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Spider-Man #1 was drawn by Todd McFarlane and lettered by Rick Parker. 1 / 9

Parker, perhaps best known for his Beavis and Butthead artwork, was a prominent letterer. 2 / 9

McFarlane wanted Parker to do something special on Spider-Man. He said he'd pay extra for it. 3 / 9

It is likely that McFarlane was thinking of John Workman's work on Walter Simonson's Thor run. 4 / 9

Workman drew a massive "doom" sound effect for a mysterious being... 5 / 9

The entity turned out to be Surtur, the possible destroyer of Asgard. 6 / 9

Parker had those same "doom" sound effects in Spider-Man, as well. 7 / 9

Parker says that McFarlane never paid him any bonus money, though. 8 / 9

So Parker began to sign copies of Spider-Man #1 with "Todd Owes Me Money." 9 / 9