COMMENTS: white pages; SCARCE! Printing Error edition 1st app of Black Cat (Felicia Hardy); Al Milgrom cover; Keith Pollard/Frank Giacoia art; Letter page includes an alternative cover for #194 and Spider-Woman #9 by Keith Pollard
white pages; SCARCE! Printing Error edition 1st app of Black Cat (Felicia Hardy); Al Milgrom cover; Keith Pollard/Frank Giacoia art; Letter page includes an alternative cover for #194 and Spider-Woman #9 by Keith PollardFirst appearance of the Black Cat in "Never Let The Black Cat Cross Your Path!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Wolfman. Art by Pollard (breakdowns) and Giacoia (finishes). Cover by Milgrom. One of the landmark issues of the Amazing Spider-Man series. The dazzling debut of the Black Cat! The wall-crawler has spent the first 193 issues of his title chasing super-villains; but tonight he's going to kiss one instead! Wow! Does the web-slinger stand a chance against the beauty and charm of Felicia Hardy? Not when the alluring cat has his tongue. And maybe later his heart. A terrific issue! Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson, Mysterio (in civilian clothes), and the burglar. Notes: The Black Cat is the creative highlight of the Wolfman-Pollard run on the Amazing Spider-Man title. Cockrum designed the cat's costume. The letters page includes an alternate cover (for issue 194) by Pollard. It also includes an alternate cover to Spider-Woman 9 by Infantino.
Scarce printing error identified by the yellow discoloration to the right of the CCA stamp in the Marvel Comics Group banner. It is rumored that once the printer noticed the error, it was quickly corrected early in the print run.