I'm confused...

I definitely remember reading a coverless 25 cent book reprinting Spider-Man, while we were taking home a very large Art Deco type stand-up fan. Looking through Mike's Newstand, the only one that pops into my mind is Marvel Tales #13, on sale November, 1967. So it must have been some time later than that, but the cover might have been ripped off in multiple readings or mishandling.

Next up is the comic that ended up on the top of the pile of comics that my Mom made me put into a steel milk case (our neighbor drove a 18 wheeler milk delivery truck and we had a lot of those in the neighborhood. We built forts out of them... try knocking THAT down!) It held exactly 100 comics and on top of the pile was Tomahawk #115, on sale January, 1968. My father read a lot of westerns, so that's probably why i got that comic.

By January of 1970, at age nearly 9, i was getting comics pretty regularly... a nice mix of both DC and Marvel.

My point of sale was around Arnold, MO at three separate drug stores near where my folks did their shopping and banking. A Rexall, a Walgreens and an independent druggist. I was allowed to sit on the floor and read depending on who was on duty in the stores. We also had an independent bookseller, The Book Emporium, where you could stand or sit on the floor and read (where i got to look through a lot of Marvel's B&W mags).