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Issue Details

Issue	#40
Published	December 1975
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Marv Wolfman

Cover Details

Characters	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Big Man [Janice Foswell]; The Crime-Master [Nick Lewis, Jr.]; Sons of the Tiger [Abe Brown; Bob Diamond; Lin Sun]
Genre	Superhero; Martial Arts
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Mike Esposito; Sal Buscema (?)
Letters	Irv Watanabe
Reprinted	in Uomo Ragno, L' [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #180

19 page Spider-Man and Sons of the Tiger story "Murder's Better the Second Time Around!"

Characters	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sons of the Tiger [Abe Brown; Bob Diamond; Lin Sun]; Lotus Shinchuko; Manuel Arguelles; The Big Man [Janice Foswell] (villain; death); The Enforcers [Fancy Dan [Daniel Brito] (villain); Montana [Jackson Brice] (villain)]; Sandman [William Baker; aka Flint Marko] (villain); The Crime-Master [Nick Lewis, Jr.] (villain); Lefty (villain); Louie (villain)
Synopsis	The son of the original Crime-Master and the daughter of the Big Man seek revenge against Spider-Man and the Human Torch.
Genre	Superhero; Martial Arts
Script	Bill Mantlo
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Mike Esposito; Dave Hunt (backgrounds)
Colors	Janice Cohen
Letters	Gaspar Saladino (page 1-3); Karen Mantlo (4-19)
Reprinted	in Uomo Ragno, L' [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #180

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

Script	Stan Lee; ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Stan Lee hypes the Son of Origins book. The Bullpen info includes a writer/artist scorecard.

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.