Marvel Collector's Edition #1 (1992; Charleston Chew)

[JLH]

Not part of the Gap, but an incredible simulation! Actually, a giveaway. Sendaway, more specifically.

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MARVEL COLLECTOR'S EDITION #1 [1992]
-Cover with indicia lists "Marvel Collector's Edition, Presents: Spider-Man" and the flip cover has "Marvel Collector's Edition, Presents: Wolverine".
-Both have blurb, "Brought to you by Charleston Chew", which is how this issue was given away, via an offer for said candy company.
-Ad for the giveaway was featured in Marvel Comics for several months, earliest I can find off-hand was those cover dated Sept 1992.

Story 1:
The Amazing Spider-Man, "U Can't Touch...The Eel!"
Writer: Tony Isabella
Artist: Alan Kupperberg

Cast:
SPIDER-MAN/PETER BENJAMIN PARKER (also in FB)
WATSON-PARKER, MARY JANE (FB only, BTS in main story)
EEL II/EDWARD LAVELL


Other characters:
Shop owner (FB only)
Couple o' Cops (one named Sgt. Demeo)


Summary: Spider-Man swings through the city one rainy night, ending up catching a cold, as he searches for a crime scene to take pictures of for the Bugle. It's the anniversary of when he first met his wife, and he's in need of money to buy a brooch she wants. Finally, after the rain is gone, he discovers the Eel robbing the precious valuables of some people vacationing in the Bahamas (as mentioned in the society column). Spidey halts his getaway, finding it tough to grab the slippery supervillain. So, a short fight ensues, webbing to electricity. Eventually, Spidey knocks Eel off the roof and webs up a net to save them. With only an hour until the webbing dissolves, our hero convinces the villain to take off his costume to keep from eventually plummetting to his doom. Soon, the naked Eel, with only webbing for underwear, swears vengeance against Spidey as he's led away by the police, his costume and stolen goods in tow. With a few pics of the humiliated Eel, Spider-Man swings away, wondering when the jewelry shop will open. As explained in the narration, his cold won't go away for weeks and he ends up giving it Mary Jane.


Flashback: Earlier that afternoon, Peter and MJ visited a jewelry shop, where she tried on an Atimor original brooch, but refused to let her husband buy the expensive item.

There's also a one-panel FB to the Pete/MJ "You've hit the jackpot" moment we all know and love, but nothing new with it.


Continuity notes: It's the anniversary of the first time Peter met Mary Jane. They're married in this story, of course.

Eel has recently been released from prison.

This marks the first time Spider-Man and the second Eel have encountered one another, a fact that's mentioned by the characters. Thus, this has to be prior to WOSM 98, when they "next" encounter one another.


Goofs: In one of the panels, Spidey shoots what looks like purple jelly at Eel, and the next panel, it's drawn correctly to be his standard webbing. Was Welsh's or Smucker's originally going to sponsor the book or something?!


Calendar notes: Night starts with heavy rain that passes, and leaves clear skies with a full moon.

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Story 2:
The Silver Surfer, "The Leader"
Writer: George Carragonne
Artist: Nelson

Cast:
SILVER SURFER/NORRIN RADD

Other characters:
Alas Longrun (girl from Krell and Light Raiders member)
Krellians
Silicon Hosts


Summary: Silver Surfer visits the planet Krell, where once great spires of diamond and obsidian stood and have now crumbled. He discovers life still exists, meeting a young woman named Alas Longrun. She's the last living member of the Light Raiders, freedom fighters who rebel against the machines that now rule Krell and enslave the organic beings they once served. Alas wishes for the Surfer to aid her in retaking the planet from these Silicon Hosts, but he refuses, since it was their fault the planet was taken over by their own techology, and it should be they who undo it. His refusal does just as he'd hoped, inspiring Alas to fight the robots as they attack, though Silver Surfer soon steps in to help out, reminding her she'll never stand alone. Fellow organics watch the battle, failing to see the Surfer, and are given new hope by the incredible success the last Light Raider has against the Silicon Hosts. Alas is hailed as their new leader, with a new band of rebels to fight against the machines. The Surfer departs back to space.


Flashback: Alas tells the Surfer of Krell's history, how their technology grew faster than their own wisdom and led to their enslavement, which then led to a war against the machines "100 winters ago".


Continuity notes: Silver Surfer doesn't serve Galactus anymore, meaning it's a modern day tale.

The final panel has the face of Eternity visible in the edge of the spacefield. But would it count as an appearance of him since he does nor says anything? U Decide!


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Story 3:
Wolverine! in, "Gimme a Break"
Plot: Richard Howell
Script: Larry Hama
Art: Sam Kieth

Cast:
WOLVERINE/"LOGAN"/JAMES HOWLETT
JUBILEE/JUBILATION LEE

Summary: Wolverine and Jubilee have just finished an intense workout in the Danger Room. While cleaning up some of the debris from their exercise, Jubilee accidentally sets off the damaged control circuits, causing the room to reactivate... at maximum threat capacity! Wolverine takes most of the full brunt of the attacks, though Jubilee ends up knocked out with a sprained ankle when trying to help Logan. This helps to inspire Wolverine in his finishing off of the room's final assault, a large robot thing with vise-clamp hands. Following his berserker rage and claw-slashing, the room is finally gets deactivated. Later, Jubiliee is in the infirmary, bemoaning the fact she was felled simply by tripping on some debris.


Continuity notes: Wolverine is wearing his brown costume. Jubilee is wearing the yellow & blue school uniform. This places things prior to adjectiveless Wolverine 50/X-Men 4.

Goofs: Wolverine claims his healing factor can knit together his "broken ribs and perforated innards". Even the story quiz at the end points out how he must have been exaggerating, given his metal skeleton.

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Story 4:
Ghost Rider in, "You've Got to Have Friends"
Writer: Howard A. Mackie
Penciler: John Hebert
Inker: Jimmy Palmiotti

Cast:
GHOST RIDER III/NOBLE KALE
KETCH, DANIEL "DANNY"
DEVIL GRIP


Other characters:
McCormick, Mike "Mouse"


Summary: A young boy named Mike, but nicknamed Mouse for his lack of courage, takes a job with a local tough guy named Devil Grip. He sticks his nose where it doesn't belong and finds out some details about Devil Grip's operation, sending him fleeing from the large, leather-clad brute. While running for his life, he ends up in Cypress Hills Cemetery, and bumps into local boy, Daniel Ketch. Getting some of his innocent blood on him, Dan soon transforms to Ghost Rider, and takes on Devil Grip, putting him down for good with a dose of the Penance Stare. On the way to the hospital, Ghost Rider rides through the neighborhood with Mike on his motorcycle, showing the kids who ostracized him up by having the Spirit of Vengeance as a friend.


Continuity notes: Dan is visiting Barbara Ketch's grave. Dan's doing well, so it must also be prior to GR3 25, or after GR3 32.


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SPIDER-MAN/PETER BENJAMIN PARKER
...
S-M 23
**M/CE 1-FB
**M/CE 1
WOSM 84
...

EEL II/EDWARD LAVELL
...
ASPOT 29/2
**M/CE 1
CA 412
...

WATSON-PARKER, MARY JANE
...
S-M 23
**M/CE 1-FB
**M/CE 1-BTS
WOSM 84
...


SILVER SURFER/NORRIN RADD
...
SS3 75
**M/CE 1/2
SS: HOMECOMING
...


WOLVERINE/"LOGAN"/JAMES HOWLETT
...
DLOK2 5
**M/CE 1/3
X 1
...

JUBILEE/JUBILATION LEE
...
DLOK2 5
**M/CE 1/3
M/CP 89/4
...


GHOST RIDER III/NOBLE KALE
...
GR3 32
**M/CE 1/4
DRSTR3 50
...


KETCH, DANIEL "DANNY"
...
GR3 32
**M/CE 1/4
DRSTR3 50-BTS
...

**DEVIL GRIP/
M/CE 1/4



And as a bonus, though it has nothing to do with the tale, here's a correction for Hobgoblin and Demogoblin, more reflective of the demon possession and shared body between the two:

HOBGOBLIN V/JASON PHILIP MACENDALE
...
ASM 312
**See also Demogoblin
PPTSS 147
WOSM 48
DRSTR3 11
PPTSS 161
PPTSS 162
PPTSS 163
ASM 335
ASM 337
ASM 338
ASM 339
**S-M 6-BTS
**S-M 7-BTS
DHAWK 1
DHAWK 2
DHAWK 3
**GR3 16-BTS
GR3 17
**MK3 31-BTS
MK3 32
MK3 33
**S-M 18-BTS
**S-M 19-BTS
**S-M 20-BTS
**S-M 21-BTS
**S-M 22-BTS
**S-M 23-BTS
WOSM 84
WOSM 85
WOSM 86
S-M 24
**M/CP 112/2-BTS
WOSM 93
...


DEMOGOBLIN
**PPTSS 147-BTS
**WOSM 48-BTS
**DRSTR3 11-BTS
**PPTSS 161-BTS
**PPTSS 162-BTS
**PPTSS 163-BTS
**ASM 335-BTS
**ASM 337-BTS
**ASM 338-BTS
**ASM 339-BTS
**S-M 6
**S-M 7
**DHAWK 1-BTS
**DHAWK 2-BTS
**DHAWK 3-BTS
**GR3 16
**GR3 17
**MK3 31
**MK3 32
**MK3 33
**S-M 18
**S-M 19
**S-M 20
**S-M 21
**S-M 22
**S-M 23
**WOSM 84
**WOSM 85
{WOSM 86}
WOSM 87
S-M 24
IW 1-BTS
S-M 24
**M/CP 112/2
WOSM 93
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I'm probably going to try to do more of these "collector's edition" giveaways from this era (92-95). If there's any reason why I shouldn't, speak now, or forever hold your peep. Next I'll be doing the Unicef "Spider Man: Trial of Venom", which I thought was already on the site, but isn't (Hulk vs Venom is, though). Unless there's a reason not to? Anyone?

[Paul Bourcier]

I just read this comic for the first time, having picked it up at a local comic con. I notice it's not included in the Spider-Man and X-Men coverage in the new Indexes. Has this comic been deemed non-canonical, or was it overlooked?

I believe there was discussion some time ago about another Charleston Chew comic that came out the following year. Same status?

[JephYork]

Both merely overlooked. No deliberate canonicity decision on the part of the Index crew.

The other candy-backed giveaway comic features the Avengers...

http://image2.milehighcomics.com/istore ... 2228.1.GIF

-Jeph!