Spider-Woman 6

"Savagely, I lashed out -- only to discover my prey would not be so easy to defeat."

―Jack Russell

"End of a Nightmare!"

Spider-Woman
Title:	"End of a Nightmare!"
Volume:	1
Number:	6
Cover price:	.35
Cover date:	September, 1978
Publisher:	Marvel Comics
Credits
Chief:	Jim Shooter
Writers:	Marv Wolfman
Pencilers:	Carmine Infantino
Inkers:	Rick Bryant
Cover artists:	Carmine Infantino
Cover inker:	Steve Leialoha
Colorists:	Bob Sharen
Letterers:	John Costanza
Editors:	Marv Wolfman
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"End of a Nightmare!" is the story title to the sixth issue of the first Spider-Woman ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Marv Wolfman with interior artwork by Carmine Infantino and inks by Rick Bryant. Infantino also provided the cover art composition for this issue, which was inked by Steve Leialoha. The story was colored by Bob Sharen and lettered by John Costanza. It was edited by Marv Wolfman. This issue shipped with a September, 1978 cover date and carries a cover price of 35 cents per copy (US).

"End of a Nightmare!!"[]

Morgan Le Fay and her two demon-barbarians attack the helpless Charles Magnus as he remains bound to a chair. Spider-Woman drives the demons away with several venom blasts, but is powerless to fight Morgan, as she currently exists on the astral plane. Morgan wants the Darkhold, but Spider-Woman has no idea where it is. However, in order to save Magnus' life, she agrees to search for it.

While Spider-Woman embarks upon her journey, Magnus surreptitiously sends a psychic command to S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jerry Hunt. Hunt suddenly feels the urge to leave his office and resume his search for Spider-Woman.

Spider-Woman meanwhile, learns that a young man named Jack Russell (also known as the Werewolf by Night) once possessed the Darkhold. She goes to his apartment at Colden House, just as the full moon begins to rise. Jack tries to warn her away, but it is too late. He transforms into the Werewolf and attacks Spider-Woman. He chokes her until she falls unconscious, then lumbers off into the night. Jessica quickly revives and follows the Werewolf onto the city streets. She manages to lay him low with a concentrated venom blast and brings him back to Morgan Le Fay's keep.

As she arrives with the unconscious Werewolf, Jerry Hunt shows up as well. Magnus attempts to combat Morgan on the astral plane, but she defeats him by destroying his physical body. She then turns her power against Jerry.

Morgan then realizes that she will increase her own capabilities by assuming a corporeal form. She opens up a time window to 12th century Camelot where her physical body lies sleeping. She begins a process to transplant her 20th century astral self into her chronologically older body, but Spider-Woman sends a venom blast through the portal, destroying her sleeping form. The paradox creates a time vortex that violently pulls Morgan Le Fay away from this dimension. With Morgan's presence eliminated, her castle disappears.

Suddenly, Magnus walks up to Jessica and Jerry. He reveals that he faked his own demise in order to keep Morgan distracted. However, doing so greatly diminished his magic powers. As Magnus continues to mutter to himself, Jessica and Jerry embrace one another.

Appearances[]

Featured characters

Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew

Supporting characters

Villains

Minor characters

Alice
Ben

Organizations

S.H.I.E.L.D.

Races

Locations

California

England

Camelot

Items

Vehicles

Automobile

Powers

Miscellaneous

Notes & Trivia[]

This issue is reprinted in Essential Spider-Woman, Volume 1 and Werewolf by Night: The Complete Collection, Volume 3.
UPC barcode: 0714860261509.
This issue is job number LG-5.
The tagline to this issue is, "The Spider-Woman Is Helpless... ...Before the Mindless Rampage of Werewolf By Night".
Letterer John Costanza is credited as L. Costanza in this issue.
Jack Russell appeared last in Werewolf by Night #43. He appears next in Spider-Woman #19.
Morgan Le Fay chronologically appears next in flashback in the second story in Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #9.
First and only appearance to date of Alice, an innocent civilian.
Jack Russell makes reference to Spider-Man in this issue. Jack met Spider-Man in Marvel Team-Up #12. He will encounter him a second time in Marvel Team-Up #93.
In one scene, the Werewolf is illustrated wearing a blue shirt, even though he had torn his shirt off in a previous scene.
One of the innocent civilians makes a reference to Lindsay Wagner in this issue. Lindsay Wagner is an American actress most popularly known for playing the role of Jaime Sommers on the 1976 ABC television series, The Bionic Woman.