*Marvel: Spider-Woman, like She-Hulk, was created as a last-minute copyright defence by Marvel when a TV company planned a “Spiderwoman” TV series. Rushed into production, the origin of the arachnid avenger was intended as a one-off to ‘guard’ the name, and it was to everyone’s astonishment when sales spiked to the extent that a rapid return for Spider-Woman – first in a Marvel Two-In-One story arc, then in her own series, with a more ‘sympathetic’ origin rewrite – was required. Jessica Drew (as she eventually became) lasted 50 issues in her first run, and became prominent in the MU – not bad for a bodged-together legal ploy! This copy of Marvel Spotlight #32 is a desirable VF, obviously cents as it was never distributed in the UK. Bright colours, tight and flat with tight staples and white to off-white pages. Tiny suggestions of wear in a couple of corners and bottom right edge, but very minor indeed. A miniscule crease of about 0.5 cm across bottom right corner is barely visible, but faintly breaks colour. From an original owner collection, bought new in 1977 in New York, and carefully preserved ever since.
PICTURED: MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #32 VF £75