Giant Team-Up Annual Featuring Spider-Man Giant Team-Up Annual Featuring Spider-Man with the X-Men Human Torch Thing

Published
October 1975
Page count
84
Cover price
1.00 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Magazine size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic
Branding
Newton Comics
 
Newton Comics

Credits

Editing
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Show/hide Cover Untitled (Spider-Man; The X-Men) Cover, 1 page

"Featuring Spider-Man (logo) with the X-Men Human Totch Thing They’re back in all-new action “No Scott! Don’t blast him – not yet – or he’ll fall to his death!” “Too. ;ate, lady! Scatch one Spider-Man!” “This time you pushed us too far, wall-crawler! A great Narvel collector classic Histoic Edition Free Poster offer plus Win a Siper bike page 83"

Featuring

Feature
Spider-Man; The X-Men
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]]

Credits

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto
Editing
Roy Thomas (original editor)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #4 (September 1972)
The Mark of the Mutants!
Also printed
United States
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 203 series) #7 ([October] 2008)
The Mark of the Mutants!
 
United States
Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2009)
The Mark of the Mutants! [Marvel Team-Up #4]  (black & white)

Notes

Small swap card with picture of Newston Spider-Man 8 in color inside comic along along with another little card advertising the Marvel Swap Card album. Included on other side of card is a quiz.

Show/hide 1. Origins of Marvel Comics Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Notes

Advertisemnt for the book, Origins of Marvel Comics.

Show/hide 2. Once More--Morbius! (Spider-Man; Human Torch) Illustration, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Spider-Man; Human Torch
Genre
Superhero
Code
914Z
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Michael Morbius

Credits

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Vince Colletta
Letters
John Costanza
Editing
Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print
United States
Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #3 (July 1972)
Once More--Morbius!
Also printed
Australia
Marvel Team-Up (Yaffa/Page, 1979? series) #1 ([1977?])
Once More--Morbius!
Show/hide 3. The Power to Purge (Spider-Man; Human Torch) Comic story, 21 pages

Featuring

Feature
Spider-Man; Human Torch
Genre
Superhero
Code
914Z
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Torch]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Archie Bunker (on television; cameo); Martine Bancroft; Emil Nikos (flashback; corpse); Professor Hans Jorgenson; Jake Bolt; Paul; Jefferson Bolt (villain; death; turned into vampire); Michael Morbius (villain)

Credits

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print
United States
Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #3 (July 1972)
The Power to Purge!
Also printed
United States
Essential Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
The Power To Purge!

Synopsis

Morbius' fiancee comes to the Fantastic Four, looking for help finding Morbius. Following up on lead, the Human Torch and Spider-Man find Morbius but the are unable to capture him.

Show/hide 4. The Incredible Hulk Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Featuring

Characters
The Incredible Hulk

Notes

The Incredible Hulk (Newton) 8 is prominently featured within the ad.

Show/hide 5. And Then--The X-Men! (Spider-Man; The X-Men) Comic story, 20 pages

Featuring

Feature
Spider-Man; The X-Men
Genre
Superhero
Code
764Z
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Hank McCoy [Beast]]; Harry Osborn; Professor Hans Jorgenson; Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (flashback; cameo); Lizard [Dr. Curt Connors] (flashback; cameo); Dr. Michael Morbius (fourth appearance; villain)

Credits

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Steve Mitchell
Frank Giacoia (flashback art)
John Romita (flashback art)
Letters
John Costanza
Editing
Roy Thomas

Reprint history

First print
United States
Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #4 (September 1972)
And Then-- the X-Men!
Also printed
Australia
Marvel Team-Up (Yaffa/Page, 1979? series) #2 ([1977?])
And Then-- the X-Men!
 
United States
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 203 series) #7 ([October] 2008)
And Then--The X-Men!
 
United States
Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2009)
And Then--The X-Men! [Marvel Team-Up #4]  (black & white)

Synopsis

Spidey has been injected with the deadly Morbius serum and he and the X-Men have to quickly take down the Living Vampire to save old Webhead's life.

Show/hide 6. Conan the Barbarian Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Notes

Conan The Brabrian (Newton) 5 is prominently featured.

Show/hide 7. Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Notes

Dr. Strange 4 (Newton) is prominently featured

Show/hide 8. ...As Those Who Will Not See! (Spider-Man; The Thing) Comic story, 20 pages

Featuring

Feature
Spider-Man; The Thing
Genre
Superhero
Code
1121Z
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Alicia Masters [also as Alicia Reiss in flashback]; Jacob Reiss (flashback; death); Mrs. Reiss (flashback); Mad Thinker (villain); Puppet Master [Phillip Masters] (villain); android

Credits

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Mike Esposito
Letters
Jean Izzo
Editing
Roy Thomas

Reprint history

First print
United States
Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #6 (January 1973)
...As Those Who Will Not See!
Also printed
Australia
Marvel Team-Up (Yaffa/Page, 1979? series) #2 ([1977?])
…As Those Who Will Not See!

Synopsis

The Puppet Master admits to Spider-Man and the Thing that he caused the accident that blinded his stepdaughter Alicia Masters (Thing's girlfriend). This accident was also the source of the Puppet Master's ability to create and control puppets from radioactive clay. Hoping to cure Alicia, they all head for the old hidden lab, but the Puppet Master has already turned the lab over to the Mad Thinker, and the heroes are trapped. The lab is eventually destroyed in an explosion, the villains assumed dead.

Show/hide 9. Untitled [Spider-Man] (Spider-Man) Comic story, 11 pages

Featuring

Feature
Spider-Man
Genre
Superhero
Code
V-816
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; J. Jonah Jameson (Introduction); The Burglar (Flashback); May Parker; Flash Thompson; Liz Allen; John Jameson (Introduction)

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Art
Steve Ditko
Letters
John D'Agostino (as Johnny Dee)
Editing
Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (March 1963)
Spider-Man
Also printed
Australia
Strange Tales (Horwitz, 1963 series) #5 ([1963?])
Spider-Man
 
Australia
The Amazing Spider-Man (Newton, 1975 series) #1 ([May 1975])
Untitled [Freak! Public Menace!]
 
Australia
The Amazing Spider-Man (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #173 (October 1977)
Spiderman!
 
Australia
The Amazing Spider-Man (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #174 (November 1977)
Spider-Man, Part 2

Synopsis

Spider-Man rescues John Jameson, J. Jonah Jameson's son from his malfunctioning space capsule.

Notes

The last three pages are omitted.

Show/hide 10. The Avengers Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Featuring

Characters
Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Kang

Notes

This ad prominently features Avengers (Newton) #8.

Show/hide 11. Win a Skateboard Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Notes

This promotes a contest where readers can submit entries on what Fantastic Four members featured in this issue

Show/hide 12. Put a Marvel On Your Chest! [Amazing Spider-Man] Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

"Is your life drab? Does it lack Zap, Pow or Kazowie? A simple way to make it better is to order a super hero tee shirt. Just fill out the order form at the bottom of the page. Don't miss this fabulous Newton Comics offer."

Details

Printed
1976
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Put a Marvel On Your Chest! [Amazing Spider-Man]

Status

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  • Neil A Hansen

AusReprints ID

  • 95528

Entry created

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Cover added

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Index completed

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Last updated

  • 13/08/2021