Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Annual comic books 1970-1979

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This annual features three reprint stories and a new cover by John Romita. First story reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man 1: "Spider-Man vs. the Chameleon!" Script by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four. The web-slinger tries to join the FF, but ends up tussling with the Chameleon instead. Second story reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man 2: "Duel to the Death with the Vulture!" Script by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. The wall-crawler battles the Vulture for the first time and makes J. Jonah Jameson very happy with his pictures of the fight. Third story reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man 38: "Just a Guy Named Joe!" Script by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Spidey clashes with a down-on-his-luck boxer. Special feature: 6 pages of assorted pin-ups and illustrations (with art by Steve Ditko and John Romita) featuring Spider-Man, Mysterio, the Vulture, Sandman, Electro, and Mary Jane Watson. 64 pages. 25 cents. Cover price $0.25.

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This annual features three reprint stories and a reprinted cover by John Romita. First story and cover reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man 46: "The Sinister Shocker!" Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita. The wall-crawler meets the Shocker for the first time. (Note: Pages 3 and 16 from the original story are omitted.) Second story reprinted from Tales to Astonish 57: "On the Trail of Spider-Man!" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Dick Ayers. Inks by Paul Reinman. Egghead tricks Giant-Man and the Wasp into attacking Spider-Man. (Note: Pages 10 and 14 from the original story are omitted.) Third story reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man 50: "Spider-Man No More!" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita. Inks by Mickey Dimeo (aka Mike Esposito). Peter gives up being Spider-Man, but later reconsiders when he remembers why he became the wondrous wall-crawler in the first place. Partial retelling of Spider-Man's origin. (Note: This annual was the first reprinting of the classic story in Amazing Spider-Man 50.) 64 pages. 25 cents. Cover price $0.25.

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This annual reprints Spectacular Spider-Man (1968 Magazine) #2 in condensed format. "The Goblin Lives!" Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita (layouts, pencils), Jim Mooney (pencils, inks) and Frank Giacoia (inks). Redrawn cover by John Romita (from his original painted magazine cover). Norman Osborn relapses and recalls that he is the Green Goblin! Oh no! That is very bad news for the Amazing Spider-Man! The sinister goblin wastes no time in threatening Peter's dear Aunt May! And that quickly draws the web-slinger into a terrific no-holds-barred battle with his long-time foe! But this time the wall-crawler turns one of the goblin's tricks against him! Could a psychedelic pumpkin bomb be the key to victory? Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Gwen Stacy, George Stacy, Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, and J. Jonah Jameson. (Notes: 18 pages from the original story are omitted in order to reduce the story to 40 pages to fit the annual format. Missing pages includes numbers 4, 5, 8-11, 17, 21, 23, 24, 27-29, 33, and 36. Elements of the plot briefly cross over with Amazing Spider-Man 66. The Green Goblin previously appeared (chronologically) in Amazing Spider-Man 39-40; and appears next in Amazing Spider-Man 96-98 (the memorable anti-drug issues). 48 pages. 35 cents. Cover price $0.35.

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"Step Into My Parlor... " First appearance of the Fly. Plot by Len Wein. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. The Daily Globe is gaining readership on the Daily Bugle, so J. Jonah Jameson decides it's time to reverse the Bugle's fortune! And since JJJ cannot find any breaking news in the Big Apple, he's going to make some instead! And what better way than to finance the creation of a new adversary for the Amazing Spider-Man! Thanks to Jonah's large donation and Dr. Harlan Stillwell's deranged genius, the Fearsome Fly is born! And just as the Scorpion turned on Jonah years ago, so does the Fly in very short order! The new super-villain abducts Jonah and takes him to the top of the New York Coliseum! And then challenges the web-slinger to join them! Thanks to Mary Howitt's classic poem everyone knows what the spider says to the fly! But what will the fly say to the spider (man)? (Notes: This is the first new story in the Amazing Spider-Man Annual series since annual 5 in 1968. The Fly returns in Amazing Spider-Man 192.) 48 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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"Spawn of the Spider" Plot by Archie Goodwin. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Don Perlin. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott. After posting bond for his dear Aunt May, Peter Parker needs money to pay his monthly rent! So in an unusual step, the web-slinger agrees to appear in a "B" movie featuring deadly spider-like monsters! However the amazing one doesn't know about the hostility among the director, producer, and costume designer! One of the three plans to sabotage the movie! And that means cancelling the act of its new star...Spider-Man! The twists and turns of the plot lead all the way to Yonkers! Where the battle between the wall-crawler and the Spider-Squad takes a front row seat! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, and J. Jonah Jameson. Second story: "Chaos at the Coffee Bean!" Script by Scott Edelman. Pencils by John Romita Jr. (his first professional work). Inks by Al Milgrom. The Amazing Spider-Man foils a robbery at the Coffee Bean with Mary Jane by his side. 48 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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This annual reprints the web-slinger's classic encounter with the Incredible Hulk in Amazing Spider-Man 119 and 120. New cover by John Byrne. First story: "The Gentlemen's Name is Hulk!" Script by Gerry Conway. Art by John Romita. Peter Parker travels to Canada to take pictures of the Hulk for the Daily Bugle! But the simple photo assignment turns into a life and death struggle when the Green Goliath attacks the Maskattawan Dam! Second story: "The Fight and the Fury" Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by John Romita. The wall-crawler and General Thunderbolt Ross track the Hulk to the site of the 1967 World Fair in Montreal! But when the Hulk gets his hands on Spidey, the fun and games come to an end! Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson and Gwen Stacy. (Notes: Spider-Man and the Hulk previously clashed in Amazing Spider-Man Annual 3. Five pages from issue 119 and one page from 120 were omitted to condense the story into the annual format.) 48 pages. Cover price $0.60.

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Direct Edition. "The Arms of Doctor Octopus" Part 1 of 2. Script by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Terry Austin. (Brilliant art that rivals their work on the Uncanny X-Men series during the same time period). Cover by Keith Pollard and Bob McLeod. It's an off-beat tale as a (presumed dead) government agent helps the web-slinger track down his long-time foe: Doctor Octopus! The wall-crawler doesn't know exactly what Otto Octavius is planning, but he knows that the six-armed super-villain must be stopped! At a construction site in the Bowery, the Amazing Spider-Man and Doc Ock wage war again! And if Spidey has to rip off Dr. Octopus' arms to beat him...he will! Story continues in Spectacular Spider-Man Annual 1. Second feature: "A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes!" Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Keith Pollard and Frank Giacoia. 8 pages of pin-ups featuring the Molten Man, Looter, Rhino, Shocker, Kingpin, Silvermane, Man-Mountain Marko, Prowler; and the Kangaroo. Third feature: "Peter Parker's Pad!" One-page illustration of Peter's Chelsea apartment and neighborhood. Fourth feature: One-page diagram of the offices of both the Daily Bugle and Daily Globe. Fifth feature: One-page layout of the campus of Empire State University. (Notes: Dr. Octopus previously appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 159. Government agent Kent Blake is assumed to be the same person featured in Atlas' (1951) golden age series: Kent Blake of the Secret Service.) 48 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Newsstand Edition. "The Arms of Doctor Octopus" Part 1 of 2. Script by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Terry Austin. (Brilliant art that rivals their work on the Uncanny X-Men series during the same time period). Cover by Keith Pollard and Bob McLeod. It's an off-beat tale as a (presumed dead) government agent helps the web-slinger track down his long-time foe: Doctor Octopus! The wall-crawler doesn't know exactly what Otto Octavius is planning, but he knows that the six-armed super-villain must be stopped! At a construction site in the Bowery, the Amazing Spider-Man and Doc Ock wage war again! And if Spidey has to rip off Dr. Octopus' arms to beat him...he will! Story continues in Spectacular Spider-Man Annual 1. Second feature: "A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes!" Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Keith Pollard and Frank Giacoia. 8 pages of pin-ups featuring the Molten Man, Looter, Rhino, Shocker, Kingpin, Silvermane, Man-Mountain Marko, Prowler; and the Kangaroo. Third feature: "Peter Parker's Pad!" One-page illustration of Peter's Chelsea apartment and neighborhood. Fourth feature: One-page diagram of the offices of both the Daily Bugle and Daily Globe. Fifth feature: One-page layout of the campus of Empire State University. (Notes: Dr. Octopus previously appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 159. Government agent Kent Blake is assumed to be the same person featured in Atlas' (1951) golden age series: Kent Blake of the Secret Service.) 48 pages Cover price $0.75.