#264: January 1976 (w/Gerry Conway) - "The Battle of the Century!"

Gerry Conway is one of the true legends of
comics, having written just about every major Marvel and DC
character over the last 60 years. At 19 years old, he was the
third person to write Amazing Spider-Man, after Stan Lee
and Roy Thomas, and he is the co-creator of the Punisher, the
Jackal, the original Ms. Marvel, Man-Thing, and Werewolf by Night
for Marvel Comics and Firestorm, Power Girl, Jason Todd, and
Killer Croc for DC Comics.


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Stories Covered in this Episode: 


"The Battle of the Century!" - Superman vs. The Amazing
Spider-Man #1, written by Gerry Conway, art by Ross Andru and
Dick Giordano, letters by Gaspar Saladino, colors by Jerry Serpe,
edited by Roy Thomas, Julius Schwartz, Marv Wolfman, and E.
Nelson Bridwell, 1976 Marvel Comics and DC Comics


 


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Milne and performed by Robb Milne and
Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb
Milne.


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