 
Mego
12 inch Spiderman. His box sports illustrations of Captain
America, who was made as a 12 inch figure and Mr. Fantastic,
Cap eventually was made in 1979 but Mr Fantastic never got
off the drawing board.
This
is the first edition (Canadian release) Spidey.
The
early release Spidey had a thinner body style, the later US
release Spiderman had a much bulkier torso.
One
variation you may see is a Spidey stamped DC Comics on the
neck. This was of course an error and was corrected by slapping
"Marvel" on top and recasting. The correction is
quite obvious.

The
1979 European box for 12" Mego Spidey featured some dynamic
artwork and still promised a 12" Mr Fantastic.
 
Later
12" Spidey's came on a larger muscle body and on a very attractive
card, note the free web. This card came in variation without
the fly away action as well. (courtesy of Brian)

Here
is a rare French released Spidey, a member of "Les Plus Grande
Superheroes" (courtesy of Brian)

Mego 12" Magnetic Spiderman was pitched back in 1978 but wasn't
produced eventhough it was such a logical toy. There is a
prototype known to exist however...
 
The packaging for the Mego Web Spinning Spidey is easily one
of Mego's most attractive, check out the beautiful villain
clip art on the back! (Brain's collection)
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