Spiderman Comic Books & Graphic Novels

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Scorpion...Where is thy Sting?" Part 2 of 2. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by John Romita Sr., John Romita, Jr., Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoia, and John Tartaglione. Cover by John Romita Sr. While Aunt May's nephew comes to grips with the return of Gwen Stacy (clone), the devious Jackal once more plots the wall-crawler's violent demise! And this time he uses the unsuspecting Scorpion as his pawn! The Scorpion thought he killed Spidey last issue, but once Mac Gargan learns the truth; he wants another shot! So the Jackal tells him to look in May Parker's hospital room! What a cruel thing to do! And as depicted on the dynamic cover, the Scorpion indeed pays Aunt May a visit! But the super-villain with a sting wasn't counting on a fighting mad web-slinger in the waiting room! The beleaguered Scorpion doesn't stand a chance! Elements of the story continue in Giant-Size Spider-Man 5. (Note: The Scorpion returns in Ms. Marvel (1977 1st series #1. The letters page includes Marvel Value Stamp series A #67 Cyclops by George Tuska. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 123.) 32 pages. 25c cover price. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. The Gwen Stacy clone story continues in "Jackal, Jackal, Who's Got the Jackal?" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito and Dave Hunt. The Jackal is revealed to be Professor Warren. Gil Kane/John Romita Sr. cover. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 125. Letter to the editor from Dean Mullaney (Eclipse Comics). Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. First appearance of the Spider-Man clone in "Even if I Live, I Die." Origin of the Jackal (who dies) and the Gwen Stacy clone. Gerry Conway scripts end; pencils by Ross Andru; inks by Mike Esposito. Gil Kane cover. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 126. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Ned Leeds and Betty Brant get married in "On a Clear Day You Can See...the Mirage!" Doctor Octopus cameo. Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 133. The letters page has Marvel Value Stamp series B # 83: Hulk. Cover price $0.25.

30 Cent Cover Price - Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Doctor Octopus is back in "The Ghost That Haunted Octopus!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Hammerhead cameo. John Romita Sr. cover. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 134. The letters page has Marvel Value Stamp series B # 94: Conan (by Barry Windsor-Smith). Private Notes: Doctor Octopus; Marvel Value stamp Cover price $0.30.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Spider-Man and Doctor octopus team up to go after Hammerhead in "Arm-in-Arm-in-Arm-in-Arm-in-Arm-in-Arm with Doctor Octopus." Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Anrdu, inks by Mike Esposito. Spider-Mobile cameo! Last 25 cent issue. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 159. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. It's Spider-Man versus the Spider-Mobile--all thanks to the Terrible Tinkerer! "My Killer, The Car!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Gil Kane/John Romita Sr. cover. First 30c cover priced issue. Letter to the editor by Dean Mullaney (Eclipse Comics). Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Stalked by the Spider-Slayer!" Part 1 of 2. First appearance of Will-O'-the-Wisp. Script by Len Wein. Art by Ross Andru (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by John Romita. With Dr. Marla Madison's new and improved spider-slayer, J. Jonah Jameson takes another run at capturing the wondrous wall-crawler! But in typical fashion, JJJ stumbles and bumbles in his attempt to subdue Spidey! In the meantime though, a new villain has come to New York City: Will-O'-the-Wisp! And the Wisp has unearthly electromagnetic powers! The spider-slayer is just the undercard for the amazing one! Will-O'-the-Wisp is the main event! First appearance of Dr. Bart Hamilton (aka the third Green Goblin). Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Anna Watson, Harry Osborn, Liz Allan, Flash Thompson, and Mary Jane Watson. (Note: The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 555,709; average paid circulation 282,159.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Madness is all in the Mind!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Len Wein. Art by Ross Andru (breakdowns), Frank Giacoia (finishes), and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by Ross Andru and Frank Giacoia. Dr. Faustus has a new patient! The unwilling Amazing Spider-Man! After the web-slinger is exposed to Faustus' hallucinogenic smoke, he sees frightening apparitions of his enemies attacking! The good doctor quickly helps the wall-crawler recover and then orders Spidey to lead a clandestine mission into a federal research laboratory! Why? Because Dr. Faustus wants to contaminate the nation's supply of flu virus! Once the web-slinger breaks into the biolab, Faustus' triumph appears complete! Will the spectacular one come to his senses in time? Cameo appearances by Liz Allan, Mary Jane Watson, and the burglar. (Notes: Doctor Faustus previously appeared in Captain America 192. Dr. Faustus returns in the classic National Force storyline in Captain America 232-236. The initial subplot of Amazing Spider-Man 200 takes place in this issue.) 32 pages Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. This is the 30 cent regular edition. There is also a scarcer 35 cent edition that had limited distribution. The Rocket-Racer and the Molten Man are both after Spidey in "The Fiend From the Fire!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. The Punisher and Spider-Man battle it out with the Hitman in "The Hitman's Back in Town!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Jim Mooney and Tony DeZuniga. First 35c cover priced issue. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 216. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. The Green Goblin (Harry Osborn) returns in "He Who Laughs Last...!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Tony DeZuniga. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. The"Green Grows the Goblin!" Part 3 of 5. Script by Len Wein. Art by Ross Andru (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by Ross Andru and Joe Sinnott. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the frantic cover says it all! Aunt May lies near death in her hospital bed awaiting life-saving surgery! But the doctors can't operate until her next of kin (aka the wondrous wall-crawler) signs the consent forms! Oh no! Where is the web-slinger? Currently fighting for his own life vs. the Green Goblin! It's a painful predicament in more ways than one for the Spectacular Spider-Man! Cameo appearances by Silvermane, Glory Grant, Joe Robertson, J. Jonah Jameson, Anna Watson, and Harry Osborn. (Note: The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 587,702; average paid circulation 281,860.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Peter's first marriage proposal to Mary Jane. "The Rocket Racer's Back in Town!" Marv Wolfman scripts begin; pencils by Ross Andru; inks by Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Spider-Man squares off against Rocket Racer and the Big Wheel! Okay, not the book's finest hour! "And Where the Big Wheel Stops, Nobody Knows!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Bob McLeod. Mary Jane answers Peter's marriage proposal (from last issue) with a--well, you can probably guess. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. First appearance of the White Dragon in "White Dragon! Red Death!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. First up: Spidey battles the White Dragon in "Spider, Spider, Burning Bright!" Next is Peter Parker's graduation ceremony in "The Graduation of Peter Parker." Both stories have scripts by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Chaos is the Chameleon!" Script by Marv Wolfman, layouts by Keith Pollard, finishes by Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Captain America joins Spider-Man as they battle Electro in "The Power of Electro!" Script by Marv Wolfman; wonderful art by Jim Starlin (layouts) and Bob McLeod (finishes). Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Jigsaw is Up!" Script by Marv Wolfman, layouts by Keith Pollard, finishes by Mike Esposito. Dave Cockrum/Terry Austin cover. Letter to the editor from comics writer Kurt Busiek (Marvels). Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Man-Wolf is after J. Jonah Jameson in "Mayhem by Moonlight!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Jim Mooney. Byrne/Bob McLeod cover. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Man-Wolf has captured J. Jonah Jameson, and it's up to Spider-Man to come to the rescue! "In Search of the Man-Wolf!" Script by Marv Wolfman, layouts by John Byrne, finishes by Jim Mooney. Keith Pollard/Al Milgrom cover. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Last 35c issue. The Spider-Slayer returns in "Wanted For Murder: Spider-Man!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Keith Pollard, inks by Mike Esposito. Statement of ownership: average print run 558,630; average paid circulation 258,156. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. It's the spider versus the Fly in "The Wings of the Fearsome Fly!" Hmm, how fearsome can a guy be in that yellow and green costume? Find out for yourself in this story by Marv Wolfman with layouts by Keith Pollard and finishes by Jim Mooney. Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Spider-Man learns that Gwen Stacy is a clone in "The Tarantula is a Very Deadly Beast." Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito and Dave Hunt. Appearances by Tarantula and the Jackal. Gil Kane cover. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 124. The story is partly continued from Giant-Size Spider-Man 5. The letters page has Marvel Value Stamp series A # 42: Man-Wolf. Cover price $0.25.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. It is believed these variants were distributed only in regions near U.S. military bases. "The Longest Hundred Yards!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The letters page contains an essay by assistant editor Roger Slifer explaining (or explaining away) the discrepancies readers pointed out in the Jackal storyline that concluded in issue 149. Gil Kane cover. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 130. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Sandman Always Strikes Twice!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito. Letter to the editor from Dean Mullaney (Eclipse Comics). The letters page also has Marvel Value Stamp series B #49: Fantastic Four. Cover price $0.25.

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25 Vent Cover Price - Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Doctor Octopus is back in "The Ghost That Haunted Octopus!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Hammerhead cameo. John Romita Sr. cover. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 134. The letters page has Marvel Value Stamp series B # 94: Conan (by Barry Windsor-Smith). Private Notes: Doctor Octopus; Marvel Value stamp Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) Mark Jeweler. Nightcrawler and Spider-Man battle it out in "And the Nightcrawler Came Prowling, Prowling." Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. X-Men and Punisher cameos. Gil Kane/John Romita Sr. cover. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Punisher and Nightcrawler guest star in "Let the Punisher Fit the Crime!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito.. First appearance of Jigsaw. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. The Kingpin returns in "All the Kingpin's Men!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by "D.C." (Dave Cockrum?) Letter to the editor from Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics). Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Kingpin takes a fall in "Deadline!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Dinosaurs attack in "Stegron Stalks the City!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Lizard cameo. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Stegron the Dinosaur Man is still hanging around--but now the Lizard is after Spidey, too! "War of the Reptile-Men!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Second appearance of Will-O'-The-Wisp in "Murder on the Wind!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Spider-Slayer appearance. Letter to the editor from comics writer Gerard Jones. Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. It is believed these variants were distributed only in regions near U.S. military bases. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. This is the 30 cent regular edition. There is also a scarcer 35 cent edition that had limited distribution. Story continues from Nova #12. "Photon is Another Name For...?" Story by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Nova guest stars. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. This is the 30 cent regular edition. There is also a scarcer 35 cent edition that had limited distribution. Last 30 cent cover. The Molten Man appears to have his flame extinguished by Spidey in "If You Can't Stand the Heat...!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Jim Mooney. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. The Hitman has kidnapped J. Jonah Jameson - and it's up to Spider-Man and the Punisher to rescue him in a battle that ends atop the Statue of Liberty! "Big Apple Battleground!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Jim Mooney. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 217. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. The Green Goblin is still out to annoy Spider-Man in "Goblin in the Middle." Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Silvermane appearance. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. It's Spider-Man versus the Green Goblin versus Silvermane--a veritable free-for-all in "The Goblin's Always Greener...!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. The Spidey/Green Goblin/Silvermane storyline concludes in "Who Was That Goblin I Saw You With?" Len Wein's last script; pencils by Ross Andru; inks by Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. First 40 cent issue. Spider-Man faces off against the Fly and Professor Spencer Smythe (inventor of the Spider-Slayers)! As if that's not bad enough, Spidey must do it while handcuffed to J. Jonah Jameson the whole time! "24 Hours Till Doomsday!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Keith Pollard, inks by Jim Mooney. Pollard/Bob McLeod cover. Cover price $0.40.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. First appearance of the Black Cat in "Never Let the Black Cat Cross Your Path!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Keith Pollard, inks by Frank Giacoia. Al Milgrom cover. The letters page contains the original, unused cover for this issue by Pollard, plus a sketch of the Black Cat by Dave Cockrum, who designed her costume. Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Clone story recapped. "Confrontation." Script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Letter to the editor from Frank Miller praising Ross Andru's art. Cover price $0.30.

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