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Originally posted by: THX
"In The Shadow Of Evils Past" is indeed the first appearance of the Hobgoblin, but it's from Amazing Spiderman #238 (March 1983). I'm not sure what you have there, redbaron.

http://www.samruby.com/AmazingSpider-ManJ/Large/AmazSpid238.JPG


That is SOOO weird. The Australian editions must have been numbered differently in those days! That is the same cover with a few exceptions. The copy I have here (which I am borrowing from a friend) has:

- "Marvel (R) Australian Edition" in place of the price (60c) and the issue number (238)
- "Federal Presents" in place of "Marvel Comics Group"
- "Federal COMICS ARE THE RAGE!" in place of the barcode
- "No. 6" in a small box above "In the Shadow of Evils Past!"
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- "ALL COLOR" in place of the free tattoo offer (which is stupid, seeing as this is meant to be an Australian edition and they spell it 'color' anyway)

So I guess we've solved the conundrum. This "Federal Comics" company must have been distributing Marvel Comics in Australia in the early 80s and decided to take the liberty of renumbering the issues! Thanks for the help, guys.
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
theredbaron, think you could post a scan of MJ in the bikini? Just a thought.


Bikini MJ is only featured in the background of one panel. In any case, I don't have a working scanner on-hand, but it would be a fruitless endeavour nonetheless (being that she'd be about 5mm in height and 2mm in width!).
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Whatever you do don't try typing 'Mary Jane Bikini' into google while you are at work like I just did unless you have the safesearch filter turned on...

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Redbaron (and others),

Well, guess thats all cleared up for the most part. I didnt have the comics in front of me so pulled up all the issue numbers and such from www.spiderfan.org THX you seem pretty knowledgeable on the Spider-Man comics, big fan?

They did restart the numbering after i think (from memory) #441, this was v2 which ran for 58 (or 60 have conflicting info) issues. it was then returned to v1 (which is current) and i believe they picked up the numbering from 500 (where v1 would have been if v2 was all part of v1). Im not sure on this so if anyone knows for sure that would be great.

I do know that some stories were reprinted under different titles, but you said the title of yours is The Amazing Spider-Man[\i] so i am at a loss as to why it would be number 6. though based on what you posted it seems they did keep the real issue number on there.

whats strange is i remember the scene with MJ saying she's going to the beach, but i remember it from one of the ones before we finally see her but her face is obscured. I thought that was the first time they showed her, but ive only read the first 110 comics.

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I started collecting in the UK and the Spiderman titles were released in a totally different format with different numbering there, so the Australian thing doesn't surprise me, redbaron. What does surprise me is that you said your #6 is dated 1982, while the US #238 came out in March 1983 - I find it hard to believe the Aussie release would be first.
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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Whatever you do don't try typing 'Mary Jane Bikini' into google while you are at work like I just did unless you have the safesearch filter turned on...


Oh, silly, silly YIYF. Could you not have predicted that outcome?

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Whatever you do don't try typing 'Mary Jane Bikini' into google while you are at work like I just did unless you have the safesearch filter turned on...


Is it something like this?
http://www.spiderfan.org/characters/images/mary_jane/flair94_maryjane.jpg

Or this?
http://www.spiderfan.org/characters/images/mary_jane/mj_swimsuit.jpg

Or this?
http://www.spiderfan.org/characters/images/mary_jane/mj_spectacular137.jpg

This one's just for fun.
http://www.spiderfan.org/characters/images/mary_jane/mj_amazing_annual19.jpg
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

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Originally posted by: THX
I started collecting in the UK and the Spiderman titles were released in a totally different format with different numbering there, so the Australian thing doesn't surprise me, redbaron. What does surprise me is that you said your #6 is dated 1982, while the US #238 came out in March 1983 - I find it hard to believe the Aussie release would be first.


I had another look at it this morning, and there is no actual dating on there per sé (as in, it doesn't have the month and year prominently displayed). The '1982' was written on the spine, and it's actually just a copyright - "(c)1982 Marvel Comics Group". So, it could well be that the comic was finished in 1982, then mass-produced and distributed from '83 onwards. On the inside page, it says that Marvel copyrighted it, and the "Federal Publishing Company Pty. Ltd." copyrighted it in 1985. This is probably because Marvel didn't have a subsidiary in Australia - and American copyrights aren't binding in Australia - so Federal Comics probably took the liberty of copyrighting it and distributing it in Australia.

There are a few interesting stories about Australian fast food copyrights that I know of, but that's a story for another thread...
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That was pleasant, HSvIJ, very pleasant. Thank you.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
That was pleasant, HSvIJ, very pleasant. Thank you.

Any time, Gaff. Any time.
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

Red heads ROCK. Blondes do not rock. Nuff said.

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Originally posted by: sean wookie
We should have the deadites in spiderman 4.

I dig that.

I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

Red heads ROCK. Blondes do not rock. Nuff said.

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Originally posted by: sean wookie
Lets make a petion!!!!


We'll have to replace his webbing with "boom sticks".
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

Red heads ROCK. Blondes do not rock. Nuff said.

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Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Originally posted by: sean wookie
Lets make a petion!!!!


We'll have to replace his webbing with "boom sticks".


Can't say I don't agree with that.