Spider-Man in the Horror Universe: “OF SPIDERS AND SERPENTS” / “A KING COMES RIDING”

Every Friday… Who am I kidding?  Whenever I have time, probably every few weeks, I will be posting here an excerpt from my book, the Horror Crossover Encyclopedia.  These excerpts will be entries from the book featuring some of my favorite series, often series you might not expect to find in a book about horror crossovers.

MARVEL TEAM-UP # 111 – 112 “OF SPIDERS AND SERPENTS” / “A KING COMES RIDING” (MARVEL COMICS)

Release Date: November – December 1981 (Contemporary Setting and circa 18,000 – 20,000 B.C.)

Series: Spider-Man; Devil-Slayer; Kull

Horror Crosses: Doctor Strange

Non-Horror Crosses: Defenders; Sub-Mariner; Hulk

The Story: Spider-Man rescues the Defenders from the Serpent Men. In the process, Spider-Man is poisoned, and the only cure can be found in the ancient past. Doctor Strange sends Spider-Man to the past where he meets Kull and gains his cure.

Notes: Two parter. The first featured Spider-Man and…