Marvel Team-Up 47 (Marvel/1972 1st Series)
*(Grade:FINE+/FINE++)
#47
*”I Have to Fight the Basilisk!” Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Thing. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Ron Wilson. Inks by Dan Adkins. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott./ Story continues from Marvel Two-in-One 17 (Part 1). The stars of Marvel’s team-up titles fight together against the Basilisk! The power-crazed Basilisk has raised a volcano in the middle of the Hudson River and now stands poised to destroy New York! The Thing and Spider-Man have already been beaten once by the Basilisk, but now the blue-eyed idol of millions and the wondrous wall-crawler are going to give it one more shot! It’s a tremendous fight to the finish! Flashback cameos by Captain Marvel and Mr. Fantastic to recap the events of Marvel Team-Up 16 and 17. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Ralph Macchio. This issue contains a full-page ad for Hostess Twinkies featuring Captain America vs. the Red Skull (and the cosmic cube).