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Cover: John Romita Jr.

Spider-Man #78

Mar 1997 · Marvel · 1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD

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“The Love of a Woman”

A stormy night sets a fittingly chilling backdrop as Spider-Man scrambles through the rain while a menacing, dark-caped vampire-like figure looms over him with clawed hands outstretched — the cover tagline "Cold-Blooded Craving!" says it all. John Romita Jr. handles both pencils and inks on this dynamic cover, delivering a kinetic sense of danger against a rain-soaked cityscape. With Howard Mackie scripting and Romita Jr.'s interior art for "The Love of a Woman," this March 1997 issue promises a tense, atmospheric chapter in Peter Parker's ongoing saga.

writer Howard Mackie · artist John Romita Jr. · inker Scott Hanna · colorist Gregory Wright · letterer Richard Starkings · letterer Kiff Scholl · letterer Comicraft · cover John Romita Jr.

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Full credits

writer Howard Mackie

artist John Romita Jr.

inker Scott Hanna

colorist Gregory Wright

letterer Richard Starkings

letterer Kiff Scholl

letterer Comicraft

cover pencils, inks John Romita Jr.

Reprints

Reprinted in Spider-Man #21 (1998), Spider-Man #28 (1999), A Teia do Aranha #111, Edderkoppen #171, Spindelmannen #12/1998

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