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Issue Details

Issue #39
Published November 1975
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Marv Wolfman
Notes Letters page letter by Nick Caputo, who provided cover artist identification for this issue and many others. This is Nick's first published letter. Credits acknowledge "muchas gracies to Yvie Perez for the spanish translations."

Cover Details - "Any Number Can Slay!"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Big Man [Janice Foswell]
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Romita
Inks John Romita
Letters Dan Crespi
Notes Letters page letter by Nick Caputo, who provided cover artist identification for this issue and many others. This is Nick's first published letter. Credits acknowledge "muchas gracies to Yvie Perez for the spanish translations."

18 page Spider-Man and Human Torch story "Any Number Can Slay!"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Manuel Arguelles (first appearance); The Big Man [Janice Foswell] (first appearance; villain); The Enforcers [Fancy Dan [Daniel Brito] (villain); Montana [Jackson Brice] (villain)]; Sandman [William Baker; aka Flint Marko] (villain); The Crime-Master [Nick Lewis, Jr.] (first appearance; villain); Lefty (villain); Louie (villain)
Synopsis There's a new Big Man in town, and he's recruited the Enforcers to help him take down Spidey and the Human Torch.
Genre Superhero
Script Bill Mantlo
Pencils Sal Buscema
Inks Mike Esposito; Dave Hunt (backgrounds)
Colors Don Warfield
Letters Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Karen Mantlo

1 page Mail it to Team-Up letters page "Mail it to Team-Up"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; J. Jonah Jameson
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Nicholas Caputo, Kenneth A. Jones, Joe Velicky and Ralph. Marvel Value Stamp Series A #87 - J. Jonah Jameson.

1 page Marvel Bullpen Bulletins; Stan Lee's Soapbox promo (ad from the publisher) "Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [November 1975]; Stan Lee's Soapbox"

Script Stan Lee; ?
Letters typeset
Notes Stan talks about Marv Wolfman becoming editor of the color comics and talks about the 7-11 Marvel slurpee cups.

1 page Hulk; Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement "The Incredible Hulk and the Twins of Evil!"

Characters Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Abomination [Emil Blonsky]; Wendigo
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Romita
Inks John Romita
Notes Ad for Hostess Fruit Pies.