![]() ![]() ![]() I was thrilled to get this in 1974, and I still get one when I pull out my beat up copy. The back cover was another Romita headshot, accompanied by the possibly the most famous quote from any comic book. ![]() The table of contents page featured a gallery of headshots by Romita, comprised of Spider-Man’s friends and foes. The second page of the Bugle shows the Bullpen hard at work and also announces Ross Andru joining Gerry Conway on Amazing. There was also a double page mockup of the Daily Bugle, with Marie Severin providing the “photographs”. The inside front cover featured an editorial by Stan the Man-can you dig his mad mod haircut and full beard? Crazy, man. It’s archetypal! How could a kid not want to buy this comic if they were a Spidey fan? If I were Disney, I’d take this image and slap it on mugs, T-shirts, and all kinds of merchandise. I say thee nay-classic is too weak a word. And while they mostly contained reprints, Marvel put in a few special features in the early editions.ġ00 Pages of Spider-Man were wrapped around a John Romita (Sr) cover featuring the web-slinger in a classic pose. 10” x 13” suckers that were so big, they fell over on the newsstand. In 1974 Marvel introduced us to something a heck of lot larger than good old Giant-Size comics: Marvel Treasury Sized Editions. ![]()
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