Issue Contents:
To Stalk the Spider-Man!
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Sal Buscema
- Inks: Sal Buscema
- Colors: Marie Severin (uncertain)
- Letters: Sam Rosen
"Famous name prizes or cash...from Olympic"
Story Notes
Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc. soliciting salespeople for greeting cards. Appears inside front cover.
To Stalk the Spider-Man
"The Mole Man kept his word."
Storyline
Wanting to get out from Captain America's shadow, the Falcon attempts to apprehend Spider-Man.
Characters
- Stone Face
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Gene Colan
- Inks: Bill Everett
- Letters: Artie Simek
- Pencils: John Romita
- Inks: John Romita
Story Notes
The page count is 20 in the book but pages 12 and 13 are half-pages. Romita touched-up or redrew several Harry Osborn faces.
"Look, fellows!"
Story Notes
Recruitment ad for sales people for Grit newspaper, between story pages 3 and 4.
Story Notes
Between story pages 6 and 7 on upper portion of page.
Marvelmania Official Club Stationery Kit
Credits
- Pencils: John Romita
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Pencils: Jim Steranko
- Pencils: Herb Trimpe
- Inks: John Romita
- Inks: Mike Royer
- Inks: Jim Steranko
- Inks: Herb Trimpe
Story Notes
On lower portion of page between story pages 6 and 7.
"The end of the skinny body"
Storyline
Ad for 'Crash Weight Formula' weight-gaining program.
Story Notes
Between pages 6 and 7.
"These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!"
Story Notes
Advertisement for high paying jobs in the drafting field, between story pages 9 and 10.
Featuring Shop by Mail
"Free! powerful muscles fast!"
Story Notes
Thumbnail advertisements for various products including back-issue comic books. On lower half of page, beneath story half-page numbered 12.
Featuring Shop by Mail
"We buy & sell comic books"
Story Notes
Thumbnail advertisements for various products including back-issue comic books. On lower half of page, beneath story half-page numbered 13.
"Step into the real world of space with Vern Estes."
Story Notes
Ad for model rocketry kits from Estes Industries Inc. Between pages 15 and 16 of story. Top half of page.
"America’s most amusing pet squirrel monkey"
Story Notes
Thumbnail advertisements for various products including back-issue comic books. Between story pages numbered 15 and 16 on lower half of page.
Featuring Shop by Mail
"Free facts on how to become a game warden"
Story Notes
Thumbnail advertisements for various products including back-issue comic books. Between story pages 18 and 19.
"Indisputably incredible items to incite your interest, intensify your involvement, and increase your information"
Characters
- Spider-Man
- Daredevil
- Iceman
- Conan
- Namor
- Thor
- Captain America
- Hulk
- the Thing
- Iron Man
- Black Widow
- Human Torch
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
Story Notes
Stan's Soapbox discusses why Marvel's stories have been dealing with real issues: civil rights, pollution, campus unrest, etc. In other news, Marvel will publish a 50 cent magazine called Savage Tales, New York University student film-makers shot part of a planned documentary on Herb Trimpe in the Marvel offices, Stan was featured in nationally-televised interview on a CBS-TV morning program (not named), King Kull will be a new comic, and Gardner Fox has joined the bullpen. Also a large spot illustration of "Marvel" flanked by headshots of 12 characters (taken from published art.)
"Muscles of steel"
Story Notes
Ad for a variety of novelty items.
"Dear Stan, This is a letter that disturbs me to write."
Story Notes
Letters from Frank Nocerino, Laura Frank, Steve Hunsberger, and Shirley A. Gorman; includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.â€
Featuring Amazing Adventures
"All this and the Black Widow too!!"
Characters
- The Inhumans
- Black Widow
Credits
- Pencils: Neal Adams
- Inks: Tom Palmer
Story Notes
House ad for Amazing Adventures (Marvel, 1970 series) #6.
"Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"
Storyline
Send for free booklet on how to finish high school at home.
Featuring Margrace Corporation
"More and more men report Telepander Training helps develop power-packed muscles in only 35 days!"
Story Notes
Inside back cover. Ad for the Telepander program of weight training.
"Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"
Storyline
Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co. in exchange for prizes or money. Three kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise are seen in black and white photos.
Story Notes
Color ad on back cover.