Giant Size Spider-Man (1974) comic books

Giant Size Spider-Man (1974) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4387735012

"Ship of Fiends!" Guest-starring Dracula. Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Don Heck. Cover by Gil Kane. Aunt May has been stricken by a deadly new strain of the flu for which there is not a vaccine available in the United States. However, a doctor is currently bringing the vaccine to America via ocean liner. Since Aunt May might not have enough time to wait for it, the wall-crawler borrows a skycraft from the Fantastic Four and heads out to sea to retrieve the vaccine. But other people want that vaccine too, namely the Maggia and Dracula! It's a great 3-way battle on-board the S.S. Wendell. Cameo appearances by Equinox and the Human Torch. One subplot from this issue continues in Marvel Team-Up 23. (Note: This story was reprinted in 1994 in Spider-Man vs. Dracula 1.) This issue contains a 2-page write-up from Roy Thomas describing the plans for the Giant-Size Spider-Man series. Back up story: "On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Steve Ditko. The Human Torch searches for Spider-Man. Very early appearance of Spider-Man. Reprinted from Strange Tales Annual 2. (Notes: This issue does not contain any art by John Byrne as mentioned in the Overstreet price guide. The Official Index to the Amazing Spider-Man issue 6 confirms that. This issue includes a full-page ad for Giant-Size Spider-Man 2 guest-starring Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu.) 64 pages. Cover price $0.50.