Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Princess Python (part of the Masters of Menace) in The Clown and His Masters of Menace!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko
Spider-Man goes to Ringmaster and his criminal circus performers hotel room; the performers kick Ringmaster out of their group and steal some paintings; Spidey battles Ringmaster. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 17 and 160.
32 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
Cover by John Romita Sr. Sixth appearance of Kraven the Hunter, and second appearance of the new Vulture (Blackie Drago) in From the Depths of Defeat!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, inks by Mike Esposito (uncredited)
As Peter recovers from the injuries received in his fight with the new Vulture, he sees television coverage of a fight between the Vulture and Kraven and goes out to capture them. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 35 and 189.
36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
Cover by John Romita Sr. Ka-Zar appearance in To Kill a Spider-Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita Sr. (layouts) and Don Heck (pencils), inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo)
Spencer Smythe has created a Spider-Slayer robot for J. Jonah Jameson to use against the Wallcrawler; But when Jameson fails to capture Spider-Man, Smythe takes over control with designs on killing the hero!
36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
Cover by John Romita Sr. The Coming of the Kangaroo!, script by John Romita (plot) and Stan Lee (script), pencils by John Buscema (layouts) and Jim Mooney (pencils), inks by Jim Mooney
Aunt May decides Peter is sick and puts him to bed; The Kangaroo escapes Feds who seek to deport him, then steals what he thinks is money but is actually a vial of deadly bacteria; Peter sneaks out to catch the Kangaroo and get the vial back; He succeeds, but Aunt May collapses when she finds the web dummy Peter left in his bed; Now Peter feels more guilt than ever. House ad for Thor #172 and Iron Man #22, art by Jack Kirby, George Tuska, Bill Everett, and Mike Esposito. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 62.
36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.
Cover art by John Romita. "Doc Ock Lives!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gil Kane (his first work on the title), inks by John Romita
Returning home from the airport following the supposed death of Dr. Octopus, Spider-Man is less than convinced that his long time enemy is gone for good; Changing back to Peter Parker, he gets a copy of the Bugle where he learns that no trace of Doc Ock's body was found, and is determined to find his enemy and bring him to justice; Dr. Octopus, having survived the plane crash learns that the press has considered that he's dead; This gives Octopus ample opportunity to track down and destroy Spider-Man; First part of a Doctor Octopus/Spider-Man battle leading up to the death of Capt. Stacy in issue 90.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.
This annual features three reprint stories and a new cover by John Romita. First story reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man 1: "Spider-Man vs. the Chameleon!" Script by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four.
The web-slinger tries to join the FF, but ends up tussling with the Chameleon instead.
Second story reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man 2: "Duel to the Death with the Vulture!" Script by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. The wall-crawler battles the Vulture for the first time and makes J. Jonah Jameson very happy with his pictures of the fight.
Third story reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man 38: "Just a Guy Named Joe!" Script by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Spidey clashes with a down-on-his-luck boxer. Special feature: 6 pages of assorted pin-ups and illustrations (with art by Steve Ditko and John Romita) featuring Spider-Man, Mysterio, the Vulture, Sandman, Electro, and Mary Jane Watson.
64 pages. 25 cents. Cover price $0.25.
"In Darkness Seldom Seen!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Cloak and Dagger. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Ed Hannigan. Inks by Al Milgrom. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Al Milgrom.
Cloak and Dagger are back! And still waging their violent war on drugs! But now their activities are being noticed by criminal heavyweights...specifically Silvermane and the Kingpin! Is the duo ready for the big time? When Cloak and Dagger move in for the kill on Silvermane, the web-slinger will have a critical choice to make!
32 pages Cover price $0.60.
