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| Management number | 220022435 | Release Date | 2026/05/03 | List Price | $6.38 | Model Number | 220022435 | ||
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Before the blockbusters, before the CGI, there was a man in a Spider-Man costume, climbing real buildings.In 1977, actor Nicholas Hammond stepped into a red and blue costume and became the first person ever to play Spider-Man in live action. No template existed. There was no franchise to follow. Just a camera, a circus-trained stuntman with no fear of heights, and the challenge of bringing Marvel's most beloved hero to television screens around the world.The Amazing Spider-Man Guide takes you behind the mask and back to a time when superhero storytelling was being invented from scratch. Drawing on Hammond's own reflections on his craft, this book explores how a low-budget CBS series — shot on a punishing seven-day schedule, with two crews running simultaneously — captured something that bigger, glossier productions would spend decades trying to replicate: the melancholy, the awkwardness, and the quiet heroism of Peter Parker.From the streets of Los Angeles to a Hong Kong market reopened by a triad boss's nod, from Fred Waugh's improvised helmet camera to a cinema screening that caught Quentin Tarantino's eye, this is the untold story of a show that mattered more than anyone knew at the time.For everyone who grew up with this Spider-Man, the first ever Spider-Man, the one who felt real, this book is the guide you've been waiting for. Read more
| ISBN13 | 979-8254406334 |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Independently published |
| Dimensions | 6 x 0.29 x 9 inches |
| Item Weight | 6.4 ounces |
| Print length | 127 pages |
| Publication date | March 31, 2026 |
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