The Amazing Spider-Man 1963 #116 Regular Edition - reader copy - $5.00
Spider-Man tackles the Smasher, a ten-foot goon who is busting up a billboard for political candidate Richard Raleigh. Finding that his friends are in Raleigh's camp, Peter attends a political rally but, during Raleigh's speech, the roof start to fall in on the crowd.
On-sale date from Etcetera & The Comic Reader #89 September 1972.
- Suddenly... The Smasher! - Saladino credit per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Artie Simek.
- - Inside front cover.
- Suddenly... The Smasher! - The Smasher also in 117-118. These three issues are an edited/revised version of Spectacular Spider-Man #1 (1968). It includes numerous dialogue and art alterations to tie-in with current continuity. Page 11 is a completely new page by Conway, Romita and Mortellaro. Info per Nick Caputo, March 2019.
- Irrelevant Info and Inane Items, Illustrated and Inscribed by an Infinite Number of Monkeys! - Stan Lee's Soapbox; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; house ad for Supernatural Thrillers #2.
- - The ad is located between story pages 6 and 7.
- The Adventures of Corgi Boy - The ad is located between story pages 9 and 10.
- The Terrific Ten - The ad is located between story pages 11 and 12.
- - Special Note from the Bullpen Department of Creative Confusion; letters from John Ranker and Todd Floyd; house ad for Monster Madness #1.
- - The ad is located between story pages 18 and 19.
- - The ad is located between story pages 18 and 19.
- - Inside back cover.
- - Back cover. Ad for Chopcycles toys from Mattel.
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