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Issue: Spidey Super Stories #1
Publication Date: October 1974
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 07/16/1974
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 CAD
$0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #108, July 1974.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
superhero
Spider-Man; Easy Reader
First Big Issue! Easy-To-Read Adventures of Spider-Man!
Reprinting
FlagThe Best of Spidey Super Stories #[nn] published January 1978
as [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel Firsts: The 1970s #2 published January 2012
as Spidey Super Stories #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Feautures the Easy Reader emblem that states "This comic book is easy to read!" and includes the statement The Electric Company and Sesame Street are productions of the Children's Television Workshop.
The Wonderful World of Webbing...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Peter Parker [Spider-Man]
...or, How Spidey Slings and Swings!
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Miscellaneous
1
inside front cover explains Spider-Man's webbing.
Spider-Man Is Born!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Effros (credited)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
How simple Peter Parker became the web-slinging wall-crawler!
Reprinting
FlagO Espectacular Homem-Aranha #8 published October 1983
as Como Nasceu Uma Lenda! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
11
This is a juvenile version of Spider-Man, not attached to mainstream Marvel continuity. Bill Effros credited with "a little help"; John Romita credited as art director.
Spidey Signs Up!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Electric Company (introduction); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Fifteen minutes before show time – – and trouble at the Electric Company!
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Miscellaneous
2
Spidey Meets the Spoiler

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Spoiler (villain; introduction); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Let's hope our web-slinger hasn't met his match!
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Miscellaneous
6
Based on the Electric Company script by Tom Whedon.
Help! I'm Spider-Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Electro (villain); The Vulture (villain); Duane (introduction); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Lamar
Can this be Duane...mild-mannered member of the Short Circus?
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Miscellaneous
13
Based on a story by Byron Preiss.
The Secret of Spider-Man's Mask

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Why don't Spidey's eyes show through his mask?
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
Spider-Man joins the Electric Company

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Spider-Man; The Electric Company
Follow the adventures of Spider-Man and the Electric Company every month in Spidey Super Stories!
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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