The Spectacular Spider-Man 1976 #53 Direct ed. - back issue - $10.00

Spider-Man fights the Tinkerer and Toy, his robot assistant.

The Torch defeats a villainess with a supersonic hair dryer weapon by distracting her with Hostess Cup Cakes.

• Blown About - advertisement for Hostess Cup Cakes in sequential art form
• - letters from Mark Nemetz, Jim Clark, Michael Andring, John A. Wilcox, Bill Hartzo
• - Statement of October 1, 1980 Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 211,327 Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 219,008 Owner: Marvel Comics Group, 575 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022; Cadence Industries Corp., 21 Henderson Drive, West Caldwell, NJ 07006