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Spiderman Comic Books & Graphic Novels

  • Issue #53MJ
    Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 53MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Toys of the Terrible Tinkerer" Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Jim Mooney. Inks by Frank Springer. Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Al Milgrom. The wall-crawler renews acquaintances with the Terrible Tinkerer and his killer toys! Can your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man avoid the toy cannons, miniature soldiers, exploding jack-in-the-boxes, gun-toting dolls, and knife-wielding teddy bears? It's a fun battle for Spidey! (Note: The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 434,466; average paid circulation 211,327.) 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #62MJ
    Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 62MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Gold Fever!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Ed Hannigan (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finishes). The Maggia hires the Gold Bug to steal gold bullion from the Empire State University physics building. When the gold-seeking villain busts into the laboratory, an ESU grad student happens to be inside conducting a radiation experiment on the gold. It's too bad for the Gold Bug that the grad student happens to be...the Amazing Spider-Man! First 60¢ issue. 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #68MJ
    Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 68MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Hell Hath No Fury Like A Robot Scorned!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Luke McDonnell (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by Ed Hannigan and Al Milgrom. Aunt May, Nathan Lubensky, and Peter visit the grave of Uncle Ben to reflect on days gone by. After Aunt May and Nathan depart, Peter walks through the cemetery and comes upon a fracas in front of the crypt of Mendel Stromm! Why are government agents trying to bust into the crypt? Professor Stromm died way back in Amazing Spiderman (1st series) 37...or did he? There's only one way to find out! Meanwhile, after seeing Peter display super-strength for a second time, Debra Whitman begins to contemplate an amazing possibility. 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #71MJ
    Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 71MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "With This Gun I Thee Kill!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Rick Leonardi. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Frank Giacoia. The web-slinger stops two burglars from robbing a grocery store, but just as the wall-crawler is webbing up the thieves, the store owner emerges and fatally shoots one of the robbers. Later that night in the offices of the Daily Bugle; Joe Robertson, Lance Bannon, and Peter Parker have a long conversation about the positives and negatives of gun control. When a tip comes in that a shipment of Saturday night specials is inbound for Brooklyn, the Spectacular Spider-Man swings into action! (Note: Bill Mantlo's script concerning the controversial subject of gun control sparked a strong response from readers as shown in the two pages of fan mail in issue 77.) 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #72MJ
    Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 72MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Doctor Octopus cameo in "Waiting For Doctor Octopus!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Al Milgrom and Rick Magyar. This issue features Ollie, the kid who idolizes Doc Ock. There are also lots of little treats (many probably placed by Hannigan): Moon Knight cameo; Frank Miller cameo (not art; he appears as himself in one panel of the story, drawing on a rooftop); another panel shows a graveyard with tombstones for Elektra, Gwen Stacy, and Denny Colt (the Spirit)! There are others, but we'll let you find them for yourself. Cool painted cover by Hannigan. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #73MJ
    Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 73MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Peter Parker, You Are The Spectacular Spider-Man!" Part 1 of 4. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. Peter Parker is covering Boomerang's indictment hearing for the Daily Bugle, when suddenly chaos erupts in the courtroom! Quickly the web-slinger busts in and makes short work of Boomerang, but during the tussle Spider-Man notices three suspicious characters standing around. Later that night, the wall-crawler follows the mysterious men to the American Museum of Natural History...and what's going on inside? How about the Owl (last seen in Marvel Team-Up 98) and Doctor Octopus plotting to take over New York City's mobs! Meanwhile, Debra Whitman's psychiatrist asks for Peter's help in curing Debra's mental condition. He would like Peter to dress up as...Spider-Man! 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #74MJ
    Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 74MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Fantasia!" Part 2 of 4. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Bob Hall. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Bob Hall and Al Milgrom. Peter Parker continues to be troubled by Debra Whitman's psychological problems and tracks down Biff Rifkin to learn about Debra's tragic past. Peter's heart sinks as Biff tells him that Debra was a battered wife in her troubled marriage. What is the Amazing Spider-Man going to do when he visits Debra in her east side apartment? It's a touching moment. Meanwhile, the three-way gang war among the Owl, Kingpin, and Doctor Octopus ramps up as each man tries to gain possession of the nuclear activator! What are the criminal masterminds planning? The Black Cat may have the answer! (Notes: Following this issue Debra Whitman departs the Spider-Man titles for many, many years. She finally returns in Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 14. The Black Cat previously appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 227.) 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #84MJ
    Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 84MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Kidnapped!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils and Inks by Dave Simon. A city councilman running for mayor decides that his image would improve if voters were to see him walking through Central Park with his baby son. However, the councilman's clever plan backfires when his baby disappears! Can the web-slinger find the missing infant? Also in this issue, the Black Cat checks out of the hospital. 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #86MJ
    Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 86MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. The Black Cat and the Fly guest star in the Assistant Editors' Month story, "Bugs!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Fred Hembeck and Al Milgrom, inks by Joe Albelo and Jim Mooney. One of the weirdest spider-Man stories ever published! Hembeck/Albelo cover. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #88MJ
    Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 88MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Hyde and Seek!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. The Cobra (last seen in Amazing Spider-Man 232) is running for his life! Who is he running from? His deranged former partner...Mister Hyde! When Felicia and the wall-crawler come across the duo tearing up Manhattan, the free-for-all begins! Is the Black Cat ready to fight Mr. Hyde? 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #132MJ
    Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 132MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Kraven's Last Hunt - Part 6 of 6 - "Ascending" Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Mike Zeck (breakdowns) and Bob McLeod (finishes). Story continues from Amazing Spider-Man 294. The hunt is almost over. Kraven is dead, but Vermin is still on the loose. Spider-Man must suppress his fears and enter the sewer to find Vermin. Can the web-slinger match Vermin's savagery and bring the rat-like killer to justice? It's an uplifting finale for the Amazing Spider-Man! (Note: This six-issue saga was reprinted as a trade book titled "Kraven's Last Hunt" in both 1989 and 2006.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #24MJ
    Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 24MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #35MJ
    Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 35MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Story by Chris Claremont Art by Steve Leialoha and Alan Gordon. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #43MJ
    Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 43MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #45MJ
    Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 45MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #47MJ
    Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 47MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Brian Postman, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Twisted, script by Ann Nocenti, pencils by Brian Postman, inks by Carl Potts; Spider-Woman faces the odd villain known as Daddy Longlegs. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #9MJ
    Web of Spider-Man (1985 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 9MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Twilight Heroes" Part 2 of 2. Story by David Michelinie. Art by Geof Isherwood and Vince Colletta. Cover by Kyle Baker. It's the conclusion to the Smithville Thunderbolt story. One Smithville hero's story will have a happy ending; while the other one's story comes to a tragic ending. And the Amazing Spider-Man is left somewhere in between. 32 pages Cover price $0.65.

  • Issue #11MJ
    Web of Spider-Man (1985 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 11MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Have You Seen That Vigilante Man!" Story by Danny Fingeroth and Bill Mantlo. Art by Bob McLeod. Cover by Mark Beachum and Geof Isherwood. Peter Parker becomes a neighborhood hero when he stops three thugs from robbing the local laundromat. The three troublemakers want revenge on Peter, so they repeatedly vandalize his apartment. Now it's time for Spider-Man to get involved! First 75¢ issue. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #16MJ
    Web of Spider-Man (1985 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 16MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Story by David Michelinie. Art by Marc Silvestri and Kyle Baker. Cover by Mark Beachum and Josef Rubinstein. J. Jonah Jameson sends Peter Parker and Bugle reporter Joy Mercado to Temple Corners, Virginia, to investigate possible civil unrest over a major factory closing. Upon arriving in town, the duo is attacked and kidnapped by mysterious gun men and taken to an underground complex in the Appalachian Mountains. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #80MJ
    Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 80MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. J. Jonah Jameson takes center stage in "I Cover the Waterfront!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Kevin Dzuban. Brief Kingpin appearance. John Romita Jr./John Beatty cover. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #23MJ
    Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 23MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #31MJ
    Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 31MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #34MJ
    Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 34MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.50.