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38January 1979
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Spidey Super Stories #38

Marvel · January 1979 · on sale 1978-10-24

First appearance: Easy ReaderFirst appearance: E.Z. Reader1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Spidey Super Stories (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
January 1979
Key date
1979-01-00
On-sale date
1978-10-24
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860293101
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Easy Reader - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of E.Z. Reader - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Take a Ride with the Fantastic Four!cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Danny CrespiBen Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Spider-Man, Johnny Storm, The Thing
1Meet the Scorpion!comic story1script: Bill Mantlo, Deborah November, Michael Siporin; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ray HollowayMac Gargan, Scorpion
2The Scorpion Scarecomic story13script: Bill Mantlo, Deborah November, Michael Siporin; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ray HollowayMac Gargan, Green Goblin, May Parker, Peter Parker, Scorpion, Spider-Man
3Ask Aunt May!comic story1script: Bill Mantlo, Deborah November, Michael Siporin; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ray HollowayMay Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
4The Last Dancecomic story6script: Bill Mantlo, Deborah November, Michael Siporin; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ray HollowayCarol Danvers, J. Jonah Jameson, Ms. Marvel, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
5Don't Take the "A" Traincomic story12script: Bill Mantlo, Deborah November, Michael Siporin; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: John CostanzaBen Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mad Thinker, Mister Fantastic, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Spider-Man, Johnny Storm, The Thing
6Wit of the Web-Slingercomic story1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ray HollowayEasy Reader First, Peter Parker, E.Z. Reader First, Spider-Man
7Hang on to Spidey Super Stories!promo (ad from the publisher)1inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Irv WatanabeMac Gargan, May Parker, Peter Parker, Scorpion, Spider-Man

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

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Series context

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Sources

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