(January 1976)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Published 8 times a year
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Marv Wolfman (editor); Irene Vartanoff (reprint editor)

The Coming of... the Schemer! (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Schemer
Reprints

The Schemer! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Romita
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Schemer; Kingpin; Vanessa Fisk; Richard Fisk (photo); J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Betty Brant; Doctor Bromwell; Gwen Stacy; Flash Thompson; Harry Osborn; Captain Stacy
Synopsis
The Schemer tries to become the new King of Crime in New York, and starts a war with the Kingpin. Flash Thompson goes to war in Vietnam and Gwen Stacy is injured in a traffic accident.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

One page omitted from the original.

[Son of Origins of Marvel Comics / The Mighty Bicentennial Calendar 1976] (Table of Contents: 2)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Promo for the trade paperback Son of Origins (Marvel, 1975 series) and The Mighty Marvel Bicentennial Calendar 1976. Page is inbetween pages of the Hulk story.

An Idiosyncratic Itinerary of Intangible Illusions and Imaginary Ideas Intended to Illuminate Your ID (Table of Contents: 3)

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (soapbox); ?
Letters
typeset

Spider-Man and the Kidnap Caper (Table of Contents: 4)

Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Aunt May Parker
Synopsis
When Aunt May is kidnapped, Spider-Man pays the ransom with a suitcase full of Twinkies.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies. Featured in January 1976 and February 1976 Marvel Comics.

[various ads] (Table of Contents: 5)

advertisement / 13 pages (report information)


Indexer Notes

Ads from L.M. Cox Manufacturing Co, Inc.; Slim Jim Snacks; Big Jim's P.A.C.K.; U.S. School of Music; Zane Grey Library; North American School of Drafting; Grit Publishing Co; Joe Weider; Superhero Merhandise; Hudson Pharmaceutical Corp.; Ideal Toy Corporation

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Coming of... the Schemer!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. The Schemer!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. [Son of Origins of Marvel Comics / The Mighty Bicentennial Calendar 1976]
  4. 3. An Idiosyncratic Itinerary of Intangible Illusions and Imaginary Ideas Intended to Illuminate Your ID
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. Spider-Man and the Kidnap Caper
    Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man
  6. 5. [various ads]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore