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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.