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Issue Details

Issue #87
Published November 1979
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Allen Milgrom; Mary Jo Duffy (assistant)
Notes Copyright ©1979 by Marvel Comics Group, a Division of Cadence Industries Corporation.

Cover Details - "Claws of the Panther!"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Black Panther [T'Challa]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Al Milgrom
Inks Al Milgrom
Letters Gaspar Saladino

17 page Spider-Man and Black Panther story "The Razor's Edge!"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; N'Gama; Thomas Agar (villain); Hellrazor [also as Black Panther] (first appearance; villain); Mr. Gamelin (villain); Walter (villain)
Synopsis Thomas Agar hires Hellrazor to impersonate and discredit Black Panther.
Genre superhero
Script Steven Grant
Pencils Gene Colan
Inks Frank Springer
Colors Glynis Wein
Letters Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Clem Robins

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

Script Stan Lee; ?
Letters typeset
Notes Stan Lee talks about the line-up for Epic #1.

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.

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

Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Jonathan Kamin, Cat Yronwode, Dan Flynn and Teresa E. Conway. Letters page replies by Chris Claremont.