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Canadian edition with $.1.25 cover price. "Serpent Rising" Guest-starring Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Quasar, the Scarlet Witch, and the Thing. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Mark Gruenwald (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by Ed Hannigan and Al Milgrom. The Serpent Crown (last seen in Marvel Two-in-One 67) comes to life inside Project Pegasus! And that means big trouble when the project's security chief, Quasar, falls prey to the sinister crown's influence! However, the crown's reawakening stirs subconscious memories in the minds of the heroes who have battled the evil icon in the past! So the web-slinger and Doctor Strange plus the Scarlet Witch and Ben Grimm converge on Project Pegasus! But by the time the four heroes arrive, the situation is completely out of control...snake people and serpent crowns everywhere! Can the Master of the Mystic Arts prevent the serpent god Set from returning to Earth? Perhaps, but only if the wall-crawler can locate another famous icon...the cosmic cube! An excellent story! Cameo appearance by the Vision. Flashback cameos by Conan the Barbarian, Kull, Warlord Krang, the Viper, and the Sub-Mariner to recap the history of the Serpent Crown. (Note: This was the last significant issue featuring the Serpent Crown until the Atlantis Attacks storyline began in Marvel's 1989 summer annuals.) 48 pages Cover price $1.25.

Canadian edition with $.1.25 cover price. Spider-Man, the New Mutants, and Cloak & Dagger team up in "The Hunters and the Hunted!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Kevin Dzuban. Cover price $1.25.

Canadian edition with $.1.25 cover price. "The Collected Spider-Man" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Alpha Flight. Script by Louise Simonson. Pencils by Paul Neary. Inks by Sam de la Rosa. Cover by Paul Neary and John Byrne. The Collector is back in circulation after being restored to life in the final issue of the Contest of Champions Limited Series. And now the ancient elder of the universe is doing what he does best...collect super-heroes! His first target is the web-slinger and his second one...Marrina of Alpha Flight! But while the Collector is reeling in his two prizes, Marrina sends a distress call to the remainder of Alpha Flight! Shortly thereafter, Aurora, Northstar, Puck, and Sasquatch bust into the Collector's massive starship, and the wild free-for-all begins! Can the six heroes corral the Collector? Cameo appearance by the Black Cat. Back up story: "No Place to Run" Script by Bob De Natale. Pencils by David Mazzuchelli. Inks by Brett Breeding. It's an offbeat tale as a normal husband and wife in Albany, New York become alarmed when a superhero (Human Torch and Black Panther) vs. super-villain (Crimson Dynamo) battle take place in their community. (Notes: The Collector appears next in West Coast Avengers Annual 2. Spider-Man wears the alien symbiote black costume in this issue.) 48 pages Cover price $1.25.

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Add to cart Fine $7.20

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "A Simple Twist of Fate" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Man-Thing. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Kerry Gammill. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Al Milgrom. A mysterious visitor arrives in the Florida Everglades...the home of the Man-Thing! The newcomer to the swamp, Ian Fate, befriends the Man-Thing and takes him to New York City! Alas the folly of a simple swamp creature. The tortured behemoth from Florida is not in Manhattan to see the sights, but to help Ian Fate take revenge on J. Jonah Jameson! When the confused Man-Thing goes berserk in the Daily Bugle Building, the Spectacular Spider-Man swings into action! Can the web-slinger stop the powerful Man-Thing without killing the poor creature? (Note: Ian Fate appeared previously in Defenders 104.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.20

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.20

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Rivers of Blood" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Daredevil. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Kerry Gammill. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Al Milgrom. The Amazing Spider-Man lies in a hospital bed after being pounded by the Man-Thing last issue. Matt Murdock also happens to be present at that same hospital keeping tabs on a former mobster turned witness for the prosecution. And Solarr is inbound to that same hospital to permanently silence that former mobster! One thing leads to another...and the Man Without Fear and a hurting web-slinger team up to shut down Solarr! 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "The Ties That Bind!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Beast. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Kerry Gammill. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Ed Hannigan and John Beatty. Professor Power (last seen in Marvel Team-Up 118) has gained incredible power after transferring his mind into the comatose body of his son! Now he's out for revenge against Charles Xavier and the X-men! Professor Power's first X-target of opportunity is Hank McCoy! The power-crazed professor gets the jump on the Beast, but the web-slinger is in the vicinity and joins the fight! However, the battle goes poorly and suddenly the wall-crawler and the Beast are down to their last hope...the Beast's mother, Edna McCoy! (Note: This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 241.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $6.49

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Yesterday and Today!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Tigra. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Kerry Gammill (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Frank Giacoia. A local fast food establishment invites Tigra and Spider-Man to appear in a new advertising campaign. However, the reluctant web-slinger pulls out of the advertising shoot and leaves Tigra to do the commercials. Later on Greer Nelson is having supper at a nearby restaurant, when an old foe attacks! It's Zabo (last seen in Cat issue 1)! Can Tigra calm down the enraged Zabo? And is the wall-crawler helping or hurting the overall situation? Possible cameo appearance by the Black Cat on page six. Second story: "Cross Fire" Guest-starring Doctor Strange and the Scarlet Witch. Script by Mary Jo Duffy. Pencils by Kerry Gammill. Inks by Dan Green. A group of actors in Greenwich Village accidentally unleashes one of the fire beasts of Beliath while filming a movie. Fortunately, the Master of the Mystic Arts lives close by and the Scarlet Witch shops in the village! The avenger and the defender work together to contain the fire beast! 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "A Firm Offer!" Guest-starring the Son of Satan and Power Man. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Bob Hall. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green. Following the events of Defenders 116, a troubled Daimon Hellstrom runs into Luke Cage in Times Square. After finding a dead body in an alley, the Son of Satan and Power Man decide to join forces to locate the killer. Are the two heroes ready for the Sons of Satannish? Second story: "The Obligation!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Hulk. Script by Jim Shooter. Art by Tomoyuki Takenaka. This story is a reprint of the Sunday newspaper supplement/giveaway that appeared in the Chicago Tribune in 1980. Spider-Man battles the Hulk, and later on Peter Parker helps Bruce Banner get his life together Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Small Miracles" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Power Man. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Kerry Gammill. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Al Milgrom. Peter Parker is enjoying a Christmas Eve party at Aunt May's house, when all of sudden he is summoned outside by...the Watcher! Why is the celestial giant appearing in Queens? And what's the connection to Mr. Chekov's missing granddaughter? The Spectacular Spider-Man must answer those questions! The web-slinger's journey begins with a murder in Brooklyn and then a pep talk from the star-spangled avenger! Next the wall-crawler drops into a tavern in lower Manhattan and after that battles drug dealers in the snow-covered streets! Can the amazing one pull off a Christmas miracle and save young Bette Chekov? Cameo appearance by Captain America. 32 pages Private Notes: DOES NOT have a Lakeside Skin Tattooz insert. Spider-Man; Watcher Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Sweet Temptation" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Captain America. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Kerry Gammill (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Photo cover by Eliot R. Brown. To enjoy a fun day of rest and relaxation, Steve Rogers and Bernie Rosenthal attend a New York City street festival. Likewise, Peter Parker and a couple of his friends go to the festival to unwind for the afternoon. But when an army of rats attacks a festival goer at the midway, the fun is over! The web-slinger doesn't know who is behind the attack, but the star-spangled avenger recognizes the modus operandi of...Vermin! The man-rat brings along stray dogs and hordes of rodents to battle Cap and the wall-crawler! The fighting is savage indeed! (Notes: The issue includes a six-page essay (with alternative covers) describing the development of the photo cover. Vermin previously appeared in Captain America 278. He returns in Amazing Spider-Man 293 as a central figure in the Kraven's Last Hunt storyline.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "And Much To Ponder Before Dawn" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Vision. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Kerry Gammill. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Ed Hannigan and John Byrne. The Daily Bugle sends one of its veteran reporters, Mr. Andrew Pauncholito, and Peter Parker to a small town in New Hampshire to investigate a series of homicides. Meanwhile, the Vision responds to a late night summons from another small town in the granite state, very close to the one the Bugle is covering. Once the synthezoid avenger arrives, he meets several very amazing people! Namely, Mark Twain, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, and other brilliant minds from history! What is going on? When Mr. Pauncholito, Peter, and the lynch mob track the alleged murderer to the village of the immortal geniuses, bedlam breaks out! Can Spider-Man and the Vision separate the good guys from the bad guys? And how will the web-slinger protect his secret identity? Cameo appearance by the Scarlet Witch. (Note: The Mad Thinker-created androids first appeared in Captain America 269.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Till Death Do Us Part!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Vision, and the Scarlet Witch. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Terry Austin. While Spider-Man and the Vision are wrapping things up in New Hampshire, a sinister plot unfolds back in New Jersey and targets the Scarlet Witch! One of Wanda's foes from years ago has returned...Necrodamus! After the evil sorcerer captures Wanda, he makes a wicked proposition to her avenger husband: allow me to possess your synthezoid body or the Scarlet Witch dies! The Vision has no choice...and that sets up an epic battle! Necrodamus vs. the web-slinger, Scarlet Witch, and Mr. Pauncholito! Flashback cameo by the Defenders. (Notes: Necrodamus previously appeared in Avengers 128. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 387,534; average paid circulation 179,032.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "The Best Things In Life Are Free...But Everything Else Costs Money!". Guest-starring Spider-Man and Frog-Man. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Kerry Gammill. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Paul Smith. Eugene Palilio had such a great time playing Frog-Man (in Marvel Team-Up 121) he decides that it's time for another adventure! When an opportunity presents itself during a restaurant robbery, Frog-Man springs into action! Predictably, Eugene gets in over his head against the White Rabbit, so the web-slinger swoops in to rescue his besieged friend! After another close life-and-death call, Eugene will probably wise up and retire...or will he? Not as long as the White Rabbit is on the loose! First appearance of the White Rabbit. Flashback cameo by Daredevil. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "The Common Denominator!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Mr. Fantastic. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by Paul Smith. During a quiet Saturday afternoon in the Baxter Building, Reed Richards receives a surprise visitor...his nephew Larry! There's just one problem with Larry though, he's the homicidal maniac known as Every-Man! And shortly after arriving, he knocks out Mr. Fantastic! Fortunately about an hour later, another visitor drops by the Baxter Building...the Amazing Spider-Man! Once the web-slinger revives the leader of the Fantastic Four, the duo begins searching everywhere for Every-Man! Can the wall-crawler and Mister Fantastic stop the rampage of Every-Man? Cameo appearance by Doctor Faustus. Flashback cameo by Captain America to recap Every-Man's prior appearance in Captain America 267. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "The World According To Faustus!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Mr. Fantastic. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom and John Byrne. After last issue's furious battle with Every-Man, Mr. Fantastic is convinced that someone has been manipulating his nephew Larry behind the scenes. To that end Reed takes off in the Fantasti-car bound for Larry's former psychiatric institute. Once the FF's leader arrives, his personal nightmare begins! Sue, Ben, and Johnny are in serious peril...or so it appears. Is Dr. Faustus just playing games with Mr. Fantastic? One way or the other, Reed has to find out! Origin of Doctor Faustus. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "The Boy's Night Out!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Jack of Hearts. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom. After growing tired of his virtual house arrest, Jack Hart busts out of his home looking for adventure! But the SHIELD agents assigned to monitor his whereabouts quickly attack! However, the Jack of Hearts eludes the agents and travels to the Empire State University campus to talk to his only friend...Marcy Kane. Meanwhile, Peter Parker is also on the ESU campus cleaning out his locker after dropping out of grad school. When the SHIELD agents storm the physics building, pandemonium erupts! And as usual the Spectacular Spider-Man is caught in the middle! Does the web-slinger have an ace in the hole to trump the Jack of Hearts? (Note: Marcy Kane and Jack Hart appear next in the Jack of Hearts Limited Series published in 1984.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Deep Down in Darkness!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Kitty Pryde. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom. The story starts with a bang as Spider-Man desperately tries to stop a runaway subway train! Heroically, the web-slinger prevents a major catastrophe, but falls unconscious doing so...and then falls into the hands of the Morlocks! Meanwhile, Kitty's adventure into babysitting goes awry when the two children she is supervising jump into a deep backyard pit. And that seemingly bottomless pit leads all the way...to the land of the Morlocks! It's a fun battle as the wall-crawler, Ariel, and the two kids team up to tackle the Morlocks! Cameo appearances by Colossus, Nightcrawler, Storm, and Wolverine. (Note: This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 245.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "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 $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Twinkle Twinkle" Guest-starring Aunt May and Franklin Richards. Script by Michael Carlin. Pencils by Greg LaRocque. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Greg LaRocque. As a tribute to the full-page Hostess advertisements that appeared in Marvel Comics from the mid-1970's to the early 1980's, the Marvel Team-Up assistant editor serves up a tasty tale of cosmic proportions! Peter Parker has a crazy dream that Aunt May and Franklin Richards team up to help Galactus stay alive...by rounding up all the cream-filled sponge cakes on Earth! Can these delectable desserts really save the Devourer of Worlds? Cameo appearances by the Fantastic Four, Mary Jane Watson, Nova, Danny Fingeroth, Jim Shooter, and Stan Lee. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Starting Over!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Sandman. Script by Tom DeFalco. Art by Greg LaRocque (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom. After a long conversation with Ben Grimm in Marvel Two-in-One 86, the Sandman decided to give up his criminal ways and instead attempt to lead a normal law-abiding life. Now several months later, Spider-Man's long-time foe is struggling to make ends meet. Meanwhile, the Kingpin's right-hand man, the Arranger, re-organizes the Enforcers to better control an extortion operation in Brooklyn. When the Enforcers rough up a Brooklyn store owner who also happens to be Flint Marko's landlord, the Sandman goes after Fancy Dan, Hammer, Montana, Snake Marston, and the Ox! And when the former villain finds the Enforcers...he also finds their bound captive...Spider-Man! Is the Sandman going to rescue the web-slinger? Cameo appearance by Ned Leeds. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "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 $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Black Widow. Script by Tom DeFalco and Bill Mantlo. Art by Ron Frenz (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by Ed Hannigan and Klaus Janson. A blackout hits New York City! Is this going to be a repeat of the terrible 1977 blackout? Not if the Amazing Spider-Man can help it! However, the murder of a pawn shop owner during the power outage...brings Matt Murdock, Peter Parker, and Natasha Romanoff together to solve the case! The web-slinger and the widow join forces to catch a killer! But during the course of the investigation, the wall-crawler discovers a mammoth citadel in Central Park...and suddenly disappears! Cameo appearance by Harry Osborn. (Notes: This issue includes a full-page ad for the Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Limited Series. The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 365,308; average paid circulation 177,253.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Canadian series, reprinting issue #94 from Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas). Bill Everett cover. "A Night in Hangman's House" (art by Gene Colan); "Spectacles of Doom" (art by Bill Everett); "Hand of Horror;" "The Haunted Love" (art by Colan); Two page text story, "Fear Was My Playmate." Cover price $0.10.

Canadian series, reprinting issue #104 from Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas). Cover art by Russ Heath. Freddy's Friend!, art by Bill Everett; An alien robot wishes to be a human being and convinces a greedy man to exchange places with him to learn the secret of where he acquires his riches from; When the alien's compatriots arrive on Earth to return him to his home planet they mistake the transformed human for the creature they are looking for and deposit him in an asylum for the delusional back home. The Letter text story, art by Russ Heath. Gateway to Horror, art by Basil Wolverton; Two prospectors find sub-surface creatures preparing an attack upon the surface world. The Murder Mirror!, art by Morris Weiss; A man kills an old man for his chest containing a magic mirror which produces a reflection of him which steals and kills for him, but when the police catch up with him, the blood of the latest victim is on his hands. I Saw Tomorrow!, art by Norman Steinberg. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. Bring Back My Goblin to Me, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Spidey battles Green Goblin and Crime-Master; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #27. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian Edition. Cover art by Steve Ditko. The Menace of the Molten Man, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Spidey battles Molten Man; reprints first appearance of Molten Man; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #28. Doctor Doom illustration by Ditko. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. The Wondrous Worlds of Doctor Strange!, script by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (Plot), art by Steve Ditko; As Spidey swings on patrol, Xandu, a wizard, observes a barroom brawl, then hypnotically recruits the 2 toughest fighters to do his bidding; Breaking into Strange's sanctum, they overcome him due to their mindless state, and steal "The Wand of Watoomb"; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #2. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. Never Step On a Scorpion, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Spidey battles Scorpion; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #29. Scorpion illustration by Ditko. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. The Claws of the Cat, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Spidey vs. Cat Burglar and the Master Planner, who is later shown to be Doctor Octopus; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #30. Jonah's Robot illustration by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. If This Be My Destiny, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Spidey battles the Cat Burglar; reprints the introduction of Harry Osborn and Gwen Stacy; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #31. Kraven illustration by Ditko. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. Man On A Rampage, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; with his Aunt May in the hospital, Spidey battles as never before; Doctor Octopus guest-stars; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #32. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. The Final Chapter!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Trapped under a pile of rubble in an underwater base that is filling with water, Spidey has to use all of his strength and determination to break himself free as Aunt May's life hangs in the balance; Spidey escapes and takes down Doc Ock's goons so he can deliver a serum that will remove the radiation from his Aunt's system; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #33. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. The Thrill of the Hunt, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Spider-Man battles Kraven the Hunter; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #34. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. The Molten Man Regrets, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Spider-Man battles the Molten Man; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #35. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. When Falls the Meteor, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Spider-Man battles the Looter [Norton G. Fester]; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #36. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian Edition. Cover art by Steve Ditko. Once Upon a Time, There Was a Robot, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Spider-Man battles Professor Stromm; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #37. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. Just a Guy Named Joe, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Average joe, Joe Smith, fails at being a fighter and tries his hand at acting; Dressed up as a robotic monster, he is zapped with electricity and chemicals which causes him to go on a violent spree against those who doubted his abilities; Meanwhile, Norman Osborn puts a price on Spidey's head and our hero is plagued with goons trying to bump him off; Pete narrowly misses meeting Mary Jane. reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #38. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #39. Cover art by John Romita, Sr. "How Green Was My Goblin!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, Sr. (who begins as regular penciler), inks by Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo] and John Romita, Sr. (touch-ups). Peter heads to the doctor with the sniffles and learns that Aunt May's health is very fragile; Spidey is roped into tangling with a bunch of goons who zap him with a mysterious gas; not realizing that the gas has weakened his spider sense, he changes into Peter Parker under the watchful gaze of the Green Goblin; the Goblin confronts Spidey outside of his home and captures him as Peter is worried that Aunt May might be overcome by the commotion; trussed up in the Goblin's lair, Peter is shocked when the Goblin takes off his mask and reveals himself to be Norman Osborn. According to Les Daniels in "Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics" (Abrams, 1991), artist Steve Ditko resigned because of a disagreement over the Goblin's identity. Ditko wanted it to be someone anonymous--a new, unknown guy; Lee wanted it to be a familiar character that would startle readers. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #40. Green Goblin origin in "Spidey Saves the Day!" Characters: F: Spider-Man; F: The Green Goblin; GA: Harry Osborn, Professor Stromm (f/b), Aunt May, Anna May Watson, J. Jonah Jameson, Betty Brant; Cameos: Ned Leeds, The Enforcers (Ox, Montana, Fancy Dan), Human Torch, Lucky Lobo, Crime Master (all flashback); Dr. Bromwell. Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, Sr., inks by Mike Esposito as "Mickey Demeo." Romita, Sr. cover pencils. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #41. First appearance of the Rhino in "The Horns of the Rhino!" Feature: Spider-Man; Rhino (First Appearance); Guest Appearance: Aunt May; Anna May Watson; J. Jonah Jameson; John Jameson; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds; Gwen Stacy; Flash Thompson. Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, Sr., inks by Mike Esposito as "Mickey Demeo." Romita, Sr. cover pencils. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Annual #3. Spidey faces the Avengers and the Hulk in "...To Become an Avenger!" Characters: GS: Avengers (Captain America, Goliath I, Wasp, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye); Hulk; Daredevil. Script by Stan Lee, layouts by John Romita, Sr., pencils by Don Heck, inks by Mickey Demeo (Mike Esposito). Cover pencils by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #42. Third appearance of Mary Jane (cameo; first time face is shown). Rhino, Foggy Nelson (from Daredevil), and Dr. Curtis Connors cameos in "The Birth of a Super-Hero!" Script by Stan Lee, art and cover by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #43. First full appearance of Mary Jane (cameos in Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #25, 38, & 42). MJ has her first in-depth interaction with Peter Parker, plus cameos by Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock (Daredevil) in "Rhino on the Rampage!" Characters: F: Spider-Man; V: Rhino; GA: Mary Jane Watson, Ned Leeds, Betty Brant, Frederick Foswell, J. Jonah Jameson, Anna May Watson, Aunt May, Foggy Nelson, Matt Murdock, Curt Connors, John Jameson, Harry Osborn. Script by Stan Lee, art and cover by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.95.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #44. Second appearance of the Lizard in "Where Crawls the Lizard!" Script by Stan Lee, art and cover by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #45. The third appearance of the Lizard in "Spidey Smashes Out!" Characters: Spider-Man; Lizard; Billy Connors; Frederick Foswell; J. Jonah Jameson; Ned Leeds; Betty Brant; Flash Thompson; Harry Osborn; Gwen Stacy; Anna May Watson; Aunt May Parker; Mary Jane Watson. Script by Stan Lee, art and cover by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #46. First appearance of the Shocker in "The Sinister Shocker!" Script by Stan Lee, art and cover by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #47. Peter Parker and Mary Jane's first date; fifth appearance of Kraven the Hunter; and a Green Goblin cameo in "In the Hands of the Hunter!" Characters: F: Spider-Man; vs. Kraven the Hunter, Green Goblin; GA: Aunt May, Anna May Watson, Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, Gwen Stacy, Ned Leeds, Betty Brant, J. Jonah Jameson, John Jameson, Frederick Foswell, Flash Thompson. Script by Stan Lee, art and cover by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.95.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $3.49

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #48. New Vulture (Blackie Drago) appearance in "The Wings of the Vulture!" Characters: with the original Vulture; origin of the second Vulture. Script by Stan Lee, art and cover by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by John Romita. From the Depths of Defeat!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita; Spider-Man vs. Kraven the Hunter and Vulture II; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #49. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Reprints Spider-Man # 50. First appearance of the Kingpin in "Spider-Man No More." Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita Sr., inks by Mickey Demeo. Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon cameos. Romita cover. Cover price $0.95.