Marvel Tales #100

Synopsis

Contains three stories and a bonus pin-up art piece. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #123, "Just a Man Called Cage."  Guest-starring Luke Cage.  While Peter Parker and his friends attend Gwen Stacy's funeral, J. Jonah Jameson plots revenge against the web-slinger for the death of Norman Osborn!  The Daily Bugle publisher wants the wall-crawler captured dead or alive!  And he hires the powerful Luke Cage to do it!  On a Manhattan rooftop, the Hero for Hire ambushes Spider-Man!  And the super slugfest begins!  The two heroes trade punches, body blows, and haymakers one after another!  How will they break the stalemate before they break each other in half?  Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, Betty Brant, Joe Robertson, Flash Thompson, Anna Watson, Aunt May, and Norman Osborn (deceased).  (Notes: This issue features the first meeting between Spider-Man and Luke Cage. The plot crosses over briefly with Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 12.  "Killers of a Purple Range!"  Two-Gun Kid, who was recently time traveled forward to 1977, rides ride through a desolate sandy landscape with his new friend Hawkeye.  The hooves of their horses disturb the Purple Man Killgrave in his secret lair.  This draws him out and a pitched battle ensues. "The Secrets of Spider-Man."  A fun fact narrative on how Peter Parker got his powers, what those powers are and the gadgets he uses. "A Marvel Masterwork Birthday Bonus Pin-Up."  The last page has  a piece of comic art featuring Spider-Man with a message written in cursive from Spidey that says "Hang in there! -- your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man."