Marvel Tales Starring Spider-Man #166
marvel • 1984
- Series
- Marvel Tales Starring Spider-Man
- Issue
- 166
- Publisher
- Marvel
- Cover date
- Aug 1, 1984
- Story title
- The Menace of the Molten Man
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Marvel Tales was a long-running anthology series published by Marvel Comics, primarily intended to reprint earlier stories from the publisher's deep archive of superhero titles. Issue #166, released in August 1984, served as a vehicle to reintroduce readers to classic Spider-Man adventures, a common practice at the time to ensure iconic storylines remained accessible to new audiences without the high cost of original back issues.
The issue features work from legendary creators associated with the character's formative years, focusing on the narrative style that defined the Silver Age of comics. These reprints were designed to maintain the commercial vitality of the Spider-Man brand between new monthly releases, receiving steady support from collectors who appreciated the convenience of curated, high-quality reprints of stories that had become foundational to the Marvel Universe mythology.
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