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Issue Details

Issue #42
Published February 1976
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Marv Wolfman

Cover Details - "Harbinger of Hate!"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Vision; Dark Rider
Genre Superhero; Occult
Pencils Ed Hannigan
Inks Mike Esposito
Letters Dan Crespi
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno, L' [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #197

18 page Spider-Man and Vision story "Visions of Hate!"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Avengers [Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Vision]; John Proctor (first appearance); Mrs. Proctor (first appearance); Master Hathorn (first appearance); Sarah Good (first appearance; death); John Burroughs (first appearance; death); Betty Parris (first appearance); Abigail (first appearance); Tituba (first appearance; villain); Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom] (villain); Dark Rider [as Dark-Rider] (first appearance; villain); Witchslayer [Cotton Mather] (villain)
Synopsis Spider-Man, Vision and the Scarlet Witch are captured by the townspeople of Salem.
Genre Superhero; Occult
Script Bill Mantlo
Pencils Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Mike Esposito (Finished Art); Dave Hunt (finished art)
Inks Mike Esposito; Dave Hunt (backgrounds)
Colors Janice Cohen
Letters Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Karen Mantlo
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno, L' [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #197

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

Characters Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Lonnie Wolf, Kirk Carter, Timothy Risuglia, Frank Alexander and Michael Biegel. Marvel Value Stamp Series B #34 - Mr. Fantastic.

1 page Marvel Bullpen Bulletins; Stan Lee's Soapbox promo (ad from the publisher) "Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [February 1976]; Stan Lee's Soapbox"

Characters Howard the Duck; Omega
Script Stan Lee; ?
Letters typeset
Notes Stan Lee's Thanksgiving sonnet.

1 page Spider-Man; Hostess Twinkies advertisement "Spider-Man and the Kidnap Caper"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Aunt May Parker
Synopsis When Aunt May is kidnapped, Spider-Man pays the ransom with a suitcase full of Twinkies.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Mike Esposito
Letters Irv Watanabe
Notes Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies. Featured in January 1976 and February 1976 Marvel Comics.