Amazing Spider-Man #10 Page #5 by Steve Ditko in memory of Herc Fede
Artists: Steve Ditko (All) , Stan Lee (Writer)
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Amazing Spider-Man Pocket Book Reprints #7 to #13 in Memory of Herc Fede
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Description"Silence! I called this meeting to inform you that I'm taking over all the rackets in the city! From now on, the Big Man is head of the crime syndicate! I'm going to run this little enterprise like a big business! As boss of our organization, I'll give all the orders! ...and my Enforcers here will make sure that my orders are carried out! Any questions?"-- Big Man Amazing Spider-Man #10 featuring The Big Man - 1st Appearance! By Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. But that wasn't my first introduction to him. My first intro to him was those Pocket Books little Marvel digest books reprinting Marvel stories in black and white with Volume 2, image inset as well. I first read this at my grade school best friends house. My friend passed away years ago at the young age of 44, so whenever I see art featuring the Enforcers or even individually The Boss Man, Fancy Dan, Montana or Ox, I think of him. I always wanted a page from this issue, and was fortunate enough to finally get one. Just seeing it brings back a flood of memories of Herc. More Info on The Enforcers: The crime boss Big Man has gathered a group called the Enforcers in order to strong arm all the other gangs in New York to work for him. When the other mobsters refuse, they are beaten into submission by Ox, Montana and Fancy Dan. Meanwhile, Peter visits his Aunt May in the hospital and is told that she needs a blood transfusion. He's worried that his radioactive blood would have an adverse effect on his aunt, but he is pressured into participating in the transfusion. Later as Spider-Man, Peter busts some crooks working for the Big Man. When Jameson is on the scene, he demands that the police also arrest Spider-Man, because he suspects that Big Man and Spider-Man are the same character, and Spider-Man's aiding the law is just to throw the police off. Returning to the Bugle, he demands writer Frederick Foswell say as such in the Bugle's paper. Foswell reminds Jameson that the last time the Bugle reported that Spider-Man was doubling as a costumed villain (Electro), the Bugle ended up looking bad when it turned out to be false. When Betty Brant gets off work, she is confronted by the Enforcers who are coming to collect a loan from her. Peter tries to get involved and allows the Enforcers to push him around, not wishing to reveal his identity. When Peter tries to find out what was going on, Betty flees. Deciding to deal with the Enforcers and Big Man, Peter constructs a giant spider's web, complete with a giant spider in order to scare a crook stool pigeon into revealing the location of Big Man's secret hideout. His battle with the Enforcers ends with the Enforcers retreating. When Spider-Man sees J. Jonah Jameson on the scene, he begins to suspect that Jameson might be the Big Man. Peter finds that Betty is not answering her phone, and later at the Bugle, he learns that she has quit her job. Peter deals with the Big Man with a new plan: The next day at school, he brags about how he's figured out the Big Man's secret identity, hoping that word would get back to the Big Man. Sure enough, it does and the Big Man sends the Enforcers to capture Peter. Locked in a cell, Peter changes into Spider-Man and breaks out. He then battles Big Man, the Enforcers, and their hoods. The Big Man escapes during the fight, but Spider-Man is more than convinced that Jameson is really the Big Man. Going to the Bugle to expose Jameson, he finds Jameson yelling at Foswell about the story he wrote when the police burst in and reveal the Big Man is Foswell, who shows that he pulled off the identity with padded clothing that made him look bigger. After the police take Foswell away, Jameson admits to himself that he hates Spider-Man because he represents everything that he is not. While Peter returns home to find that there is still no word from Betty Brant, Betty sits alone in a small town in Pennsylvania, wishing there was some way she could get Spider-Man's help. Additional info on Pocket Books: Here's the Pocket Book that I saw as a kid: Spider-Man Big Little Book Volume 2 - Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #7-13. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Second of a three issue series of paperback sized books collecting early Spider-Man adventures. Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95. Social/Sharing |
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REDEMAGNI CLAUDIO 
Member Since 2016
Posted on 12/13/2019
Woww Wonderful Fantastic PAGE, immense envy :)) , great great great congratulations
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 12/13/2019
Man, some outstanding stuff. Ditko ASM - nuff said. Love the half Pete/half Spidey head shot in panel 2! Congrats!
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
Posted on 12/13/2019
Magnificent page, and also a most enjoyable description. Congrats!
Vik V
Member Since 2016
Posted on 12/14/2019
Fantastic page by a team of fantastic artists. Very personal description. Congrats, Nick
Michael One Minute Later
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/14/2019
I'm glad that you got this page - a wonderful memory of your friend...
Canadian Collector
Member Since 2015
Posted on 12/14/2019
Nice story - happy for you and can’t go wrong with owning a Ditko Spidey page! Congrats!
bob fish
Member Since 2011
Posted on 12/15/2019
A part of the legend ! Huge congrats for this amazing page
Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/15/2019
It's a collector's dream for 5 character driven ASM pages and 1 action page to show up in one place at one time. I think you simply out manuevered everyone grabbing the best of the 5 character pages with a great half Peter half Spidey face and Aunt May. Probably the smartest pickup of a phenomenal auction. Cheers!!!
John Whitlock
Member Since 2016
Posted on 1/6/2020
Incredible page! That second panel is so classic, but that last panel of vignettes is suuuuper cool, very Ditko!
Mark Levy
Member Since 2004
Posted on 1/13/2020
Read those pocket book reprints to death as well - nice pickup here, the landscape panel at the bottom is pretty slick!
CJ Design
Member Since 2018
Posted on 1/12/2023
It has it all...including a great early Split Face PP
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