Michael Dean has been an editor at The Comics Journal since 1999 and is the co-author (with Tom Spurgeon) of the oral history of Fantagraphics Books, Comics As Art: We Told You So. He’s currently editing Fantagraphics’ Lost Marvels series, which restores forgotten Marvel classics in beautiful hardcover editions. Volume One reprints the never-before-collected 1969 horror and suspense series, Tower of Shadows. It hits shelves on April 29th and is available for preorder now from Fantagraphics' website and your local comics shop.

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Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"The Tarantula Is a Very Deadly Beast!" - Amazing Spider-Man #147, written by Gerry Conway, art by Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, and Dave Hunt, letters by Joe Rosen, colors by Stan Goldberg, edited by Len Wein, ©1975 Marvel Comics

"Jackal, Jackal... Who's Got the Jackal?" - Amazing Spider-Man #148, written by Gerry Conway, art by Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, and Dave Hunt, letters by John Costanza, colors by Petra Goldberg, edited by Len Wein, ©1975 Marvel Comics

"Even If I Live, I Die!" - Amazing Spider-Man #149, written by Gerry Conway, art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, letters by Annette Kawecki, colors by Janice Cohen, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1975 Marvel Comics

"Spider-Man... or Spider-Clone?" - Amazing Spider-Man #150, written by Archie Goodwin, art by Gil Kane, Mike Esposito, and Frank Giacoia, letters by Joe Rosen, colors by Petra Goldberg, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1975 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 4 written by Robb Milne and performed by Robb Milne and Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

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