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The Amazing Spider-Man #223
“Night of the Ape!”
writer O'Neil · writer J. M. DeMatteis · artist John Romita Jr. · inker Milgrom · colorist Wein · letterer Parker · cover John Romita Jr., Frank Giacoia
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Full credits
writer O'Neil
writer J. M. DeMatteis
artist John Romita Jr.
inker Milgrom
colorist Wein
letterer Parker
cover pencils John Romita Jr.
cover inks Frank Giacoia
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
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Russian super-villain Red Ghost and his Super-Apes attempt to steal a mathematical treatise from the university, but Spider-Man intervenes and stops them. Next, Red Ghost tries to silence all witnesses, including Roger Hochberg, a nerd that Peter Parker is trying to help make new friends.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).


