Tales to Astonish 1979 #1 Newsstand ed. - back issue - $5.00
Spider-Man runs into June Jitsui, martial arts expert and defeats her by keeping her hands busy with Hostess Twinkies.
- - Cover art is mirrored from the original.
- Years of Glory -- Day of Doom! - Retelling of origin. Story is cut by three pages. Text on page 1 is edited. Original page 6 has first two panels removed. Original page 7 has first panel removed. Original pages 16 and 18 have been omitted.
- Marvel Subscription Form - House Advertisement for Marvel Comics Series (subscription page).
- - "Stan's Soapbox" by Stan Lee; various news items.
- Spider-Man Meets June Jitsui! - Ad for Hostess Twinkies.
- Ads - Total of 14.5 one-page and 1 two-page advertisements for: Super Gifts & Gimmicks (gifts, Fun Factory), Hubba Bubba (chewing gum, Wm. Wrigley), Shop By Mail (miscellaneous ads, 3 pages), Saturday's Best (tv, ABC), Marvel Comics (books, Heroes World), MPC Wheels (model kits, MPC), CBS Saturday Morning (tv, CBS, 2 pages), Grit (family newspaper, Grit Publishing, 1/2 page), Stars on your T-shirts (candy, Whoppers), Personalized Trading Cards (trading cards, Tradin' Cards), Journey to Adventure (contest, Popsicle Industries), ROM (game, Parker Brothers), LEGO Expert Builder Series (toys, LEGO).
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