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In 2002, MARVEL reissued their 1968 The SPECTACULAR
SPIDER-MAN Special. This was a black and white, larger sized
magazine, although the second and last ish was in full-colour. Read
the spiel on the back cover of the reprint (below) - if you're a Spidey
fan you want this mag after reading that, don't you? Well, don't
get excited - the reprint was a major disappointment.
Most of the lettering was replaced by inferior computer-style
fonts that completely ruined the look of the pages. Logos and dis-
play lettering were also replaced, diminishing the 'Marvel' effect that
comics had in the '60s, especially ones lettered by SAM ROSEN.
Honestly, this is a car-crash of a reprint by anyone's standards,
and I'm surprised it was allowed to go to print in this form.
The story was reprinted once again in a volume of MARVEL
MASTERWORKS with the original lettering intact, leaving me
to wonder why the earlier reprint's lettering was ever replaced to
begin with. I can only hope that Marvel will reissue a second
edition, but this time done right. How about it, Marvel?
And below is the cover of the original '68 edition. Unfortunately
I'm unable to show you side-by-side comparisons of the interiors of
the mags, as I can't open either of them wide enough to scan with-
out damaging them, but trust me - the difference is screamingly
obvious. Even the contents pages are different.
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