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Issue: Spider-Man Comics Weekly #76
Publication Date: July 1974
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Issues: #76 of 157 Issues
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Publisher: FlagMarvel UK
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics International Ltd.
On Sale Date: (not set)
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Pages: 36
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Price: £0.07 GBP
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Content Items: 9 (3 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Pages: 1
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Test of Strength!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Frederick Foswell; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; J. Jonah Jameson; May Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
First Line: A few moments ago -- the wall-crawling Spider-Man leaps from the balcony of Avengers mansion,E
Synopsis: The Avengers decide to ask Spider-Man to join the team but first he has to complete a test to prove himself. The test is to capture the Hulk.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Second part of story with a new splash page made up of the final panel of page 12 of the original story reformatted to show just the Spider-Man and Avengers characters with the background removed. New title at top with two recap captions and credits added at the bottom.
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Writer(s): ? (items); ? (checklist)
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First Line: Sensational Secrets and Incredible Inside Info, Guilelessly Guaranteed to Avail You Naught!
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Pages: 1
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The Hands of the Mandarin!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin (villain, introduction); "Pepper" Potts; "Happy" Hogan; Bill; General Ho Lee
First Line: I pity you, Iron Man!!
Synopsis: The Pentagon sends Iron Man into red China to get information on the Mandarin, an evil scientist feared even by the Communist regime. Iron Man struggles to overcome the Mandarin's powerful rings and martial arts, but he escapes his castle.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: In this story Pepper gets a makeover and is consequently redrawn as a more attractive woman.
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Feature(s): Matchbox toys
First Line: Varoom
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Disclose Notes: Advert for Matchbox 1-72 scale aircraft kits. Harrier Jump Jet with two illustrations of the jet and a reproduction of the kit box.
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Character(s): Spider-Man
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Disclose Notes: Includes one panel taken from a Spider-Man story.

Bottom right hand quarter of page is a stamp collecting sets advert.
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Patch and the Monsters

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Feature(s): Trebor Blobs
Character(s): Patch; three monsters
First Line: The monsters are choosing delicacies for their evening meal.
Synopsis: Ad in comic-story form for Blobs from Trebor. Finding the monsters scavenging the dump for food, Patch offers them his Blobs. They are horrified that Patch does not have good junk to eat, and rush him to their cave for a meal.
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To Become An Immortal!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thor; Jane Foster; Heimdall; Dr. Keith Kincaid; Odin; Sif; The Unknown (antagonist); Rock Trolls (antagonist); Nurse Parkwell (first appearance)
First Line: The time is come, beloved!
Synopsis: Jane fails Odin's test for immortality and is sent back to Earth with no memory of Thor or Asgard. Thor encounters the goddess Sif, Heimdall's sister, after many years.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: First appearances of the land of Gundershelm and the Glade of Crystals.

First part of story.
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Feature(s): Dinky Toys
First Line: There's nothing to touch Dinky for action!
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Disclose Notes: Advert for Dinky Toys with illustrations of:

Model no. 609 105mm Howitzer with gun crew
Model no. 675 Motor patrol boat
Model no. 1030 Land Rover breakdown crane

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