Phil Felix

8 page Wonder Man story "Stardust Miseries Part 2: Tonight's the Night"

Characters Wonder Man; Enchantress; Johnny Carson; Ed McMahon; Beast (Cameo)
Synopsis Under the influence of his new lady love, Wondy begins work on a new movie where the director is mysteriously killed; Thinking that Simon is responsible, the police and the Beast confront him on the set of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.
Genre superhero
Script Michael Higgins
Pencils Javier Saltares
Inks Jose Marzan
Colors Tom Vincent
Letters Ken Lopez

8 page Hercules story "All In the Family Part 1: Mother Day"

Characters Hercules; Arimathes; Skyppi; Recorder; Layana; Akooti; Malicon; Viperus; 2 More Assassins
Synopsis Hercules and his son make quick work of space pirates, little knowing that Arimathes' mother is hatching a plot to replace her son with Skyppi the Skrull in order to destroy Herc and take over her son's throne.
Genre superhero
Script Bob Layton
Pencils Bob Layton
Inks Bob Layton
Colors Brad Vancata
Letters John Workman

8 page Spider-Man story "With Liberty and Justice for All"

Characters Spider-Man; Mary Jane Parker (Cameo)
Synopsis Spidey busts some kids trying to free animals who are slated for experimental testing at ESU.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Mumy
Pencils Aaron Lopresti
Inks Sam Grainger
Colors Evan Skolnick
Letters Agustin Mas