Marvel Tales #38 was published by Marvel Comics on October 1, 1972, as part of a series that began in 1966. Stan Lee writes, and art comes from John Romita, Mike Esposito and Sal Buscema. This 36-page issue features Spider-Man, Mary Jane, J. Jonah Jameson, Aunt May and Doctor Octopus, among 10 characters cataloged on VerseDB.