after asking my relatives to buy this for me....at last it finally arrived after the long wait
the book is a must for any spider-man fan....this is the ultimate book for all the spider-man needs...
Spider-man: Icon hardcover book
the book contains:
history of spider-man in the comics
articles regarding spidey's incarnation on TV including 2 live action and 8 cartoons
impact of pop culture icon to the world
and of course collectors guide and background to important spider-man merchandise
some pictures i took from the book
60's merchandise....most collectors know about the toybiz/hasbro stuff but spidey collecting started way back in the 60s.
the most important, oldest and one of the rarest spider-man figure is the captain action spider-man
the very 1st model kit(1967) and pvcs
the official spider-man bike(similar to what peter parker used to ride in the comics which was adapted in the comics)
1967 cartoon screen caps...where the popular spider-man song came from
70's
the official spider-man buggy/spider mobile that appeared in the comics
the most popular spider-man figure of the decade....megos
live action 70's
japan supaida-man(1978....very 1st sentai to feature a giant robot gaya-gaya lang power rangers
)
80's
an article on spidey's wedding
megos went bankrupt....4 inch action figures became popular...enter mattel's secret wars...the spider-man action figure of the decade
the very 1st spider-man computer game
origin of firestar, the making of spider-man and his amazing friends
marvel/spider-man card(collectible of the late80's/early 90's kids like me...in my opinion is the introduction of pinoys to the marvel U)
90's
Toybiz and Marvel 1st tie-up and one of the old toyfare(funny how toybiz's partnership with marvel turns out toybiz buying marvel and saving them from bankruptcy...after a decade, toybiz makes mls...the rest is history
)
marvel superhero...toybiz's 1st line
spider-man animated line
some spidey stuff
animated series article
2000 and up
after the movie...spider-man mtv:new animated series
ultimate spider-man game
hasbro videogame figures
toybiz stuff
hasbro
highend
heroclix
minimates
other pictures from the web
there are more...just buy the book na lang.
