Adventures in Reading Starring the Amazing Spider-Man #1 - back issue - $4.00

Spider-Man appears in front of a library in pursuit of a villain called the Troglodyte. Troglodyte has stolen an invention called a transporter. The transporter sends Spider-man and three kids through the fictional worlds of "The Lost World", "The War of the Worlds", "The Jungle Book", "That Was Then, This Is Now", and "Ivanhoe".

• - The first three covers of issue v1#1 have the same artwork by Jon Bogdanove and John Romita. The fourth cover has different artwork by Jos? Delbo, with a "Squirt" logo in the upper left-hand corner.
• - Inside front cover. The first printing, Baltimore variant, and Squirt variant depict Spider-Man holding a letter from First Lady Barbara Bush (dated June 1, 1990). The Houston Chronicle variant depicts Spider-Man swinging using two hands, "Zap!" in large letters, and "Houston Chronicle/King Features/Hearst Corporation" (same artwork as the back cover of the first printing).
• - Word games including: Leftover Letters; Get Book Smart!; Look For the Book; Breaking the Code
• - Information on getting a Library Card, using the Library, using a bookstore, the National Literacy Hotline, Literacy Volunteers and RIF (Reading Is Fundamental).
• Further Adventures in Reading - Inside back cover. Bibliography of the novels encountered in the main story in this book. Answers to the book's puzzles.
• - Back cover. The first printing depicts Spider-Man swinging using two hands, "Zap!" in large letters. The Houston Chronicle variant depicts Spider-Man swinging using one hand, saying "Take it from Spidey--". The Baltimore variant depicts Spider-Man visiting the Mayor of Baltimore. The Squirt variant depicts Spider-Man swinging using one hand, saying "Take it from Spidey and Squirt...", Squirt logo (same artwork as Houston Chronicle variant).