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First appearance of the Tarantula and second (cameo) appearance of the Punisher in "Danger is a Man Named...Tarantula" Part 1 of 2. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita. On a beautiful spring day in New York; Peter Parker joins Mary Jane, Flash, and Liz Allan for a tour boat ride up the Hudson River. However their fun afternoon is disrupted by the sudden appearance of a new super-villain: the Tarantula! The South American terrorist and his comrades hijack the day-liner and demand a ransom of one million dollars! But luckily for the passengers, the Amazing Spider-Man is onboard today! And he quickly challenges the Tarantula! Can the wall-crawler avoid the Tarantula's powerful sting...before another combatant enters the fray? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Betty Brant, Harry Osborn, and the Punisher. (Notes: Giant-Size Spider-Man #1 was also published this month. The letters page includes a letter from comics editor Ralph Macchio. The letters page also includes Marvel Value Stamp series A #3 Conan the Barbarian by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 111 and again in issue 210.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.25.