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Cover: Ross Andru & Bob McLeod

The Amazing Spider-Man #184

Sep 1978 · Marvel · 0.35 USD
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“White Dragon! Red Death!”
★ 1st appearance — Phillip Chang

In "White Dragon! Red Death!", Peter Parker finds himself entangled in a dangerous web when his lab partner, Phillip Chang, pulls him into a hidden world beneath New York’s Chinatown. As secrets from Hong Kong surface in the city’s underground, Peter must navigate a mystery tied to a shadowy organization—and confront the unexpected return of Betty Brant, whose presence stirs old feelings. Written by Marv Wolfman and brought to life by Ross Andru’s dynamic art, with Frank Giacoia’s inks and Glynis Wein’s colors, this issue pulses with intrigue and tension. The cover, by Ross Andru and Bob McLeod, captures the stakes with a striking, ominous presence.

writer Marv Wolfman · artist Ross Andru · inker Frank Giacoia · colorist Glynis Wein · letterer J. Costanza · letterer Jim Novak · cover Ross Andru, Bob McLeod

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Trivia · 7 facts

  • First appearance of the White Dragon (villain), marking his Earth-616 debut as the costumed enforcer of the Dragon Lords gang in New York's Chinatown.
  • First appearance of the Dragon Lords, the Chinatown-based criminal organization pressuring ESU student Phillip Chang to join their ranks.
  • First appearance of Phillip Chang, Peter Parker's new ESU lab partner, who becomes entangled in the Dragon Lords' Hong Kong-connected criminal network.
  • Betty Brant returns to Peter Parker's life in this issue after leaving husband Ned Leeds in Paris; their marriage had been established in Amazing Spider-Man #156.
  • Story title: 'White Dragon! Red Death!' — Part 1 of 2; the conclusion runs in Amazing Spider-Man #185.
  • Creative team: script and editing by Marv Wolfman; pencils by Ross Andru; inks by Frank Giacoia; cover art by Ross Andru and Bob McLeod; colors by Glynis Wein.
  • The issue is reprinted/collected in the Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 6 (Marvel), which collects the complete Marv Wolfman run on the title (issues #181–205).

Full credits

artist Ross Andru
colorist Glynis Wein
letterer J. Costanza
letterer Jim Novak
cover pencils Ross Andru
cover inks Bob McLeod

Reprints

Reprinted in Edderkoppen #3/1979 (1979), Spindelmannen #3/1979 (1979), The Spectacular Spider-Man Weekly / Spider-Man Comic #340 (1979), L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] #268 (1980), Strange #137 (1981), El Hombre Araña / El Asombroso Hombre Araña #180 (1983), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #18 (2016), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus #6 (2024), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection #10 (2024), Aventuras do Homem Aranha [Spider-man] #29, De spectaculaire Spider-Man [De spektakulaire Spiderman] #2, Die Spinne #34, El Hombre Araña [Spider-man] #11, Hämähäkkimies #6/1981, Spider-Man #5, Σπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] #96, The Amazing Spider-Man #184-185

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