Marvel’s First Spider-man Coloring Book 1969!

Marvel’s First Spider-man Coloring Book 1969!

2002 Spider-man Movie Les Paul Guitar!

An authentic 2002 Spider-man Movie Gibson Les Paul which is only one of 15 ever made. Beware imitations! There must be a serial # on the back of the headstock, and must have a real Gibson logo headstock with the proper Spider-logo. It does not also hurt to be in the Spider-duds while rocking out. This particular Les Paul is much better made than the 1999 Gibson with the screw on faceplate, and single pickup. Definately the main focus of any Spider-man musical experience! Stay tuned for more Spider-man musical information!

Amazing Spider-man #1 Cover!

This Spider-man cover leaves me speechless, it is beyond words. Truly a great! Is it Ditko? Stay tuned!

1974 Ahi Spider-man Zoomcycle!

The early seventies saw an increase in motorcycle toys due possibly to Evel Knievel’s popularity at the time. Azrak-Hamway, better known as AHI had just acquired the license from Marvel to produce Spider-man toys. So some of the first toys off their factory lines were that of cycles. All different kinds of motorcycles including friction powered, battery powered, and remote control.

I remember getting the Zoom cycle on a trip to the Woodville Mall in Northwood, Ohio late in 74. The store was called the Hobby Center, and was definately where all the kids gravitated towards. I can still see the store shelves in my mind stocked with the likes of boxed Megos, Aurora monster kits, and other Ahi goodies. For some reason the box really drew me into getting it, whether it was the colors, or the Spider Power Pack. The box for the Zoomcycle looks as if one of Ahi’s employees tried to redraw the cover from 1972’s Spider-man: A Rockomic LP. Never mind that, … its “Official”. See for yourself above! That, and stay tuned for future blogs about other Spidey cycles.

1978 Larami Spider-man Air Saucers!

Another trip down to the old forgotten toy aisles of grocery stores past! At a fast glance it still looks to me as if Spider-man is smoking something on the packaging of this item. He must be, … because he’s seeing saucers. On closer inspection it appears to be just a noisy whistle launching some plastic toy copter blades. A typical toy for its time, but once out of the box, it no longer appears to be a Spidey toy. Just the card the toy came on had the Spider-man oriented on it. This is just one more odd item in a long line of Spider-man stuff from Larami.

Spider-man Aerosol Soap is Just Plain Crazy!

Hey everybody!, watch Spider-man blow shaving cream out his nose! If this excites you, then you really need a girlfriend, but for the little ones this is pure comedy heaven. Not as great as fart jokes, but sure to get a giggle.

The company American Aerosol was literally pumping out “Crazy Foam” by the truck loads. 1974 saw many characters spewing forth the shaving cream like substance in America’s households. Spider-man, Hulk, Batman, Superman, and Robin among others were promoted as a bath product.

Yep, who doesn’t want to take a bath in shaving cream! NOT ME! That is unless of course you have an unsightly problem with hair everywhere, and require it.

So let the super heroes vomit, and have some bath time fun!

Romita Sr. ala Keefe Original Retro Cover Art!

Flash Gordon’s current artist extraodinaire Jim Keefe has outdone himself with the cover shown done after an actual Romita sketch. It definately harkens back to the late great sixties during Spidey’s second skirmish with the Kingpin. Back then there were no variant covers, but would have fit in nicely as an alternate cover for Amazing Spider-man #69. This really takes me back to the late sixties in a little town called Oak Harbor, Ohio ... pulled fresh off the comicbook rack in Finke Pharmacy. I liken comicbooks as instant little memory recalls, much like an old song would be.

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