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Issue Details

Issue #65
Published January 1978
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.35 USD
Pages 36
Editing Archie Goodwin
Notes Copyright ©1977 by Marvel Comics Group, a Division of Cadence Industries Corporation.

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]
Genre Superhero
Pencils George Perez
Inks Joe Sinnott
Letters Annette Kawecki ?
Reprinted in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #201; in Uomo Ragno, L' [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #250

17 page Spider-Man and Captain Britain story "Introducing, Captain Britain"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Captain Britain [Brian Braddock] (origin; first U.S. appearance); Captain Jean DeWolff; Dean Beatty; Arcade (first appearance; villain); Miss Locke (first appearance; villain); Mr. Chambers (first appearance; villain); Mr. Roak (villain); Mr. Moran (villain)
Synopsis Brian Braddock arrives in the U.S. as an exchange student and finds he has drawn Peter Parker as his roommate; Inevitably, Spidey and Cap Britain have the obligatory superhero fight and make nice just in time to be captured by the sinister Arcade.
Genre Superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils John Byrne
Inks Dave Hunt
Colors Dave Hunt
Letters Bruce Patterson [as Bruce P.]
Reprinted in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #201; in Uomo Ragno, L' [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #250

1 page Web-Zingers letters page "Web-Zingers"

Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Robert A. Rusk, Mark Perigard, Ray Shugarts, Maurice S. Kane, Jr. and Matt Kaufman. Letters page replies by Chris Claremont.

1 page Marvel Bullpen Bulletins; Stan Lee's Soapbox promo (ad from the publisher) "Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [January 1978]; Stan Lee's Soapbox"

Script Stan Lee; Archie Goodwin ?
Letters typeset
Notes Stan hypes the Pocket Books reprints of Spider-Man and Fantastic Four comics.

1 page Thor; Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement "The Ding-A-Ling Family"

Characters Thor; Sif; Volstagg; The Ding-A-Ling Family (villains)
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Joe Sinnott
Letters Irving Watanabe
Notes Comics ad for Hostess Fruit Pies from ITT Continental Baking Company.