Marvel Team-Up #45 Featuring Spider Man and Killraven
date: label: date made
content: 1976
name: label: Associated Name
content: Buscema, Sal
label: maker
content: Marvel Comics
notes: label: Description
content: Marvel Team Up was a title published by Marvel Comics between 1972-1985. As promised, the comic featured a story featuring two characters, one usually being writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko's popular creation <i>Spider-Man.</i>In this story, written by Bill Mantlo, with pencils by Sal Buscema, Spider-Man is joined by Killraven, a futuristic freedom fighter. Cover art for the issue was done by Gil Kane and Danny Crespi.
label: Description
content: The invention of Marvel Comics creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the <i>friendly neighborhood </i> superhero Spider-Man first appeared in the pages of 1962's Amazing Fantasy no. 15. The character, a brilliant yet geeky teenager named Peter Parker, becomes a superhero after being bitten by a radioactive spider; attaining many of the abilities of the arachnid, including incredible strength, an instinctive <i>spider-sense</i> that warns of danger, and the ability to walk on walls. Witty and spontaneous, Parker is challenged to balance his spectacular abilities with his ambitions, opting to use his powers for good while protecting his loved ones.
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content: Overturning traditional superhero mythologies, Spider-Man quickly swung into the hearts of readers, inspiring waves of more psychologically complex and relatable superheroes. Since his debut, <i>ol' web-head</i> has remained one of Marvel's most popular properties, headlining several long-running comic titles, as well as being the centerpiece of a multitude media properties, including a succession of animated television series and a blockbuster film franchise.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Comics
label: Subject
content: Fantasy
label: Subject
content: Spider Man
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of George R. Zug
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.3039.286
label: nonaccession number
content: 2013.3039
label: catalog number
content: 2013.3039.286
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 3/4 in x 10 1/4 in; x 17.145 cm x 26.035 cm