*Marvel: There are two great lines in Spider-Man history. The first – ‘with great power there must also come — great responsibility!’ was not original to Stan Lee, but as far as we know the second – ‘Face it tiger, you just hit the jackpot!’ is entirely Stan’s own work. Well, we’re not offering you the first this update (fresh out of Amazing Fantasy #15 for now), but we do have the second in the shape of Amazing Spider-man #42. In this issue, the astronaut offspring of J Jonah Jameson gained super-powers and posed a threat to Spider-Man… but let’s be honest, who really cares? Because the Big Deal this time was the revelation, finally, of Mary Jane Watson, the mysterious lady who’d been hovering in the odd panel, her face always obscured, for several previous issues! When Stan Lee and John Romita finally showed us the ‘Full MJ’, it was like all Peter’s Christmases came at once, with one of the most famous intro lines in the history of comics! This is a nice, superior copy with good colour and reflectivity. Edge and spine wear are at a minimum; there is a dink at both top corners, very small and not breaking colour. Very small printed arrival date on Jameson Jr’s thigh, tough to spot. Tight, secure staples and excellent white to off-white pages. NB: there was a UK dock strike on at the time, and for two months, no Marvels were imported through normal channels. 
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #42 FN/VF £225