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Cover: John Romita Jr. & Terry Austin
The Amazing Spider-Man #248
“And He Strikes Like a Thunderball”
writer Roger Stern · artist Ron Frenz · inker Terry Austin · colorist Christie Scheele · letterer Joe Rosen · cover John Romita Jr., Terry Austin
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Full credits
writer Roger Stern
artist Ron Frenz
inker Terry Austin
colorist Christie Scheele
letterer Joe Rosen
cover pencils John Romita Jr.
cover inks Terry Austin
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Spider-Man visits a young boy who is one of his biggest fans. He shows him his powers, tells him his origin and even reveals his secret identity. Peter's secrets are safe, however, as Timothy Harrison is dying of leukemia.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).


