The Spider and the Sea-Scourge!
Writer: Denny O’Neil
Pencils: John Romita, Jr.
Inker: Jim Mooney
Letters: Jim Novak
Colors: Bob Sharen
Cover art: John Romita, Jr.
Originally published: December 1980
You know what’s weird? I might be crazy, but I don’t see any credits for this issue. I looked them up online.
Namor, the Sub-Mariner, has been busting up equipment in the ocean. Good [...]

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Aliens and Illusions!
Writer: Roger Stern
Artists: Marie Severin, Jim Mooney
Letterer: Jim Novak
Colorist: C. Scheele
Originally published: February 1981
The cover of this issue features Spider-Man, Mysterio and Deb Whitman apparently floating in outer space. Spider-Man is punching the fishbowl off Mysterio’s head. Spidey’s legs are wrapped around Mysterio’s body. Deb has a very odd zero-gravity boob thing going [...]

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Dilemma!
Writer: Roger Stern
Artists: John Romita, Jr., Jim Mooney
Letterer: Jim Novak
Colorist: Ben Sean
Originally published: January 1981
50th issue! Aliens on the cover! What could go wrong?!
We open immediately following the events of the last issue, with Spidey and the Smuggler mid-fight. Actually, Spidey pretty much has the Smuggler tied up, but doesn’t know what to do with [...]

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Enter: The SmugglerWriter: Roger Stern
Artists: Jim Mooney, Bruce Patterson
Letters: Rick Parker
Colors: Ken Fedu
Originally published: December 1980
The cover promises “the long awaited return of the White Tiger” …my ass. That dude’s the worst. Luckily he’s in the second story in the issue, and Spidey isn’t, so I got to skip him.
The art on the splash page [...]

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The Fangs of Werewolf by Night
Script by: Michael Fleisher
Pencils by: Steve Leialoha
Inks by: Jim Mooney
Colors by: Gaff
Letters by: Mark Rogan
Originally published: November 1980
The cover for this issue has real photos of movie monsters in the background, and it’s totally distracting. I don’t like when comics mix real photos with the art, it totally takes me [...]

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