Comics : Spider-Man Books (Tempo Puzzle)

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Section Name: Spider-Man Books
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Back in the mid/late 70's Tempo Books was (as far as I'm yet aware) the first publisher to produce a series of Marvel tie-in puzzle books. Printed in a handy 5.25" x 8" square-bound format, these books are tough to find now in top-notch condition, and are prized by many collectors.

Spidey's Wall-Crawler Wordwebs Standard Cover
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No Month 1977 : NM ($30.00) : SM Guest
 Reprinted In: The Amazing Spider-Man Activity Box Set (4 Books)
 Review by The Editor (4 Webs)
Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Wayne Williams
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Spidey's Wall-Crawler Wordwebs Carousel Books UK Version
No Month 1977 : NM ($20.00) : SM Guest
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Publisher:  Carousel Books, Ltd.
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Spidey's Clever Crosswords
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No Month 1977 : NM ($30.00) : SM Guest
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Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Ned Webster
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Spidey's Web-Shooter Scrambled Word Finds
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 Summary: Spider-Man Appears
No Month 1977 : NM ($30.00) : SM Guest
 Reprinted In: The Amazing Spider-Man Activity Box Set (4 Books)
 Review by The Editor (2.5 Webs)
Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Linda Doherty
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Spider-Man's Terrifically Tangled Wordwebs
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No Month 1977 : NM ($30.00) : SM Guest
 Reprinted In: The Amazing Spider-Man Activity Box Set (4 Books)
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Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Wayne Williams
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Spidey-Sense Number Puzzles
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 Summary: Spider-Man Appears
No Month 1977 : NM ($30.00) : SM Guest
 Review by The Editor (5 Webs)
Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Ned Webster
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Spidey-Skill Search-A-Words
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 Summary: Spider-Man Appears
No Month 1977 : NM ($30.00) : SM Guest
Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Dawn Gerger
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Mighty Marvel Mazes
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 Summary: Spider-Man Appears
No Month 1977 : NM ($30.00) : SM Guest
 Reprinted In: The Amazing Spider-Man Activity Box Set (4 Books)
Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Vladimir Koziakin
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Son of Mighty Marvel Mazes
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 Summary: Three Spider-Man Mazes (#s 4, 9, 16)
No Month 1977 : NM ($30.00) : SM Guest
 Reprinted In: The Incredible Hulk Activity Box Set
Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Vladimir Koziakin
Cover Art:  Owen McCarron
Designer:  Paty
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Revenge of Mighty Marvel Mazes
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 Summary: Spider-Man Cameo
No Month 1977 : NM ($30.00) : SM Cameo
 Reprinted In: The Incredible Hulk Activity Box Set
Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Vladimir Koziakin
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The Amazing Spider-Man Activity Box Set (4 Books)
No Month 1977 : NM ($100.00) : SM Reprint
Reprints: Spider-Man's Terrifically Tangled Wordwebs
Reprints: Spidey's Web-Shooter Scrambled Word Finds
Reprints: Spidey's Wall-Crawler Wordwebs
Reprints: Mighty Marvel Mazes
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Marvel's Mastermind Wondrous Word Finds
 Summary: Spider-Man Appears
No Month 1977 : NM ($30.00) : SM Guest
Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Ned Webster
Cover Art:  Owen McCarron
Designer:  Paty
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The Incredible Hulk Wordwebs
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 Summary: Spider-Man Cameo
No Month 1977 : NM ($30.00) : SM Cameo
 Reprinted In: The Incredible Hulk Activity Box Set
Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Wayne Williams
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Marvel's Mysterious Secret Messages
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 Summary: Spider-Man Cameo
No Month 1977 : NM ($30.00) : SM Cameo
 Reprinted In: The Incredible Hulk Activity Box Set
Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Evan Morley
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The Incredible Hulk Activity Box Set
 Summary: Spider-Man Cameos: Contents Vary
No Month 1977 : NM ($50.00) : SM Reprint
Reprints: The Incredible Hulk Wordwebs
Reprints: The Incredible Hulk Incredible Crosswords (Cinnamon House)
Reprints: The Incredible Hulk's Smashing Puzzlers (Cinnamon House)
Reprints: Son of Mighty Marvel Mazes
Reprints: Revenge of Mighty Marvel Mazes
Reprints: Marvel's Clobberin' Time Mastermind Crosswords
Reprints: Marvel's Mysterious Secret Messages
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Ms. Marvel's Seventh Sense Pic-A-Word Shapes
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 Summary: Peter Parker Cameo in Puzzle #19, "Friends"
No Month 1978 : NM ($30.00) : SM Cameo
Publisher:  Tempo Books
Writer:  Evan Morley
Designer:  Paty
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The Incredible Hulk Incredible Crosswords (Cinnamon House)
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 Summary: Spider-Man Cameo (puzzle #21)
No Month 1978 : NM ($30.00) : SM Cameo
 Reprinted In: The Incredible Hulk Activity Box Set
Designer:  Paty
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The Incredible Hulk's Smashing Puzzlers (Cinnamon House)
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 Summary: Spider-Man Cameos in puzzles #2 (Hulkathon), 22 (Hulk's Heroes)
No Month 1978 : NM ($30.00) : SM Cameo
 Reprinted In: The Incredible Hulk Activity Box Set
Designer:  Paty
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