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Cover: Gil Kane & John Romita

The Amazing Spider-Man #161

Oct 1976 · Marvel · 0.30 USD
“..And the Nightcrawler Came Prowling, Prowling”

In "And the Nightcrawler Came Prowling, Prowling," Spider-Man and the mysterious Nightcrawler clash in a tense stand-off after both witness a violent shooting—each convinced the other is the culprit. Meanwhile, the Punisher is on a desperate hunt to track down an imposter using his name and methods. Written by Len Wein and illustrated by Ross Andru with inks by Mike Esposito, this 1976 issue features dynamic art and sharp pacing, with a cover by Gil Kane and inks by John Romita.

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writer Len Wein · artist Ross Andru · inker Mike Esposito · colorist Glynis Wein · letterer Gaspar Saladino · letterer Irv Watanabe · inker Dave Hunt · cover Gil Kane, John Romita

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writer Len Wein
artist Ross Andru
colorist Glynis Wein
letterer Irv Watanabe
inker Dave Hunt
cover pencils Gil Kane
cover inks John Romita

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Spider-Man and Nightcrawler witness a shooting and battle mistakenly thinking the other is involved in the shooting. Meanwhile the Punisher is trying to find who is impersonating him.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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