“Join the Spider-Man Network of Friends Fan Club!”

Even though the ad is dated 1978, I uncovered it in a 1979 Star Wars comic book, leaving us to ask: Exactly what year was this advertisement first seen by kids? It likely doesn’t really matter if the ad first landed in the world in 1978 or 1979, but it’s the little things like this that can gnaw and gnaw at my mind as I struggle to get through the day. Hey, it’s important that we get the dates right, kids!