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Cover: Marshall Rogers

Marvel Tales #242

Oct 1990 · Marvel · 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
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“Shoot Out Over Center Ring!”

Marvel Tales #242 pairs two fan-favorite characters in one wild circus-set showdown: the cover by Marshall Rogers plunges Spider-Man and Nightcrawler into chaotic close-quarters action atop a rampaging elephant and a snarling tiger, with a grinning clown peering in from the corner and the tagline "Shoot Out Over Center Ring with Cutthroat!" promising plenty of big-top mayhem. Rogers' kinetic composition captures both heroes in full acrobatic form — Nightcrawler's blue figure tumbling alongside a web-slinging Spidey — making the circus setting feel genuinely dangerous rather than festive. Rounding out the package is a Rocket Racer mini-epic, giving readers a solid double dose of Marvel action for a single dollar.

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writer Chris Claremont · artist Mike Nasser · artist Rich Buckler · inker Joe Rubinstein · colorist Carl Gafford · letterer Clem Robins · cover Marshall Rogers

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writer Chris Claremont
artist Mike Nasser
artist Rich Buckler
inker Joe Rubinstein
colorist Carl Gafford
letterer Clem Robins
cover pencils, inks Marshall Rogers

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Amos fires Arcade and hires Cutthroat to take down Spider-Man but Nightcrawler helps Spidey take down the rookie assassin.

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