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Astounding Stories#85
Cover: John Romita
Astounding Stories #85
“The Night of the Prowler!”
writer Stan Lee · artist John Buscema · artist, inker Jim Mooney · letterer Sam Rosen · cover John Romita
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Full credits
writer Stan Lee
artist John Buscema
artist, inker Jim Mooney
letterer Sam Rosen
cover pencils, inks John Romita
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Peter tries to see Gwen only to find that she is (apparently) on a date with Flash. Hobie approaches his boss with ideas for new safety devices for his job as window-washer, only to be rebuffed. He implements them in private, adds a cloak and a mask, and thus creates The Prowler. Hobie plans to rob a newspaper as the Prowler then return the money as Hobie, making himself a hero. Naturally Peter (as Peter) discovers the Prowler in the act and J. Jonah discovers Peter in front of an empty safe.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).