Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) comic books 1980

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 204D CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3903225022

Direct Edition. "The Black Cat Always Lands on Her Feet!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Keith Pollard (layouts) and Pablo Marcos (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Milgrom. The web-slinger's favorite feline is back! The Black Cat! Apparently she survived her fall at the end of Amazing Spider-Man 195 and has now developed a new interest in collecting (actually stealing) famous romantic artifacts! The location of her first heist will be Frank Lloyd Wrights architectural masterpiece: the Guggenheim Museum! But that will also be the site of her first reunion with the Spectacular Spider-Man! The (cat) fur is going to fly! Cameo appearances by Dr. Jonas Harrow, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, and Flash Thompson. (Notes: This issue completes Marv Wolfman's outstanding 2-year run as the writer of the Amazing Spider-Man title. This two-part story was reprinted in the trade paperback: Spider-Man vs. the Black Cat (2005).) 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 209N FN- 5.5

Newsstand Edition. "To Salvage My Honor!" First appearance of Calypso. Script by Denny O'Neil. Pencils by Alan Weiss. Inks by Klaus Janson, Bob McLeod, Joe Rubinstein, Bob Wiacek, and Al Milgrom. Cover by Alan Weiss. The specter of Spider-Man still haunts Kraven the Hunter! But Kraven's new accomplice, Calypso, has a plan to change that! While delivering a herd of exotic animals to the city, Calypso releases them to run wild in the streets! And then blames the web-slinger for setting them free! After Kraven subdues the loose animals, he vows to make the wall-crawler pay for this (alleged) indignity! And the next evening at the Museum of Natural History, the Amazing Spider-Man and Kraven the Hunter clash again! The survival of the fittest! Cameo appearance by Spider-Woman. (Note: Kraven and Calypso appear next in Spectacular Spider-Man 65.) 32 pages Cover price $0.50.