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Publishers / Marvel / The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) / #194
194July 1979
$0.40

The Amazing Spider-Man #194

Marvel · July 1979 · on sale April 10, 1979

1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#194
Publication date
July 1979
Key date
July 1979
On-sale date
April 10, 1979
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file First appearance of the Black Cat, July 1979. Felicia Hardy arrives as a cat burglar and stays as the most durable supporting character the book added in its second decade.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Never Let the Black Cat Cross Your Path!cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Irving WatanabeSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Black Cat
1Never Let the Black Cat Cross Your Path!comic story17script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Keith Pollard, Frank Giacoia; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: B. Sean; letters: J. CostanzaSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Black Cat (Introduction); the burglar; Mysterio; Aunt May Parker; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds; Robbie Robertson; J. Jonah Jameson; Barney Bushkin; Harry Osborn; Flash Thompson; Boris Korpse; April Maye; Bruno Grainger; Emil Greco; Walter Hardy
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Michael GoldenMicronauts [Acroyear; Biotron; Bug; Marionette; Microtron; Arcturus Rann]; Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
5-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Joe SinnottNighthawk
7-letters page1script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Dave Cockrum, Keith Pollard; letters: John CostanzaBlack Cat

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245707

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man vs. The Black Cat #1
ISBN 0-7851-1559-5		2005On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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