PURE IMAGES


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PURE IMAGES #1XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
published by PURE IMAGINATION, 1977

22-1 / 2-page article "the birth of spider-man" by greg theakston
reprints ditko's original unused cover of AMAZING FANTASY
#15
reprints ditko's 1963 spider-man promotional pin-up
reprints
(cropped) spider-man / dr. strange illustration from
XXXIXXXTHE COMIC READER #42, oct 1965
reprints
(in black & white) page 5 of "a hole in his head" from
XXXIXXXBLACK MAGIC #3, nov-dec 1953
reprints page 2 of "sweeter gwen" from SWEETER GWEN, 196?
reprints
(in black & white) the cover of AMAZING FANTASY #15, aug 1962
reprints spider-man
/ dr. strange illustration from THE COMIC READER #33, jan 1965
reprints ditko's original unused cover for THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
#10
XXXIXXX (partially obscured by a black & white inset of the printed cover)

PURE IMAGES #2XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
published by PURE IMAGINATION, 1977

31-page article "the birth of marvel comics" by greg theakston
reprints
(in black & white) page 2 of "it happened on 'the silent screen'" from
XXXIXXXTALES TO ASTONISH #21, jul 1961
reprints
(in black & white, cropped) the cover of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1, mar 1963







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