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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Crime and Punishment!" Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Al Milgrom. Originally presented in Spectacular Spider-Man #82. Cover price $0.75.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Amazing Spider-Man "To Die a Hero!" story reprint. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $349.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Label #3913722021 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Spider-Man, Mister Fantastic, and Captain Marvel in "Chaos at the Earth's Core!" Part 2 of 2 (Continued from previous issue). Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoia, and Sal Trapani. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. Following the events of Fantastic Four 141, Mister Fantastic and Spider-Man journey to the center of the Earth to battle the Basilisk & Mole Man, and rescue Captain Marvel. Cameo appearance by Rick Jones. (The Basilik returns in Marvel Two-in-One 17. The Mole Man appears next in Incredible Hulk 189.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

"Beware the Coming of Infinitus!...or How Can You Stop the Reincarnated Man?!" Guest-starring the Human Torch and Iron Man. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Jim Mooney. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by John Romita. Iron Man and the Human Torch battle Infinitus! (Notes: The letters page includes a letter for comics publisher Dean Mullaney. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #11 Deathlok.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

"All That Glitters Is Not Gold!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Falcon. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Jim Mooney. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. Spider-Man and the Falcon battle Midas, the Golden Man! Will Midas have the golden touch against the Falcon and the amazing one? (Note: The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #89 Hammerhead.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

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"Murder's Better The Second Time Around!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Human Torch, and the Sons of the Tiger (1st full-color appearance). Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Mike Esposito and Dave Hunt. Cover by Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito. It's a wild free-for-all in an abandoned warehouse as Spider-Man and the Human Torch duke it out with the Big Man, Crime Master, Sandman, and the Enforcers! However, the two heroes are badly outnumbered and go down to defeat! Fortunately though, a group of martial artists is training nearby and stumble across the captive torch and wall-crawler! Now the odds suddenly look better as the Sons of the Tiger join the fray! During the furious final battle, friendships will be formed, mysteries will be solved, and tragedy will strike! (Notes: The Sons of the Tiger appear next in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu 19. This issue contains a full-page ad for Hostess Fruit Pies featuring the Hulk vs. the Abomination and Wendigo.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

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"Future-Shock!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Kill-raven. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Mike Esposito (finishes), and Dave Hunt (finishes). Cover by Gil Kane. The cataclysmic confrontation with the Dark Rider is over. And the exhausted web-slinger is ready to get back to modern day Manhattan! When the wall-crawler hops on the time machine platform, he returns to New York...but it's the year 2019! And the city lies in smoldering ruins! Is Spider-Man prepared to join Killraven in the fight for freedom against the Martians? Dream sequence appearances by Volcana Ash, the Green Goblin, and Mary Jane Watson. Cameo appearance by Cotton Mather. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics publisher Dean Mullaney. The letters page also includes Marvel Value Stamp series B #75 Spider-Man. A 30-cent cover price variant exists for this issue.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

"Am I Now Or Have I Ever Been?" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Deathlok. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Mike Esposito (finishes), and Dave Hunt (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Mike Esposito. The Amazing Spider-Man is still trying to get home! However the time machine makes one more stop...in the year 1990! The web-slinger attempts to maintain a low profile in war-torn Times Square, but it doesn't take long for trouble (and Deathlok) to find him! After a brief battle, Luther Manning convinces the wall-crawler that he's one of the good guys. Now the Demolisher and Spider-Man team up to take down a gang of radioactive mutants! (Notes: In this issue of Marvel Team-Up and in preceding issues, Dave Hunt is not credited as one of the inkers; however, his last name is hidden in the backgrounds of the splash page. A 30-cent cover price variant exists for this issue.) Cover price $0.25.

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"Night of the Dragon" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Iron Fist. Script by Chris Claremont. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Dave Hunt. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Frank Giacoia. While Peter Parker is inside the Rand House shooting a photo-spread for the Daily Bugle, Danny Rand receives a written challenge from the Steel Serpent for a duel to the death! When Iron Fist abruptly cancels the photo shoot, Peter becomes suspicious that something is wrong. Meanwhile Misty Knight, who is currently working undercover, learns from Bushmaster that the site of the showdown is Inwood Park. And amidst the gentle trees overlooking the Hudson River, Iron Fist and the powerful Steel Serpent wage a savage fight for survival! Unfortunately though, the battle goes poorly for the Living Weapon. Will Spider-Man and Misty Knight arrive at the park in time to help him...or mourn him? First 35¢ issue. (Notes: This story bridges the gap between Iron Fist 15 (published in September 1977) and Power Man 48 (published in December 1977). This two-part story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 197 and 198. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Mike Barr.) 32 pages Cover price $0.35.

"No Way to Treat a Lady!" Part 1 of 4. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Black Widow. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Steve Leialoha (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Bob McLeod. The Amazing Spider-Man comes to the aid of a beautiful red-haired woman being attacked by a group of muggers! After making short work of the thugs, the wall-crawler recognizes the woman...it's Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow! But something is wrong with her, she doesn't remember being a superhero. What has happened to Natasha? The web-slinger doesn't have any time to ponder that question as agents of SHIELD suddenly attack! And on the rooftops in Hell's Kitchen, the desperate Spider-Man and the perplexed Black Widow make their final stand! Cameo appearance by Nick Fury. Cover price $0.40.

Auction Item: CGC 9.6 View scan Auction opens July 6 Paper: White Label #4416374013

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"Slaughter on 10th Avenue!" Part 2 of 4. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Nick Fury, and the Black Widow. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Steve Leialoha (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Steve Leialoha. In stunning fashion, the web-slinger and the widow have gone down to defeat at the hands of SHIELD and its director, Nick Fury! Now the Black Widow is a prisoner of SHIELD, and a dazed Spider-Man is trying to figure out what is going on. When Natasha escapes from the SHIELD facility, she turns to her only friend left in Manhattan...Peter Parker! At his Chelsea apartment, Aunt May's nephew is consoling Natasha, when all of a sudden Nick Fury kicks in the door! Minutes later Boomerang attacks! And then the Silver Samurai! It's a wild free-for-all in the streets with the wall-crawler and the Black Widow caught in the middle! Cameo appearances by Clay Quartermain, Jasper Sitwell and the Viper. 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

Auction Item: CGC 9.6 View scan Auction opens July 6 Paper: White Label #4416374014

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"Catch A Falling Hero" Part 3 of 4. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Shang-Chi, Nick Fury, and the Black Widow. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Steve Leialoha (finishes). Cover by Steve Leialoha. Finally, the Viper stands revealed as the mastermind behind the plot to destroy the Black Widow! But the anarchist has her eyes set on a bigger target after commandeering the giant SHIELD Heli-carrier! Meanwhile, Nick Fury recruits the Master of Kung Fu to help him stop the Viper's evil plans. And as the massive airship drifts towards the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C.; Spider-Man, the Black Widow, Nick Fury, and Shang-Chi launch their airborne assault on the Heli-carrier! But be careful...Boomerang, the Viper, and the Silver Samurai are waiting inside! Flashback cameo by Nomad (aka Steve Rogers) to recap the Viper's prior appearance in Captain America 182. 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

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"The Woman Who Never Was!" Part 4 of 4. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Shang-Chi, Nick Fury, and the Black Widow. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Steve Leialoha (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom. The situation has come down to this...the Amazing Spider-Man, the Master of Kung Fu, the director of SHIELD, and the Black Widow must prevent the Viper from crashing the Heli-carrier into the U.S. Capitol Building or virtually all members of the U.S. government will perish! While the president is delivering his speech to the joint session of the Congress, the web-slinger and Nick Fury struggle to gain control of the Heli-carrier's flight control system! Meanwhile, the Black Widow and the Viper engage in a life-and-death battle on top of the Heli-carrier! Can the four heroes save the United States from anarchy? Or will the Viper push America towards the brink of chaos? An awesome ending! Cameo appearance by President Jimmy Carter. (Note: This four-part story is the signature team-up of Spider-Man and the Black Widow in the annals of Marvel.) 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $399.99 View scans Paper: White Extreme side/edge crack(s), 5" or more. Label #4411373015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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"Shoot Out Over Center Ring!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Nightcrawler. Script by Chris Claremont. Pencils by Mike Nasser and Rich Buckler. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Rich Buckler and Joe Rubinstein. While picking up Amanda Sefton at the airport, Kurt Wagner learns about a plot to kill Spider-Man at the World's Most Famous Arena! A cutthroat assassin lies in wait for the web-slinger at the circus inside Madison Square Garden! Will Nightcrawler dazzle the circus crowd one more time...and also save the wall-crawler? First appearance of Cutthroat. Cameo appearances by Arcade and Miss Locke. (Notes: This issue concludes Chris Claremont's run as the writer for the Marvel Team-Up title. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 242.) 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $198.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4134160022 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 9.6 $333.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Label #3761448001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 7.5 $75.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Label #3956031020 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 6.0 $89.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4162364001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by CK3COMICS
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Direct Edition. "And No Birds Sing!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Mockingbird (1st appearance). Script by Steven Grant. Art by Jimmy James (breakdowns) and Bruce Patterson (finishes). Cover by Frank Miller and Bob McLeod. A rogue SHIELD branch director tricks the web-slinger into believing that Nick Fury's life is in jeopardy! Specifically from a former SHIELD operative...Barbara Morse! However, Mockingbird is actually trying to save Nick Fury. Will Spider-Man realize that in time? First appearance of Bobbi Morse as Mockingbird. (Notes: After a cameo appearance in Contest of Champions 1, Mockingbird appears next in the first Hawkeye Limited Series published in 1983. The letters page contains a brief essay from Mark Gruenwald about the creation of Mockingbird.) 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

"Something Wicked This Way Kills!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Paladin. Plot by Tom DeFalco. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Herb Trimpe. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Herb Trimpe and Joe Sinnott. A mysterious street-stalker is terrorizing Manhattan! And three people...Paladin, Lance Bannon, and the web-slinger are hot on the stalker's trail! But none of the three like each other and frankly, don't want to work together either. Eventually though, Spider-Man and Paladin join forces to search for the stalker, and when they find him...he's now the super-villain called Thermo! Can Paladin and the wall-crawler turn up the heat on Thermo? Cameo appearance by Dazzler. 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

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"Old Soldiers" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Dominic Fortune. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Kerry Gammill. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Kerry Gammill and Bob Layton. Aunt May and Nathan Lubensky throw a party to celebrate their leaving Restwell Nursing home and moving back to Queens. However, one resident at the home is not in a celebratory mood...Mr. David Fortunoff! The adventurer-for-hire from the 1930's is down on his luck, but an old style villain is about to lift his spirits and bring him out of retirement! When Turner D. Century buzzes the nursing home, the 70-year old Dominic Fortune springs into action! It's a team-up for the ages as the Spectacular Spider-Man and the Great Depression's swashbuckling hero join forces to battle Turner D. Century! (Note: Dominic Fortune appears next in Web of Spider-Man 10.) 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

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"Webs" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Wonder Man. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Ron Frenz (layouts) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom. The misguided CEO of Steyr Security Systems wants to know the secret formula for Spider-Man's remarkable webbing. So he tricks Wonder Man into inadvertently helping the high-powered Mauler capture the web-slinger during a product demonstration test! But once Simon Williams realizes his mistake, the super-strong avenger makes a beeline to Brooklyn to bail out the wall-crawler! (Notes: The Mauler appears next in Spectacular Spider-Man 122. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Evan Dorkin.) 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

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"Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Nick Fury. Script by Cary Burkett. Pencils by Brian Postman. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Al Milgrom. The Daily Bugle sends Peter Parker to cover a high society press conference. This looks like an easy assignment for Aunt May's nephew until a Dreadnought busts into the meeting room and kidnaps Julie Winston, a Hollywood starlet! Meanwhile some time later, Dino Morelli, one of the former Howling Commandos, asks his long-time friend Nick Fury to rescue his fiancé...Julie Winston! How tough is it to track down a Dreadnought? The web-slinger and the director of SHIELD are about to find out! Cameo appearance by Dum Dum Dugan. 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

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"Foiled!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Captain Marvel. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Greg LaRocque (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by Ed Hannigan and Bob Wiacek. High tech hit-and-run robbers steal a new material called technafoil from the Roxxon Oil Corporation! And then the precious Windstone from the Manhattan Maritime Museum! Who are these guys? Spider-Man (in his alien symbiote black costume) and Captain Marvel (aka Monica Rambeau) would like to know! The duo follows the thieves' trail to the Paulson Foundation in upstate New York...and there the web-slinger and the crescent city avenger discover the P.R.I.D.E. generator! What is the dastardly purpose of the massive generator? Cameo appearances by Jarvis and Starfox. 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

30 cent variant edition had limited distribution. Spider-Man and Killraven battle the Martians in "Future-Shock!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito and Dave Hunt. Green Goblin cameo. Letter to the editor from Eclipse Comics' Dean Mullaney. Gil Kane cover. The letters page has Marvel Value Stamp Series B # 75. Cover price $0.30.

30 cent variant edition had limited distribution. Spider-Man and Deathlok star in "Am I Now or Have I Ever Been?" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito and Dave Hunt. Thing (of the Fantastic Four) cameo. Rich Buckler/Mike Esposito cover. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Spider-Man, Mister Fantastic, and Captain Marvel in "Chaos at the Earth's Core!" Part 2 of 2 (Continued from previous issue). Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoia, and Sal Trapani. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. Following the events of Fantastic Four 141, Mister Fantastic and Spider-Man journey to the center of the Earth to battle the Basilisk & Mole Man, and rescue Captain Marvel. Cameo appearance by Rick Jones. (The Basilik returns in Marvel Two-in-One 17. The Mole Man appears next in Incredible Hulk 189.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Murder's Better The Second Time Around!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Human Torch, and the Sons of the Tiger (1st full-color appearance). Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Mike Esposito and Dave Hunt. Cover by Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito. It's a wild free-for-all in an abandoned warehouse as Spider-Man and the Human Torch duke it out with the Big Man, Crime Master, Sandman, and the Enforcers! However, the two heroes are badly outnumbered and go down to defeat! Fortunately though, a group of martial artists is training nearby and stumble across the captive torch and wall-crawler! Now the odds suddenly look better as the Sons of the Tiger join the fray! During the furious final battle, friendships will be formed, mysteries will be solved, and tragedy will strike! (Notes: The Sons of the Tiger appear next in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu 19. This issue contains a full-page ad for Hostess Fruit Pies featuring the Hulk vs. the Abomination and Wendigo.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. I"Future-Shock!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Kill-raven. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Mike Esposito (finishes), and Dave Hunt (finishes). Cover by Gil Kane. The cataclysmic confrontation with the Dark Rider is over. And the exhausted web-slinger is ready to get back to modern day Manhattan! When the wall-crawler hops on the time machine platform, he returns to New York...but it's the year 2019! And the city lies in smoldering ruins! Is Spider-Man prepared to join Killraven in the fight for freedom against the Martians? Dream sequence appearances by Volcana Ash, the Green Goblin, and Mary Jane Watson. Cameo appearance by Cotton Mather. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics publisher Dean Mullaney. The letters page also includes Marvel Value Stamp series B #75 Spider-Man. A 30-cent cover price variant exists for this issue.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Am I Now Or Have I Ever Been?" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Deathlok. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Mike Esposito (finishes), and Dave Hunt (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Mike Esposito. The Amazing Spider-Man is still trying to get home! However the time machine makes one more stop...in the year 1990! The web-slinger attempts to maintain a low profile in war-torn Times Square, but it doesn't take long for trouble (and Deathlok) to find him! After a brief battle, Luther Manning convinces the wall-crawler that he's one of the good guys. Now the Demolisher and Spider-Man team up to take down a gang of radioactive mutants! (Notes: In this issue of Marvel Team-Up and in preceding issues, Dave Hunt is not credited as one of the inkers; however, his last name is hidden in the backgrounds of the splash page. A 30-cent cover price variant exists for this issue.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. First 35-cent issue. Spider-Man and Iron Fist battle the Steel Serpent in "Night of the Dragon!" Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dave Hunt. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Barr. Dave Coclrum/Frank Giacoia cover. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "No Way to Treat a Lady!" Part 1 of 4. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Black Widow. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Steve Leialoha (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Bob McLeod. The Amazing Spider-Man comes to the aid of a beautiful red-haired woman being attacked by a group of muggers! After making short work of the thugs, the wall-crawler recognizes the woman...it's Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow! But something is wrong with her, she doesn't remember being a superhero. What has happened to Natasha? The web-slinger doesn't have any time to ponder that question as agents of SHIELD suddenly attack! And on the rooftops in Hell's Kitchen, the desperate Spider-Man and the perplexed Black Widow make their final stand! Cameo appearance by Nick Fury. 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Slaughter on 10th Avenue!" Part 2 of 4. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Nick Fury, and the Black Widow. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Steve Leialoha (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Steve Leialoha. In stunning fashion, the web-slinger and the widow have gone down to defeat at the hands of SHIELD and its director, Nick Fury! Now the Black Widow is a prisoner of SHIELD, and a dazed Spider-Man is trying to figure out what is going on. When Natasha escapes from the SHIELD facility, she turns to her only friend left in Manhattan...Peter Parker! At his Chelsea apartment, Aunt May's nephew is consoling Natasha, when all of a sudden Nick Fury kicks in the door! Minutes later Boomerang attacks! And then the Silver Samurai! It's a wild free-for-all in the streets with the wall-crawler and the Black Widow caught in the middle! Cameo appearances by Clay Quartermain, Jasper Sitwell and the Viper. 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Catch A Falling Hero" Part 3 of 4. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Shang-Chi, Nick Fury, and the Black Widow. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Steve Leialoha (finishes). Cover by Steve Leialoha. Finally, the Viper stands revealed as the mastermind behind the plot to destroy the Black Widow! But the anarchist has her eyes set on a bigger target after commandeering the giant SHIELD Heli-carrier! Meanwhile, Nick Fury recruits the Master of Kung Fu to help him stop the Viper's evil plans. And as the massive airship drifts towards the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C.; Spider-Man, the Black Widow, Nick Fury, and Shang-Chi launch their airborne assault on the Heli-carrier! But be careful...Boomerang, the Viper, and the Silver Samurai are waiting inside! Flashback cameo by Nomad (aka Steve Rogers) to recap the Viper's prior appearance in Captain America 182. 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Spider-Man and Nightcrawler (of the X-Men) star in "Shoot Out Over Center Ring!" Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Mike Nasser (pages 1-13) and Rich Buckler (pages 14-17), inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cyclops appearance; Colossus cameo. Buckler/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "And No Birds Sing!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Mockingbird (1st appearance). Script by Steven Grant. Art by Jimmy James (breakdowns) and Bruce Patterson (finishes). Cover by Frank Miller and Bob McLeod. A rogue SHIELD branch director tricks the web-slinger into believing that Nick Fury's life is in jeopardy! Specifically from a former SHIELD operative...Barbara Morse! However, Mockingbird is actually trying to save Nick Fury. Will Spider-Man realize that in time? First appearance of Bobbi Morse as Mockingbird. (Notes: After a cameo appearance in Contest of Champions 1, Mockingbird appears next in the first Hawkeye Limited Series published in 1983. The letters page contains a brief essay from Mark Gruenwald about the creation of Mockingbird.) 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Something Wicked This Way Kills!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Paladin. Plot by Tom DeFalco. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Herb Trimpe. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Herb Trimpe and Joe Sinnott. A mysterious street-stalker is terrorizing Manhattan! And three people...Paladin, Lance Bannon, and the web-slinger are hot on the stalker's trail! But none of the three like each other and frankly, don't want to work together either. Eventually though, Spider-Man and Paladin join forces to search for the stalker, and when they find him...he's now the super-villain called Thermo! Can Paladin and the wall-crawler turn up the heat on Thermo? Cameo appearance by Dazzler. 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Meeting of the Minds" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Professor Xavier. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Herb Trimpe (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Jack Abel. After his adventure with Wolverine last issue, the web-slinger stops by Professor Xavier's Westchester mansion for a brief danger room session followed by breakfast with the X-men. When Professor X departs the mansion to attend a meeting at Anthony Power's estate, Spider-Man decides to hitch a ride. Charles Xavier's visit with his host is cordial...until Professor X proves unable to cure Power's comatose son. Now the battle is underway! The wall-crawler vs. the Fixer and Professor X vs. Mentallo! Cameo appearances by Colossus, Kitty Pryde, and Wolverine. (Notes: This two-part story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 243 and 244.) 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Old Soldiers" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Dominic Fortune. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Kerry Gammill. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Kerry Gammill and Bob Layton. Aunt May and Nathan Lubensky throw a party to celebrate their leaving Restwell Nursing home and moving back to Queens. However, one resident at the home is not in a celebratory mood...Mr. David Fortunoff! The adventurer-for-hire from the 1930's is down on his luck, but an old style villain is about to lift his spirits and bring him out of retirement! When Turner D. Century buzzes the nursing home, the 70-year old Dominic Fortune springs into action! It's a team-up for the ages as the Spectacular Spider-Man and the Great Depression's swashbuckling hero join forces to battle Turner D. Century! (Note: Dominic Fortune appears next in Web of Spider-Man 10.) 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Spider-Man and Nick Fury fight a big robot in "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime!" Script by Cary Burkett, pencils by Brian Postman, inks by Mike Esposito. Al Milgrom cover. Cover price $0.60.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. The new Captain Marvel guest stars in "Foiled!" Script by David Michelinie, breakdowns by Greg LaRocque, finished art by Mike Esposito. Starfox cameo. Spider-Man wears his black costume. Ed Hannigan/Bob Wiacek cover. Cover price $0.60.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. "Beware the Coming of Infinitus!...or How Can You Stop the Reincarnated Man?!" Guest-starring the Human Torch and Iron Man. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Jim Mooney. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by John Romita. Iron Man and the Human Torch battle Infinitus! (Notes: The letters page includes a letter for comics publisher Dean Mullaney. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #11 Deathlok.) 32 pages

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Spider-Man and the Black Widow battle the Viper in "No Way to Treat a Lady!" Part 1 of 4. Script by Chris Claremont, breakdowns by Sal Buscema, finished art by Steve Leialoha. Nick Fury and SHIELD appearances; Red Sonja cameo. Rich Buckler/Bob McLeod cover.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Spider-Man, the Black Widow, and Nick Fury battle Boomerang and the Silver Samurai in "Slaughter on 10th Avenue!" Part 2 of 4. Script by Chris Claremont, breakdowns by Sal Buscema, finished art by Steve Leialoha. Rich Buckler cover pencils, Leialoha cover inks.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Spider-Man, the Black Widow, and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung-Fu battle Viper, the Silver Samurai, and Boomerang in "Catch a Falling Hero." Part 3 of 4. Script by Chris Claremont, breakdowns by Sal Buscema, finished art by Steve Leialoha. Appearances by Nick Fury, SHIELD, and the first Nomad. Cameos by Walter Cronkite and John Belushi. Leialoha cover.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Spider-Man, the Black Widow, Nick Fury, and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung-Fu battle Viper and the Silver Samurai in "The Woman Who Never Was!" Script by Chris Claremont, breakdowns by Sal Buscema, finished art by Steve Leialoha. Jimmy Carter cameo. Al Milgrom cover.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Spider-Man and Mockingbird (first appearance) star in "And No Birds Sang!" Script by Steven Grant, pencils by Jim Janes, inks by Bruce Patterson. Guest starring Nick Fury. Frank Miller/Bob McLeod cover.

"Power Vacuum!" Guest-starring Spider-Man, Silver Sable, and the Sandman. Script by Tom Peyer. Pencils by Darick Robertson. Inks by Gary Martin. Cover by Darick Robertson and Mark Pennington. The Sensational Spider-Man is stranded in Greece and needs a lift back to the United States! So the web-slinger contacts Silver Sable for a ride home! Sable agrees to provide transportation, but she asks for a favor first! Apparently Ultimatum, the terrorist group led by the Flag-Smasher, is planning to blow up the Chunnel between England and France! And the amazing one must accompany Sandman to Dover to stop them! Wow, what a catastrophe in the making! The Sandman and Spider-Man lay it all on the line for queen and country! Cameo appearances by Hercules and Authority. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

Ring of the Master: 2 of 4 - Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN Penciled by JEFF JOHNSON Cover by SCOTT KOLINS. One kills vampires. One kills mobsters. The Punisher isn't a vampire, Blade isn't a mobster--it SEEMS like these two would get along swimmingly. But will they? And how does this all tie in with the Ringmaster's plans for world domination? 32 PGS. Cover price $2.25.

Freedom Ring: Part 1 of 5 - Written by Robert Kirkman Penciled by Cory Walker. Cover by PHIL HESTER. Captain America is thrust into a fight for his life at the hands of AIM. Meanwhile an all-new hero is introduced into the Marvel Universe, but is the world ready for FREEDOM RING? And what does all this have to do with a reality-altering ring crafted from broken shards of the cosmic cube? 32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Golden Child!" Collects Marvel Team-Up (2004-2006 3rd Series) #1-6.

Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN. Art by SCOTT KOLINS. Cover by SCOTT KOLINS.

When Cerebro detects Paul Patterson, a student attending Peter Parker's school who's developed mutant powers, it sets Wolverine and Spider-Man on the same path. But with competing agendas, will they work together? Will they be at odds? Hard to say...but the title doesn't say "Super Friends," gang! Plus: Mr. Fantastic and Dr. Strange, Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk, and more!

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

NOTE: #12 is actually the first issue in this series. The story countdowns from 12 to 1. Cover by John Byrne. Roger Stern/John Byrne/Al Milgrom. Final issue! Dr. Cassandra Locke's fate is revealed in the mind-boggling beginning?and end?of Marvel's forgotten heroes! Marvel Memo: Due to story content, this series is numbered in reverse with #12 being the first issue in the series/story and #1 being the last. Cover price $2.99.

Cover by John Byrne. Roger Stern/John Byrne/Al Milgrom. Continuing the saga that sheds light on the untold past of the Marvel Universe! Three years before the cataclysmic events of our premiere issue, the man called Justice battles to fulfill the promise and legacy of the legendary Yankee Clipper! Meanwhile, an ages-old threat to the Earth is suddenly revealed! Plus: What is the truth behind Effigy and the top-secret super team known as the First Line?! Marvel Memo: Due to story content, this series is numbered in reverse with #12 being the first issue in the series/story and #1 being the last. Cover price $2.95.