Spider-Ads July 26, 2016 2

Spider-Ads #45

by Brad Douglas

This is an ad for the Activision Atari 2600 Spider-Man game. I remember seeing this ad and also getting excited that a Hulk game was coming out in the summer. That game never came out.

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Brad created the Crawlspace back in 1998 while attending college at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He’s the webmaster and writes front page news items, and also produces, hosts and edits the podcast. He’s been collecting Spider-Man comics since the age of three and is a life-long fan of the webhead. His website has been featured in USA Today, Entertainment Weekly and on Marvel.com and inside the comics themselves. The Crawlspace is one of the first Spider-Man fan sites to ever hit the internet. Millions of people visit the site every year.
Brad has interviewed several “Spider-Celebrities” over the years including co-creator Stan Lee. He’s also interviewed actors who have portrayed Spider-Man like Paul Soles (Voice Actor from the 67 Spider-Man Cartoon), Dan Gilvezan (Spidey Voice Actor from Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends) ,Yuri Lownthal (Voice Actor from the Spider-Man PlayStation game) and Nicholas Hammond (Spider-Man 1977 Actor).

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by Brad Douglas

This is a classic ad printed in Marvel Comics showing off the Atari 2600 video game. I played the heck out of this when I was a kid. The red dot was Spidey, the green […]

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Spider-Ads # 1

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I’m starting a new feature on the front page spotlighting Spider-Man ads. He’s been in a ton of them in his 50 year history. Here’s one of my favorites.

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Spider-Ads # 27

by Brad Douglas

Who remembers this ad from back in the day? Double shipping Spidey comics in the summer? Mind blown.

2 Comments

Duane Alan Hahn says:

September 18, 2018 at 8:30 am

Activision Atari 2600 Spider-Man game? You might want to edit it and put Parker Brothers instead.
mrread7 says:

July 26, 2016 at 8:11 pm

I remember sometimes just letting the bomb go off to see what happened.

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