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Marvel Tales#281
Cover: Ron Lim & Bud LaRosa

Marvel Tales #281

Jan 1994 · Marvel · 1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD; 0.95 GBP
“Whatever Happened to Crusher Hogan?”

Crusher Hogan is working maintenance at a boxing facility and spinning tall tales of how he helped create Spider-Man when he discovers a plot by one of the owners to take down a fighter. Peter gets a call from May who asks him to keep an eye on Nathan who may be in trouble. Spidey gets involved in the problems Crusher Hogan and Bobby Chance are having with Manslaughter. Felling the villain, Spidey fudges history a little and confirms his "close" relationship with Hogan, making him a hero. Peter tells Aunt May he lost track of Nathan and finds he was beaten badly and is now in the hospital.

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writer Tom DeFalco · artist Ron Frenz · inker Josef Rubinstein · colorist Nelson Yomtov · letterer Joe Rosen · cover Ron LimBud LaRosa

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Full credits

artist Ron Frenz
colorist Nelson Yomtov
letterer Joe Rosen
cover pencils Ron Lim
cover inks Bud LaRosa

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Crusher Hogan is working maintenance at a boxing facility and spinning tall tales of how he helped create Spider-Man when he discovers a plot by one of the owners to take down a fighter. Peter gets a call from May who asks him to keep an eye on Nathan who may be in trouble. Spidey gets involved in the problems Crusher Hogan and Bobby Chance are having with Manslaughter. Felling the villain, Spidey fudges history a little and confirms his "close" relationship with Hogan, making him a hero. Peter tells Aunt May he lost track of Nathan and finds he was beaten badly and is now in the hospital.

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