- "Watch out, world -- here comes your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!"
- ―Spider-Man
| "The Fight and the Fury!" | |
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| The Amazing Spider-Man | |
| Title: | "The Fight and the Fury!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 120 |
| Cover price: | .20 |
| Cover date: | May, 1973 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Roy Thomas |
| Writers: | Gerry Conway |
| Pencilers: | Gil Kane; Paul Reinman |
| Inkers: | John Romita; Frank Giacoia; Tony Mortellaro |
| Cover artists: | John Romita |
| Cover inker: | John Romita |
| Cover letterer: | Morrie Kuramoto |
| Colorists: | Stan G. |
| Letterers: | Art Simek |
| Editors: | Roy Thomas |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Amazing Spider-Man #119 |
| Next: | Amazing Spider-Man #121 |
"The Fight and the Fury!" is the title to the 120th issue of the first Amazing Spider-Man ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Gerry Conway with artwork by Gil Kane and art assists by Paul Reinman. It was inked by John Romita with background inks by Tony Mortellaro. It was colored by Stan Goldberg and lettered by Art Simek. The cover art illustration was rendered by John Romita and Morrie Kuramoto. The story was edited by Roy Thomas. This issue shipped with a May, 1973 cover date and carries a cover price of .20 cents per copy.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Hulk
- Doctor Octopus, Otto Octavius (Behind the scenes only)
Minor characters
- Costeau
- Harry Osborn (Referenced only)
- May Parker (Referenced only)
- Unnamed private investigator
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
Spider-Man vs. the Hulk!
- The character of Spider-Man was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in August, 1962 in a story titled "Spider-Man!" The character has since gone on to become one of the most well-known and enduring super-heroes of all time, having appeared in numerous comic book titles, as well as feature films, animated projects and video games.
- "ASM 120" serves as a shortcut to this page.
- The tagline to this issue is "The Fight to the Finish -- With the Ever-Incredible Hulk! More You Could Ask For??"
- This issue is job number 1305-Z.
- Colorist Stan Goldberg is credited as Stan G. in this issue.
- Frank Giacoia was the inker on pages 14, and 16-18 only. He is not credited in this issue.
- Tony Mortellaro did the background inks only on this issue.
- Letterer Artie Simek is credited as Art Simek in this issue.
"Hulk get pissy!"
- The splash page features the Hulk and Spider-Man underwater with the Hulk hurling a large boulder into Spider-Man.
- Harry Osborn has relapsed into drug abuse in this issue. His problems with narcotics came to a head back in Amazing Spider-Man #98.
- Reference is made to Doctor Octopus in this issue. Doc Ock hired the private investigator to tail Peter Parker because he has a vested interest in May Parker's medical state.
- This is the first, and to date, only known appearance of Costeau, who is an officer in the Canadian Army.
- Thaddeus Ross obtained permission from the Canadian government to bring his own troops into the country to hunt the Hulk in Incredible Hulk #162.
- The Hulk chronologically appeared last in Amazing Spider-Man #119.
Reprints[]
This issue has been reprinted in the following volumes:
- 40 Years of the Amazing Spider-Man DVD-ROM
- Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection 7
- Amazing Spider-Man Annual 12
- Essential Spider-Man 6
- Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man 12