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Issue: The Amazing Spider-Man #85
Publication Date: June 1970
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Issues: #85 of 443 Issues (968 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/17/1970
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; #200 square bound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted In9
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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Assets1
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Revealed at Last... The Schemer's Secret!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kingpin; Vanessa Fisk; Schemer
First Line: Nothing can save you now!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagL'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] #86 published August 1973
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Tales #66 [25¢ Cover Price] published April 1976
as The Schemer's Secret! [Illustration on Cover, Front]recolored
In Content Item: FlagEl Asombroso Hombre Araña #79 published October 1981
as ¡El Secreto de el Estratega! [Illustration on Cover, Front]recolored
In Content Item: FlagThe Essential Spider-Man #4 [unnamed variant] published December 2000
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHIP Classics #19168 published ?
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Famous name prizes or cash... from Olympic
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
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The Secret of the Schemer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Vanessa Fisk; Captain Stacy; Gwen Stacy; Kingpin (villain); Schemer [Richard Fisk; identity revealed] (villain)
First Line: Last issue, we saw the mysterious Schemer face-to-face with the Kingpin--and the Kingpin's wife...
Synopsis: Peter pulls a double switch to keep Captain Stacy and Gwendy from identifying him as Spider-Man. Spider-Man tracks down the Schemer but they both fall into the Kingpin's trap. The ensuing battle comes to an abrupt end when the Schemer is revealed to be Richard Fisk, the Kingpin's long lost son.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagL'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] #86 published August 1973
as Il segreto di Schemer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Tales #66 [25¢ Cover Price] published April 1976
as The Secret of the Schemer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]1 page edited out
In Content Item: FlagEl Asombroso Hombre Araña #79 published October 1981
as ¡El Secreto de el Estratega! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Essential Spider-Man #4 [unnamed variant] published December 2000
as The Secret of the Schemer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 19
Job Number: 171-Z
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Marvel-ous mags on sale right now!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.4
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Captain America; Hulk; Iron Man; Human Torch; Spider-Man; Daredevil; Thor; Dr. Doom; Silver Surfer
First Line: Exciting new club Marvelmania International
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.6
Disclose Notes: Ad for Marvelmania International.
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Mini-Bulletins to Skim, Scan, and Savor!

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes Stan's Soapbox and a questionnaire/survey about various aspects of Marvel.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: These 3 big drafting kits given to you!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the North American School of Drafting.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Spider-Man; Human Torch; Lizard
First Line: Dear Stan and Roy, I feel moved to comment on the quickening pace of your recent Marvel masterworks.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from John Hall, James Haynesworth, Eric Shratter, Thomas Czaplicki, Bill Maas, Bill Kurtz and Karl Ackerman. Also includes "Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom."
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Either that bulge goes, or I do!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the "Slim Gard" and the "Slimmer Shake."
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Audel skill-building practical guides
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for self-improvement books.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Wilt Chamberlain; Rick Barry
First Line: Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad for the American Seed Co.

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