Snail-Man Marvel UK Spider-Man Comic Art

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Just bought my first page of signed (2x) Lew Stringer "Snail-Man" art that appeared the Marvel UK Spide-Man comic No.648 1985. It measures around 310mm x 232mm , so around A4 in size. Hilarious.

[jim244]

Just bought my first page of signed (2x) Lew Stringer "Snail-Man" art that appeared the Marvel UK Spide-Man comic No.648 1985. It measures around 310mm x 232mm , so around A4 in size. Hilarious.

Lovely original art from the wonderful Lew Stringer.
I think this was among the last issues of Marvel UKs' Spiderman title as it ended with the rather satanic number 666.
The Spiderman title at this stage had stopped reprinting the USA mag as it was felt that readership age was much younger and in America they had just introduced the black costume and Venom.
Therefore the UK comic started running their own stories which were aimed at a younger audience.
Strangely, when Spiderman folded he was picked up to costar with Zoids in their new comic and we then had a proper continuation of the strip which introduced the black costume to the UK.

[jim244]

Also, as a side note, Star Wars Weekly ended in the same Zoids comic as after being retitled, made monthly, re-numbered and almost ending on it's own...BLOODY MARVEL UK had to say that Return of The Jedi weekly continues in the Spiderman and Zoids comic when in reality they published one story from an annual over a few comics and it then vanished.

[Into The Abyss]

Just bought my first page of signed (2x) Lew Stringer "Snail-Man" art that appeared the Marvel UK Spide-Man comic No.648 1985. It measures around 310mm x 232mm , so around A4 in size. Hilarious.

Lovely original art from the wonderful Lew Stringer.
I think this was among the last issues of Marvel UKs' Spiderman title as it ended with the rather satanic number 666.
The Spiderman title at this stage had stopped reprinting the USA mag as it was felt that readership age was much younger and in America they had just introduced the black costume and Venom.
Therefore the UK comic started running their own stories which were aimed at a younger audience.
Strangely, when Spiderman folded he was picked up to costar with Zoids in their new comic and we then had a proper continuation of the strip which introduced the black costume to the UK.

Thanks jim224. Yeah, love this page. My first Spider-Man comic too. Constantly surprised at the amount of work Lew Stringer has done. Sadly never collected the Marvel Spider-Man comic back in the day. Wish I had.

[jim244]

Just bought my first page of signed (2x) Lew Stringer "Snail-Man" art that appeared the Marvel UK Spide-Man comic No.648 1985. It measures around 310mm x 232mm , so around A4 in size. Hilarious.

Lovely original art from the wonderful Lew Stringer.
I think this was among the last issues of Marvel UKs' Spiderman title as it ended with the rather satanic number 666.
The Spiderman title at this stage had stopped reprinting the USA mag as it was felt that readership age was much younger and in America they had just introduced the black costume and Venom.
Therefore the UK comic started running their own stories which were aimed at a younger audience.
Strangely, when Spiderman folded he was picked up to costar with Zoids in their new comic and we then had a proper continuation of the strip which introduced the black costume to the UK.

Thanks jim224. Yeah, love this page. My first Spider-Man comic too. Constantly surprised at the amount of work Lew Stringer has done. Sadly never collected the Marvel Spider-Man comic back in the day. Wish I had.

I went in and out of it, got it for a year then came back a couple of years later etc.
It was a great comic.
I had pocket money and a paper round so was just a case of limited funds and so many great comics to choose from in those days !!

[Into The Abyss]

Lovely original art from the wonderful Lew Stringer.
I think this was among the last issues of Marvel UKs' Spiderman title as it ended with the rather satanic number 666.
The Spiderman title at this stage had stopped reprinting the USA mag as it was felt that readership age was much younger and in America they had just introduced the black costume and Venom.
Therefore the UK comic started running their own stories which were aimed at a younger audience.
Strangely, when Spiderman folded he was picked up to costar with Zoids in their new comic and we then had a proper continuation of the strip which introduced the black costume to the UK.

Thanks jim224. Yeah, love this page. My first Spider-Man comic too. Constantly surprised at the amount of work Lew Stringer has done. Sadly never collected the Marvel Spider-Man comic back in the day. Wish I had.

I went in and out of it, got it for a year then came back a couple of years later etc.
It was a great comic.
I had pocket money and a paper round so was just a case of limited funds and so many great comics to choose from in those days !!

Yeah, fond memories jim244. I did get the odd Star wars Marvel comics bought for me by my parents in the early eighties, but most of my comics , Dandy, Topper , Beano etc were obtained from jumble sales or at school summer fates when I had pocket money.

Also, although not comic related. Did you ever ask a kid get those Star Wars transfer cards where you rubbed a coin on a plastic sheet with images of Darth Vader and Wookies onto a scenic background. One was a tree similar to the one in Avatar. I did. Loved those. Always used to get them when Ill along with a bottle of Lucozade and a bunch of grapes and Curly Wurly lol .

[jim244]

Thanks jim224. Yeah, love this page. My first Spider-Man comic too. Constantly surprised at the amount of work Lew Stringer has done. Sadly never collected the Marvel Spider-Man comic back in the day. Wish I had.

I went in and out of it, got it for a year then came back a couple of years later etc.
It was a great comic.
I had pocket money and a paper round so was just a case of limited funds and so many great comics to choose from in those days !!

Yeah, fond memories jim244. I did get the odd Star wars Marvel comics bought for me by my parents in the early eighties, but most of my comics , Dandy, Topper , Beano etc were obtained from jumble sales or at school summer fates when I had pocket money.

Also, although not comic related. Did you ever ask a kid get those Star Wars transfer cards where you rubbed a coin on a plastic sheet with images of Darth Vader and Wookies onto a scenic background. One was a tree similar to the one in Avatar. I did. Loved those. Always used to get them when Ill along with a bottle of Lucozade and a bunch of grapes and Curly Wurly lol .

I loved Star Wars transfers Into The Abyss.
I personally remember the Letraset packs.
https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr.RO3 ... p9gQKHIBs-

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I went in and out of it, got it for a year then came back a couple of years later etc.
It was a great comic.
I had pocket money and a paper round so was just a case of limited funds and so many great comics to choose from in those days !!

Yeah, fond memories jim244. I did get the odd Star wars Marvel comics bought for me by my parents in the early eighties, but most of my comics , Dandy, Topper , Beano etc were obtained from jumble sales or at school summer fates when I had pocket money.

Also, although not comic related. Did you ever ask a kid get those Star Wars transfer cards where you rubbed a coin on a plastic sheet with images of Darth Vader and Wookies onto a scenic background. One was a tree similar to the one in Avatar. I did. Loved those. Always used to get them when Ill along with a bottle of Lucozade and a bunch of grapes and Curly Wurly lol .

I loved Star Wars transfers Into The Abyss.
I personally remember the Letraset packs.
https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr.RO3 ... p9gQKHIBs-

That brings back memories jim244.

[jim244]

Yeah, fond memories jim244. I did get the odd Star wars Marvel comics bought for me by my parents in the early eighties, but most of my comics , Dandy, Topper , Beano etc were obtained from jumble sales or at school summer fates when I had pocket money.

Also, although not comic related. Did you ever ask a kid get those Star Wars transfer cards where you rubbed a coin on a plastic sheet with images of Darth Vader and Wookies onto a scenic background. One was a tree similar to the one in Avatar. I did. Loved those. Always used to get them when Ill along with a bottle of Lucozade and a bunch of grapes and Curly Wurly lol .

I loved Star Wars transfers Into The Abyss.
I personally remember the Letraset packs.
https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr.RO3 ... p9gQKHIBs-

That brings back memories jim244.

Did you ever collect the original Kenner Star Wars figures ???
I will never forget...They were in almost every newsagent and on similar comic reel things that you just turned round and were 99 pence each !!!!
R2D2 was the first one I ever got.

[Into The Abyss]

I loved Star Wars transfers Into The Abyss.
I personally remember the Letraset packs.
https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr.RO3 ... p9gQKHIBs-

That brings back memories jim244.

Did you ever collect the original Kenner Star Wars figures ???
I will never forget...They were in almost every newsagent and on similar comic reel things that you just turned round and were 99 pence each !!!!
R2D2 was the first one I ever got.

Had one or two. Not many. Money was tight. Had two sisters and brother. I can still remember seeing all the figures in my local John Menzies store. My friend had loads of them. Millennium Falcon ect... Had the Darth Vader mask & suit which I wrecked. That's the nearest I came to a collection. Had also a Doctor Who Palitoy Tardis, Red & Black Dalek with a Cyberman for Xmas 1977 as all the Tom Baker Doctor Who and Romana dolls were sold out. Wrecked the Tardis also on Christmas morning after taking is apart trying to see where the Cyberman went lol.

[jim244]

That brings back memories jim244.

Did you ever collect the original Kenner Star Wars figures ???
I will never forget...They were in almost every newsagent and on similar comic reel things that you just turned round and were 99 pence each !!!!
R2D2 was the first one I ever got.

Had one or two. Not many. Money was tight. Had two sisters and brother. I can still remember seeing all the figures in my local John Menzies store. My friend had loads of them. Millennium Falcon ect... Had the Darth Vader mask & suit which I wrecked. That's the nearest I came to a collection. Had also a Doctor Who Palitoy Tardis, Red & Black Dalek with a Cyberman for Xmas 1977 as all the Tom Baker Doctor Who and Romana dolls were sold out. Wrecked the Tardis also on Christmas morning after taking is apart trying to see where the Cyberman went lol.

Hate to be pedantic but was a Leela doll, not Romana !!
Lol I loved that Tardis as it was like a magicians' box.
Great days.

[Into The Abyss]

Did you ever collect the original Kenner Star Wars figures ???
I will never forget...They were in almost every newsagent and on similar comic reel things that you just turned round and were 99 pence each !!!!
R2D2 was the first one I ever got.

Had one or two. Not many. Money was tight. Had two sisters and brother. I can still remember seeing all the figures in my local John Menzies store. My friend had loads of them. Millennium Falcon ect... Had the Darth Vader mask & suit which I wrecked. That's the nearest I came to a collection. Had also a Doctor Who Palitoy Tardis, Red & Black Dalek with a Cyberman for Xmas 1977 as all the Tom Baker Doctor Who and Romana dolls were sold out. Wrecked the Tardis also on Christmas morning after taking is apart trying to see where the Cyberman went lol.

Hate to be pedantic but was a Leela doll, not Romana !!
Lol I loved that Tardis as it was like a magicians' box.
Great days.

Be pedantic Jim244. I don't know what the hell I'm talking about to my embarrassment. No wonder I never got one in 1977. Confused my parents. Bet you at one point I was one inch away from getting a Sindy doll.

Absolutely correct about Timestress Romana played by Lala Ward, who also was Tom Baker's fiery ex-wife. She was later replaced by Mary Tamm for the story "Key to Time". And, Leela, Louise Jameson, was the leather clad knife welding warrior star of the Omega Factor with the late great James Hazeldine of London's Burning and Choccy fame.

[jim244]

Had one or two. Not many. Money was tight. Had two sisters and brother. I can still remember seeing all the figures in my local John Menzies store. My friend had loads of them. Millennium Falcon ect... Had the Darth Vader mask & suit which I wrecked. That's the nearest I came to a collection. Had also a Doctor Who Palitoy Tardis, Red & Black Dalek with a Cyberman for Xmas 1977 as all the Tom Baker Doctor Who and Romana dolls were sold out. Wrecked the Tardis also on Christmas morning after taking is apart trying to see where the Cyberman went lol.

Hate to be pedantic but was a Leela doll, not Romana !!
Lol I loved that Tardis as it was like a magicians' box.
Great days.

Be pedantic Jim244. I don't know what the hell I'm talking about to my embarrassment. No wonder I never got one in 1977. Confused my parents. Bet you at one point I was one inch away from getting a Sindy doll.

Absolutely correct about Timestress Romana played by Lala Ward, who also was Tom Baker's fiery ex-wife. She was later replaced by Mary Tamm for the story "Key to Time". And, Leela, Louise Jameson, was the leather clad knife welding warrior star of the Omega Factor with the late great James Hazeldine of London's Burning and Choccy fame.

You are so CLOSE to the truth Into the Abyss....
In reality Mary Tamm played Romana for one series and was replaced by Lalla Ward who did indeed later marry Tom Baker.

[Into The Abyss]

Hate to be pedantic but was a Leela doll, not Romana !!
Lol I loved that Tardis as it was like a magicians' box.
Great days.

Be pedantic Jim244. I don't know what the hell I'm talking about to my embarrassment. No wonder I never got one in 1977. Confused my parents. Bet you at one point I was one inch away from getting a Sindy doll.

Absolutely correct about Timestress Romana played by Lala Ward, who also was Tom Baker's fiery ex-wife. She was later replaced by Mary Tamm for the story "Key to Time". And, Leela, Louise Jameson, was the leather clad knife welding warrior star of the Omega Factor with the late great James Hazeldine of London's Burning and Choccy fame.

You are so CLOSE to the truth Into the Abyss....
In reality Mary Tamm played Romana for one series and was replaced by Lalla Ward who did indeed later marry Tom Baker.

So long as I close I'm happy. Some are fonts of knowledge. I'm a Stork margarine tub. Yeah, her tenure was very brief in Doctors who. Wasn't Mary Tamm also in the 1976, Likely Lads film, alongside with Bridget Forsyth , James Bolam & Rodney Bewes? Sure she was? Think she played James Bolam's girlfriend. I recall a some scene where a caravan was involved? Got the movie poster to that film. Two in fact. I'm a greedy sod me.

Can you recall that limited edition, Key To Time box set, that was released in a plastic slipcase. At one point it went for eye watering prices on ebay. I bought one only for the ruddy BBC to re-release the box set for about £29.99. Aaarrgggh!!

[jim244]

Be pedantic Jim244. I don't know what the hell I'm talking about to my embarrassment. No wonder I never got one in 1977. Confused my parents. Bet you at one point I was one inch away from getting a Sindy doll.

Absolutely correct about Timestress Romana played by Lala Ward, who also was Tom Baker's fiery ex-wife. She was later replaced by Mary Tamm for the story "Key to Time". And, Leela, Louise Jameson, was the leather clad knife welding warrior star of the Omega Factor with the late great James Hazeldine of London's Burning and Choccy fame.

You are so CLOSE to the truth Into the Abyss....
In reality Mary Tamm played Romana for one series and was replaced by Lalla Ward who did indeed later marry Tom Baker.

So long as I close I'm happy. Some are fonts of knowledge. I'm a Stork margarine tub. Yeah, her tenure was very brief in Doctors who. Wasn't Mary Tamm also in the 1976, Likely Lads film, alongside with Bridget Forsyth , James Bolam & Rodney Bewes? Sure she was? Think she played James Bolam's girlfriend. I recall a some scene where a caravan was involved? Got the movie poster to that film. Two in fact. I'm a greedy sod me.

Can you recall that limited edition, Key To Time box set, that was released in a plastic slipcase. At one point it went for eye watering prices on ebay. I bought one only for the ruddy BBC to re-release the box set for about £29.99. Aaarrgggh!!

Lol I'm no font of knowledge, more of an empty can of lager but YES she played Christina in the movie and you are indeed a greedy sod having 2 movie posters from that classic film but well done !!
OMG yes !!!! The Key to Time set was massively expensive and then reissued with exact same content for 30 notes and currently £21 I believe!!
I refused to pay for it as thought price would come down or be re-issued so got it for £26 a few years back.
BTW:The caravan scene was excellent