Spidey in the Great White North

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Mike sent in this neat picture of him and his sister at a Windsor Ontario mall circa 1974, why is Mike a little freaked out looking in the picture. Mike tells me the other costumed character making an appearance was MAN THING! I'd love to see photos of that although it's not exactly the ideal character for children to see at Woolco. What's also interesting (to me at least) is this another appearance of the "Medallion Spider-Man" that my pal T.J. met at the CNE and is likely the one I saw as a kid as well. What's up with the bling Spidey?

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[clemso]

Thats a great pic, normally the Spidey costumes can look a little cheesy, but that one has a good feel about it.

[cjefferys]

Man Thing??? I'd kill to see pictures of that costume.

[HardyGirl]

Great pic! Looks like the '67 Spidey w/ that background.

[starsky]

i have to agree, it's one of the cooler spidy costumes i've seen.

[toys2cool]

awesome!! is Spidey sporting a gold chain?

[MysteryWho]

The medallion could just be a 70s thing, like Bruno Gerussi's on the Beachcombers.
Or it could be THIS!
Nothing Swings Like a Marvel Medallion, Baby! - Giant Size Marvel Comics - A Blog For True Believers

Back then you were just another sap in a costume unless you had a picture of yourself on your chest!
At least that's what toys and halloween taught me. Thus, Marvel medallion.

[cjefferys]

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Or it could be THIS!
Nothing Swings Like a Marvel Medallion, Baby! - Giant Size Marvel Comics - A Blog For True Believers

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That's exactly what I was thinking. I remember always seeing those ads and really wanting to get a Conan medallion. Maybe the dude in the Spider-man costume was sporting a Spidey medallion.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I thought of those Marvel medallions too.

Maybe Man-Thing read his depressing Power Record about the ghost of the suicidal clown to the kiddies? Or maybe he just burned mall security with his touch?

Chris

[Meule]

Great Spidey costume, but I would also love to see that Man-Thing costume

[MysteryWho]

You guys have to keep in mind that since this appearance took place in Canada, budgetary restrictions would probably have killed the authenticity of the costume. I'm thinking that it looked less like the comic character and more like the "Keir Dullea Monster" from that Starlost episode "Gallery of Fear". For those who haven't seen it, just picture Dullea with a bunch of green construction paper fragments attached to him.