Nova #17

Jun 1979 · Editions Lug · 3,00 FRF

📊 ~37,004 copies sold its debut month

🌐 French edition · synopsis shown in English

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“Black-out !”

In "Black-out!", light and shadow collide as Lightmaster abducts Hector Ayala, mistaking him for Spider-Man. With Sal Buscema’s dynamic art and Bill Mantlo’s sharp storytelling, the issue delivers a tense showdown that forces Hector’s secret identity into the open—setting off a chain of consequences he never saw coming. The cover by Jean-Yves Mitton captures the moment with striking intensity, a 3,00 FRF comic from 1979 that remains a standout in the Nova series.

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writer Bill Mantlo · artist Sal Buscema · artist, inker Mike Esposito · colorist Don Warfield · cover Jean-Yves Mitton

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Full credits

writer Bill Mantlo

artist Sal Buscema

artist, inker Mike Esposito

colorist Don Warfield

cover pencils, inks Jean-Yves Mitton

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Lightmaster kidnaps Hector Ayala, believing that he is Spider-Man. Spider-Man rescues Hector and defeats Lightmaster but not before Hector's real identity is revealed to the public.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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