Spider-Man and the “Twinkie Takers” Originally published: May 1976 May 1976: Conan the Barbarian #62, Howard the Duck #3, Master of Kung-Fu #40, Marvel Two-in-One #15, Marvel Triple Action #29… June 1976: Champions #6… Hostess ad that appeared in May and June 1976, in the titles above and most likely others. Based on publication date, [...]

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Spider-Man and the Cupcake Caper Originally published: March 1976 March 1976: Champions #4, Howard the Duck #2, Defenders #33, Conan the Barbarian #60, Master of Kung-Fu #38, My Love #39, Marvel Triple Action #28, Amazing Spider-Man #154… April 1976: Master of Kung Fu #39, Conan the Barbarian #61, Defenders #34, Power Man and Iron Fist [...]

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Spider-Man and the Kidnap Caper Originally published: January 1976 January 1976: Defenders #31, Master of Kung-Fu #36, Marvel’s Greatest Comics #61, Champions #2, Amazing Spider-Man #152… February 1976: Black Goliath #1, Power Man and Iron Fist #29, Master of Kung-Fu #37, Weird Wonder Tales #14, Son of Satan #2, Conan the Barbarian #59, Super Villain [...]

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Spider-Man in The Trap Originally published: May 1975 May 1975: Marvel Super Heroes #50, Werewolf By Night #29, Marvel’s Greatest Comics #56, Giant-Size Marvel Triple Action #1, Marvel Two-in-One #9… June 1975: Power Man and Iron Fist #25, Marvel Tales #59, Giant Size Avengers #4, Ghost Rider #12, Night Rider #5, Defenders #24, Ka-Zar #9… [...]

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Originally published: 1966 This is an interesting little (little!) book that came out of gumball machines in 1966. It is 50 tiny pages long, with brief text generally appearing on the left-hand pages and a small picture on the right. Here’s the break-down: Pages 1-4: Discussion of unpopularity of spiders Pages 5-34: Introduction to and [...]

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