[YouTube] Hot Wheels: Spider-Man's Web of Terror

https://youtu.be/W7Tx6Dfgs0I

Mattel's Hot Wheels: Spider-Man's Web of Terror is a straight track playset, approximately nine feet in length, that first released in 1978. It includes Spider-Man's car that can be set in a rubber band-powered launcher that shoots it through the cardboard Cobweb cave, around the Spider's Eye loop, off a ramp, and through the cardboard Web of Terror featuring images of Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, and Kraven.

Box Front

Box Back

Box Side

I took many photos since this is a rather large toy; some are on the carpet and I did some close-ups in the usual spot of smaller sections. It's tough to get a good view of the whole setup at the same time.

Hot Wheels used the Marvel Comics license on a number of toys in the late '70s/early '80s and since I'm posting this video shortly after the release of the second Avengers movie I decided to have a few of the Avengers join Spider-Man on the track. While Spider-Man's car features a unique design, Thor, Incredible Hulk, and Captain America are repaints of other Hot Wheels vehicles. As seen in the video, the launcher does not work well with all die-cast cars as the Hulk's weight distribution is an issue.

Marvel + Hostess = Superhero Sweetness

As I mentioned in the monthly update, to sort of tie in with the release of the new Avengers film this week I was going to try and scan a few Hostess ads featuring characters from Marvel Comics, and I ended up with more than a few as I found six more for a total of 10. They're a fun read as each ad is designed to look like a page from a comic book. The copyrights range from 1975-1981 and in most of them are ads for Fruit Pies or Twinkies, though one has Cupcakes. A couple of them are from the backs of comic book covers which is nicer paper so they scanned better than the others that were on the lesser paper from the interiors so there is some yellowing going on despite my edits. I'll ad these to the Vault 1541 Facebook page as well if you'd like to share them from there. Enjoy!

6/4/18 UPDATE: I found another Marvel Hostess ad and I also learned that Hostess made similar ads featuring DC Comics characters so I'll have to see I have any of those some time.