Marvel Team-Up Vol 1 50

Marvel Team-Up #50
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Art by: Gil Kane, Dan Adkins and Irv Watanabe
Release Date	July 27, 1976
Cover Date	October, 1976
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Archie Goodwin

1. "The Mystery of the Wraith!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Bill Mantlo
Penciler(s)	Sal Buscema
Inker(s)	Mike Esposito Dave Hunt
Colorist(s)	Janice Cohen
Letterer(s)	Gaspar Saladino Karen Mantlo
Editor(s)	Archie Goodwin

By the Vishanti!

—Doctor Strange

Appearing in "The Mystery of the Wraith!"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Spider-Man (Peter Parker) ⏵
• ⏴ Dr. Strange (Stephen Strange) ⏵

Supporting Characters:

• ⏴ Iron Man (Tony Stark) ⏵
• ⏴ Jean DeWolff ⏵ (Appears in flashback)

Antagonists:

• ⏴ Wraith ⏵ (Appears in flashback) (Origin revealed)
• ⏴ Phillip DeWolff ⏵ (Appears in flashback)

Other Characters:

• Max Vorster (Only in flashback)
• Karl Bonn (Only in flashback)

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Earth
  • North America
    • United States of America
      • New York State
        • New York City
          • Manhattan
            • South Sea Seaport
            • Greenwich Village
              • Bleecker Street
                • Sanctum Sanctorum
          • Queens
            • Calvary Cemetery
        • Long Island
          • Stark Industries

Items:

• Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters
• Iron Man Armor MK V
• Eye of Agamotto
• Cloak of Levitation
• Alpha Jammer

Vehicles:

• Jean DeWolff's Vintage Roadster

Synopsis for "The Mystery of the Wraith!"

Spider-Man, Jean DeWolff, and Iron Man recruit Dr. Strange to help them solve the mystery of the identity of the Wraith, believing there to be a supernatural element when evidence suggests that the Wraith is possibly Jean's deceased brother Brian.

As Spider-Man and Dr. Strange go back to the scene of Brian's death, Iron Man reviews the forensic evidence and Jean DeWolff goes to investigate her brother's tomb. As Spider-Man and Dr. Strange learn that Brian wasn't killed on the scene, Iron Man finds that the fingerprints on the Wraith's notes match that of Phillip DeWolff, and Jean is shocked to find her father and the Wraith hiding out in a secret laboratory where she is captured.

When Dr. Strange and Spider-Man arrive they too are incapacitated and taken over. Phillip then explains how he pulled his son off the scene of the crime and invested money on inventions that might restore him to life, and save him from the bullet wound to his head. The last experiment instead linked their minds, so that Brian, in his trance-like state, was able to be controlled by Phillip. Phillip created the Wraith identity to take revenge on criminals using lethal force.

When the heroes break free, Iron Man also arrives with a specially prepared helmet. Iron Man puts the helmet on Phillip, incapacitating both he and the Wraith. Although they defeated their foes, Brian's health is still affected by the bullet.

Notes

Chronology Notes

A flashback in this issue affects the chronology of the following characters:

• ⏴ Jean DeWolff ⏵
• ⏴ Wraith ⏵
• ⏴ Phillip DeWolff ⏵

Publication Notes

• Inks: some backgrounds by Hunt (uncredited).

• Letters (story pages): Saladino (uncredited) page 1, Mantlo pages 2-17.

• This issue contains a letters page, Mail It to Team-Up. Letters are published from R.J.J.B., Chris Testerverde, Dan Anderson, and Larry Twiss.

• As seen on page one, this issue is Story #C-67.

See Also

• 1 image(s) from Marvel Team-Up Vol 1 50
• 3 reprint(s) of Marvel Team-Up Vol 1 50

Links and References

• The Grand Comics Database: Marvel Team-Up Vol 1 [1]