Spider-Man Comics Weekly #50

Jan 1974 · Marvel UK · 0.06 GBP

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In "Disaster!", Stan Lee and Jack Kirby deliver a cosmic clash as Thor and reporter Harris Hobbs arrive in Asgard to witness Odin’s triumph over Loki and the Absorbing Man—banished into the void. While Hobbs scrambles to document the moment, his camera lies broken, and in a distant jungle, a tribal witch doctor uncovers a Norn stone that awakens a dangerous new power. Cover by John Romita and Chic Stone, with pencils by Jack Kirby, this 1974 UK weekly issue captures the mythic scale of Marvel’s universe with bold art and escalating stakes.

Contains 3 stories

Disaster!

10 pp · Superhero

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]Aunt May ParkerAnna May WatsonMary Jane WatsonGwen StacyHarry OsbornJohn JamesonJ. Jonah JamesonRobbie RobertsonBetty BrantGeorge StacyDoctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]

While a Universe Trembles!

7 pp · Superhero

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel]Demon (introduction)Harris HobbsLokiOdin

In "While a Universe Trembles!", Thor and reporter Harris Hobbs arrive in Asgard just as Odin confronts Loki and the Absorbing Man, banishing them into space. As Hobbs tries to capture the moment on camera, his equipment fails—just as a tribal witch doctor in an Asian jungle uncovers a Norn stone, awakening an ancient power.

Iron Man Is Born!

13 pp · Superhero

Iron Man [Tony Stark] (origin) (featured) (introduction)Wong-Chu (villain) (introduction)Professor Yinsen (death) (introduction

In "Iron Man Is Born!", playboy industrialist Tony Stark is captured by communist forces in Vietnam after being injured. While pretending to build a weapon for his captors, he constructs a suit of armor to sustain his failing heart—and uses it to break free and confront the commander who holds him.