• This is not the first appearance of Sylvester McCoy in a Bernice Summerfield audio drama. He previously played the Seventh Doctor in The Final Amendment in October 2007.

• This is the first appearance of Panda in a Bernice Summerfield audio drama.

• This is the second appearance of Iris Wildthyme in a Bernice Summerfield audio drama. She previously appeared in the audio story The Plague Herds of Excelis in July 2002.

• Proceeds raised from the story are donated to the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis charity Invest in M.E.

Writers:

• Xanna Eve Chown
• Stephen Cole
• Paul Cornell
• Stephen Fewell
• Simon Guerrier
• Scott Handcock
• Rebecca Levene
• Jacqueline Rayner
• Justin Richards
• Miles Richardson
• Eddie Robson
• Dave Stone

• The Controller previously appeared last issue and will appear next in Iron Man #28 in another match with Iron Man.

• Also featured Iron Man Armor Mark IV, Absorbatron and Molecular Negatizer (first appearance)

• The Monocle's real name was revealed in the Human Torch entry of Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #5.

• As revealed in Fantastic Four #99 Crystal was asked to return to Attilan to help treat Black Bolt after he was injured in an experiment.

This story was likely inspired by 1969 kidnapping of the American ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick, who was kidnapped by the terrorist organization known as MR-8. (2/2)

• The cover to this issue states that this story was "torn from today's headlines"... The 1960s and 70s saw an increase of terrorist activities across the world. (1/2)

• Peter Parker thinks about all the years that he has sacrificed a normal life because of his double life. Per the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616, Peter has been Spider-Man for roughly three years at the time of this story.

• Gwen's sudden move to England isn't just because of her father's death. She is also trying to cover up her pregnancy following an affair with Norman Osborn circa Amazing Spider-Man #61. This truth was revealed in Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #509–514.

• Spider-Man laments over the death of George Stacy and Gwen's departure to England. These events happened in Amazing Spider-Man #90 and 93, respectively.

• This issue had a variant which came in a larger package, with a unique cover.