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Issue Details

Issue #85
Published September 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 - "The Spider-Man Who Fell to Earth!"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Shang-Chi; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff; also as Nancy Rushman]; Nick Fury; Silver Samurai [Kenuichio Harada]
Genre Superhero; Spy; Martial Arts
Pencils Al Milgrom [as AM] (signed)
Inks Al Milgrom [as AM] (signed)
Letters typeset

17 page Spider-Man, Shang-Chi, Black Widow and Nick Fury story "The Woman Who Never Was!"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Shang-Chi; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff; also as Nancy Rushman]; Nick Fury; Clay Quartermain; S.H.I.E.L.D.; President Jimmy Carter; Silver Samurai [Kenuichio Harada] (villain); Viper (villain)
Synopsis The heroes save President Carter from Viper's attack. Natasha gets her memory back.
Genre Superhero; Spy; Martial Arts
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Steve Leialoha (finished art)
Inks Steve Leialoha
Colors Ben Sean
Letters Irving Watanabe (page 1); Clem Robins

Half page Web-Zingers letters page "Web-Zingers"

Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - David C. Zimmermann and Miss Kimberly McCarthy. Letters page replies by Chris Claremont.

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

Characters Giant-Man [Bill Foster]
Script Stan Lee; ?
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Notes Stan Lee talks about the Marvel television shows.