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Issue: Spider-Man Comics Weekly #45
Publication Date: December 1973
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Issues: #45 of 157 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel UK
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Ltd.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 32
ISBN:
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Price: £0.05 GBP
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Content Items: 8 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Peter L. Skingley
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour Cover; Black & White Interior; Some Colour Interiors
Dimensions: British Magazine Size; 21.6 cm x 28 cm; 8.5 inches" x 11"
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man; Kingpin
First Line: At last -- he's fallen!
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Pages: 1
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In the Clutches of...the Kingpin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ? (grey tones)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk] (villain); Shorty (villain); Big Turk (villain); Flint (villain; Frederick Foswell; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Ned Leeds; Betty Brant; Mary Jane Watson; Gwen Stacy; Harry Osborn
First Line: At last!!
Synopsis: Spider-Man is back and starts interfering with Kingpin's criminal activities. Kingpin recruits shady reporter Foswell and kidnaps J. Jonah Jameson. Spider-Man intervenes, but is exposed to gas which renders him helpless at the Kingpin's feet.
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Pages: 19
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No. 8

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Pen pals swap shop
First Line: Waiting for you in this grand opening of the PEN PALS SWAP SHOP could be the very thing that you've been yearning for all your life.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Small ads type page where readers write in with items they wish to swop with other readers. Includes small Charles Atlas advert at bottom right. Between pages 9 and 10 of Spider-Man story.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Spider-Man
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Includes three panels taken from Spider-Man stories and a message from the bullpen.
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What Evil is This?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ? (grey tones)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, superhero
Character(s): Thor [Don Blake]; Odin; Balder; Jane Foster; VILLAINS: Loki; Enchantress; Executioner; Yagg [Invincible Slayer](introduction, death); CAMEOS: The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Rick Jones; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Frightful Four [Wizard [Bentley Wittman]; Sandman [Flint Marko]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Madam Medusa]
First Line: And now, the thunder god has returned to Earth -- to seek his loved one, Jane Foster!
Synopsis: Odin sends Thor and Loki to Skornheim to endure the Trial of the Gods which will show which one of his sons is lying to him. Against Odin's decree, Loki uses magic to escape the traps of the enchanted land while Thor has to rely on brawn and sheer will. Meanwhile, the Enchantress and the Executioner set about tormenting Jane Foster in a bid to influence the outcome of the trial. Odin sends Balder to deal with them.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: This story takes place at the same time as Daredevil #7 and Fantastic Four #38. First appearance of the land of Skornheim. Nick Caputo suspects that Carl Hubbell provided alterations on the figures of the Executioner, the Enchantress and Daredevil on pages 11-13, per his blog:

Second part of story with a new splash page consisting of a large panel of Thor in flight with the new title above him and credits beneath him. Plus two panels from the story.
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mighty World of Marvel
Character(s): Hulk
First Line: Action -- in the Mighty Marvel Tradition!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advert for Mighty World of Marvel with illustration of the Hulk.
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Avengers
Character(s): Captain America; Hawkeye; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Mole Man; The Minotaur
First Line: Another Marvel masterpiece now on sale!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advert for Avengers #14 UK edition with cover reproduction.
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First Line: Hey! We promised we'd try and make you rich!
Synopsis: promotion for the pocket money competition
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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