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Issue: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5 [JC Penney Marvel Vintage Pack] #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1994
 
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Non-Pareil Publishing Corp.
On Sale Date: 1994
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 4 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
Disclose Notes: One of the 1994 JC Penney Marvel Vintage Pack reprints. These are second printings of Marvel comics from the 50's-70's. There are a total of 15 different comics in the set:

Amazing Adult Fantasy #13; Amazing Spider-Man Special [Annual] #5; Avengers #88; Captain America #109; Fantastic Four #66 & #67; Incredible Hulk #140; Sgt. Fury #13; Sub-Mariner #8; Thor Special [Annual] #2; Tomb of Dracula #25; X-Men #28, #62 #63; and Young Men #25.

Three issues are reprinted from reprints: Fantastic Four #66 is reprinted from Marvel's Greatest Comics #49; Sgt. Fury #13 is reprinted from Special Marvel Edition #11; and X-Men #28 is reprinted from X-Men #76.

This set of 15 comics was available through the 1994 JC Penney Christmas Catalog, for $14.99 plus shipping. The front covers of these comics look exactly like the originals, but inside, contain advertisements from 1994, except for Young Men #25, which has all the original inside ads. All of these reprints have the same back cover Stridex ad. "Second Printing" appears at the end of the indicia.

[Publication information from Roger Perez, STL COMICS web site, http://stlcomics.com/gallery/jcpenney_stridex/]
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: One-Shot
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At Long Last -- The Parents of Peter Parker!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
John Romita (signed)
John Romita (signed)
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Artie Simek ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Spider-Man
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; May Parker; Ben Parker; Mary Jane Watson; Gwen Stacy; Harry Osborn; Flash Thompson; Captain George Stacy; John Jameson; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Betty Brant; Frederick Foswell
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The Parents of Peter Parker!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Larry Lieber; John Romita (see notes)
Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]
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Artie Simek
Subject Matter
superhero
Spider-Man
Richard Parker (introduction in flashback; death; Spider-Man's Dad); Mary Parker (introduction in flashback; death; Spider-Man's Mom); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Aunt May Parker; Uncle Ben Parker (flashback); Red Skull [Albert Malik]; Sandor (introduction); the Finisher (introduction, dies); Ahab; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]]
Peter learns the truth about his parents. First, he believes them to be traitors working for the Nazi villain Red Skull, but in the end he finds that they were double agents and is able to exonerate them.
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A Day at the Daily Bugle

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Larry Lieber; John Romita (see notes)
Mike Esposito
?
Artie Simek; Morrie Kuramoto
Subject Matter
superhero
Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Ned Leeds; Betty Brant
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1
Here We Go-a-Plotting!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Marie Severin
Marie Severin
Frank Giacoia
Marie Severin ?
Artie Simek
Subject Matter
humorous
Stan Lee; John Romita; Larry Lieber; Roy Thomas
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