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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published March 1984
Cover Price 2.00 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Jim Salicrup (reprint editor); Jim Shooter (original and reprint editor-in-chief)

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
Genre superhero
Pencils Frank Miller
Inks Frank Miller
Notes Wraparound cover
Reprinted in Complete Frank Miller Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1994 series) #nn; in Uomo Ragno Lucca, L' (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #4

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Frank Miller's Coming To Town"

Synopsis Jim Salicrup's recollections of Frank Miller's beginnings at Marvel Comics.
Script Jim Salicrup
Pencils Frank Miller (illo)
Inks Frank Miller (illo)
Letters Brenda Mings (typeset)
Notes Inside front cover. Contains masthead, introduction, contents and illo of a Daredevil silhouette.

21 page Spider-Man story "The Blind Leading The Blind"

Characters Betty Brant; Carrion; Daredevil; Dr. Henry Orlock; the Maggia; Mary Jane Watson; the Masked Marauder; Mayor Ed Koch; Mrs. Muggins; Nurse Wills; Spider-Man; the Tri-Man
Synopsis Daredevil helps a blinded Spider-Man against the Masked Marauder who threatens to blow up New York City with a nuclear bomb if it isn't handed over to him.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Mantlo
Pencils Frank Miller (pg 1-4, 9-21); Mark Bright (pg 5-8)
Inks Frank Springer (pg 1-4, 9-21); Vince Colletta (pg 5-8)
Colors John Tartaglione [as J. Tartag]
Letters Denise Wohl (pgs 1-4, 9-21); Rick Parker (uncredited, pg 5-8)
Editing Mary Jo Duffy
Notes Pages 5-8, newly added, fill in readers so as to get a full story. Original colorist: Bob Sharen.
Reprinted from Spectacular Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1976 series) #27 (February 1979) [pg 1-4, 9-21]

1 page Spider-Man cover reprint (on interior page) "The Spectacular Spider-Man #27 cover reprint"

Characters Daredevil; Spider-Man; the Tri-Man
Genre superhero
Pencils Dave Cockrum (signed)
Inks Al Milgrom (signed)
Letters Irving Watanabe
Editing Mary Jo Duffy
Reprinted from Spectacular Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1976 series) #27 (February 1979)

1 page Spider-Man cover reprint (on interior page) "The Spectacular Spider-Man #28 cover reprint"

Characters Carrion; Peter Parker (as Spider-Man in the background)
Genre superhero
Pencils Keith Pollard (signed)
Inks Al Milgrom (signed)
Letters Dan Crespi?
Editing Al Milgrom
Reprinted from Spectacular Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1976 series) #28 (March 1979)

1 page The Falcon cover reprint (on interior page) "Marvel Premiere #49 cover reprint"

Characters the Falcon; Redwing
Genre superhero
Pencils Frank Miller (signed)
Inks Klaus Janson (signed)
Letters John Costanza?
Editing Roger Stern
Reprinted from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #49 (August 1979)

1 page Captain Marvel cover reprint (on interior page) "Marvel Spotlight #2 cover reprint"

Characters Captain Marvel; ISAAC
Genre superhero
Pencils Frank Miller (signed)
Inks Terry Austin (signed)
Editing Roger Stern
Reprinted from Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1979 series) #2 (September 1979)

1 page Captain Marvel cover reprint (on interior page) "Marvel Spotlight #8 cover reprint"

Characters Captain Marvel
Genre superhero
Pencils Frank Miller (signed)
Inks Terry Austin (signed)
Editing Bob Budiansky (assistant); Jim Salicrup
Reprinted from Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1979 series) #8 (September 1980)

1 page The Dragon Lord cover reprint (on interior page) "Marvel Spotlight #5 cover reprint"

Characters the Dragon Lord
Genre fantasy; monster
Pencils Frank Miller (signed)
Inks Bob Wiacek (signed)
Letters Gaspar Saladino; Irving Watanabe
Editing Jim Shooter
Reprinted from Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1979 series) #5 (March 1980)

1 page Star-Lord cover reprint (on interior page) "Marvel Spotlight #7 cover reprint"

Characters Star-Lord
Genre science fiction
Pencils Frank Miller (signed)
Inks Bob Wiacek (signed)
Letters typeset
Editing Jim Salicrup
Reprinted from Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1979 series) #7 (July 1980)

18 page Spider-Man story "Ashes To Ashes!"

Characters Betty Brant; Carrion; Daredevil; Detective Jimmy D'Angelo; Flash Thompson; Hector Ayala (a.k.a. the White Tiger); Holy Gillis; the Maggia; Mary Jane Watson; the Masked Marauder; Mayor Ed Koch; Mrs. Muggins; Spider-Man; the Tri-Man
Synopsis Spider-Man, with Daredevil's help, stops the Masked Marauder's plans to destroy New York City, gets his eyesight back and confronts the deadly Carrion who's been leaving ominous messages.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Mantlo
Pencils Frank Miller (breakdowns); Frank Springer (finishes)
Inks Frank Springer
Colors George Roussos
Letters Denise Wohl (pg 1-8); Elaine Heinl (pg 9-18)
Editing Al Milgrom
Notes Originally colorist: Mario Sen.
Reprinted from Spectacular Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1976 series) #28 (March 1979)

1 page text article "untitled"

Synopsis Recounts how the Spider-Man versus Carrion story, that starts in this issue, ends.
Script Jim Salicrup?
Letters Brenda Mings (typeset)

1 page Spider-Man story "The Spectacular Spider-Man #30 panel reprint"

Characters Carrion; Spider-Man
Synopsis Carrion unmasks a bound Spider-Man while revealing his own identity.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Mantlo
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Frank Springer
Letters Jim Novak
Editing Al Milgrom
Notes No credits.
Reprinted from Spectacular Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1976 series) #30 (May 1979)