Issue Details

Issue	#248
Published	January 1984
Cover Price	0.60 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Bob DeNatale
Notes	Assistant Editor's Month issue

Cover Details

Characters	Spider-Man; Thunderball; Timothy Harrison
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Romita Jr. (signed)
Inks	Terry Austin (signed)
Letters	Typeset

11 page Spider-Man story "And He Strikes Like a Thunderball"

Characters	Spider-Man; VILLAIN: Thunderball
Synopsis	Spidey battles Thunderball whose powers are being amped up by the Wrecker's mystic crowbar.
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	John Romita, Jr.
Inks	Terry Austin
Colors	Bob Sharen
Letters	Diana Albers
Reprinted	in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #35

11 page Spider-Man story "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man"

Characters	Spider-Man; GUEST: Timothy Harrison; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Uncle Ben Parker; Aunt May Parker
Synopsis	Spidey visits a young boy who is one of his biggest fans; He shows him his powers, tells him his origin and even reveals his secret identity; Peter's secrets are safe, however, as Timothy Harrison is dying of lukemia.
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Ron Frenz
Inks	Terry Austin
Colors	Christie Scheele
Letters	Joe Rosen
Reprinted	in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #33; in Bild & Bubblas stora seriebok (Seriefrämjandet; Hammarström & Åberg bokförlag; Satellitförlaget, 1989 series) #nn