Issue Details

Issue	#88
Published	December 1979
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Allen Milgrom
Notes	Copyright ©1979 by Marvel Comics Group, a Division of Cadence Industries Corporation.

Cover Details

Characters	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Franklin Richards
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Al Milgrom
Letters	Irving Watanabe

17 page Spider-Man and Invisible Girl story "A Child Is Waiting"

Characters	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Franklin Richards; Alicia Masters; Captain Jean DeWolff; Henry Pym [Yellowjacket]; Janet Van Dyne [Wasp]; Maggia (villains); Spencer Jarret (villain); Jomo (villain); Daisy (villain); Morgan (villain)
Genre	Superhero
Script	Chris Claremont
Pencils	Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Eduardo Barreto (finished art)
Inks	Eduardo Barreto
Colors	Bob Sharen
Letters	John Costanza

1 page Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox promo (ad from the publisher) "Bullpen Bulletins [December 1979]; Stan's Soapbox"

Characters	Micronauts [Bug; Commander Arcturus Rann; Marionette [Princess Mari]; Prince Acroyear]
Script	Stan Lee; ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Stan Lee asks for feedback regarding Stan's Soapbox.

1 page Captain Marvel; Hostess Twinkies advertisement "Captain Marvel vs. Professor Sneer"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Professor Sneer
Synopsis	Captain Marvel prevents Professor Sneer from extinguishing the sun.
Genre	Superhero; Science Fiction
Pencils	Mike Esposito
Inks	Mike Esposito ?
Letters	John Costanza
Notes	Comic strip ad for Hostess Twinkies from ITT Continental Baking Company. Mike Esposito credit from auction of original art at Heritage Auction Galleries in January 2002.