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Issue: The Amazing Spider-Man #172
Publication Date: September 1977
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Issues: #172 of 443 Issues (968 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: 35¢ Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 06/07/1977
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0714860245709
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
15 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #144, June 1977. A test market variant, with 35¢ cover price of a general distribution issue with 30¢ cover price.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; #200 square bound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Fiend from the Fire!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Rocket-Racer
First Line: Bombs from his fingertips-- bursting all around me--!
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Character(s): Jolly Giant
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Fiend from the Fire!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Rocket Racer (villain, introduction); Molten Man (villain); Liz Allen; Harry Osborn; Glory Grant; J. Jonah Jameson; Dr. Marla Madison
First Line: Apologia: we tried to wait, Marvelite-- honest we did-- but things began happening so fast and so furious we just had to start without you!
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First Line: Pacific Comics...the collector's best friend.
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Disclose Notes: Located on upper half of page number 8.
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First Line: Remember how many times you felt left out because you were broke!
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Disclose Notes: Located on lower half of page number 8.
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Character(s): Arnold Schwarzenegger (photo); Joe Weider (photo); Franco Columbu (photo)
First Line: Let Joe Weider build you a better body for just $7.98
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Disclose Notes: Located on page number 9.
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Character(s): Johnny Unitas; Ken Unitas
First Line: I know why Ken likes to shoot Daisy B-B guns with me.
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First Line: Whew!
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Disclose Notes: Letters from Sam Hays, Rob Duda, Al Schroeder III, Loretta King, Timmy Smith, Doug Craig, Janice Henry, David Elliott, Sridhar Prayaga, and Lou Fetters; includes house ad for Marvel Classics Comics #23 & 24. Located on page number 19.
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First Line: Monster record
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Disclose Notes: Located on page number 20.
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Character(s): Brian Eastman (photo)
First Line: Impossible?
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Disclose Notes: Located on page number 21.
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Character(s): Human Fly
First Line: Hi, gang!
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Disclose Notes: Stan Lee's Soapbox; Items.
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Character(s): Jim Palmer; Joe Morgan; Reggie Jackson
First Line: Hostess brings you 2 delicious All-Star snacks: Hostess Cup Cakes and Twinkies
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Disclose Notes: Located on page number 29.
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First Line: 100pc. toy soldier set
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First Line: Earn famous name prizes or cash
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Feature(s): Orca
Character(s): Orca (killer whale)
First Line: An angry thunderbolt of terror explodes out of the ocean’s depths!
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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