Nova 1976 #12 30¢ - back issue - $9.00
Rich's uncle Ralph is murdered by Photon because of a secret chemical formula he was working on that several men were trying to acquire. Nova and Spider-Man team up to figure out the true identity of Photon.
On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #143, May 1977.
- Face to Face with Spider-Man - Giacoia inks and Romita corrections provided by Nick Caputo (2006). The cover to this issue is featured in How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way.
- Who Is -- the Man Called Photon? - Story continues in Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #171 (August 1977).
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