Marvel Tales (1964 Marvel) comic books 1993

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Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #255 - "Even a Ghost Can Fear the Night!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cover pencils by Ron Lim. The international jewel thief extraordinaire known as the Black Fox breaks into an upscale Manhattan apartment! But regrettably for the aging burglar, the residents of the apartment are none other than the Red Ghost and his Super Apes! After capturing the would-be thief, the Soviet super-villain decides to put the fox to work for himself! When the Black Fox (with the Super Apes in tow) burglarizes a local jewelry store, he encounters another problem...the Amazing Spider-Man! Can Spidey juggle one fox, one ghost, and a trio of apes? Meanwhile, the web-slinger's new black (symbiote) costume begins acting strangely while its wall-crawling host is asleep! Featuring appearance by the Hobgoblin, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man and Jack O'Lantern. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

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Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #256 - "Introducing...Puma!" Part 1 of 2. Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Lim and Keith Williams. The Rose is tired of the web-slinger interfering in his criminal activities! So the underworld boss brings in an assassin from the American Southwest! Puma! Spidey doesn't much about Puma (aka Thomas Fireheart), but he will...very soon! In the meantime the black symbiote costume keeps Peter Parker up past his bedtime...and then some! Featuring appearances by the Black Cat, Mary Jane Watson, Betty Brant Leeds, and Joe Robertson. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

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Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #257 - "Beware the Claws of Puma!" Part 2 of 2. Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Lim and Keith Williams. On a Manhattan rooftop, Puma lines up the wounded wall-crawler for the kill shot, but the Black Cat intervenes at the last possible moment! With a brilliant display of her powers, the cat fights off Puma! And helps the web-slinger limp back to his apartment! After Felicia leaves Peter's pad, Mary Jane walks through the door! And then Puma smashes through the window! Wow, how is Peter going to save Mary Jane much less himself from the wrath of Puma? And so much for the whole secret identity bit! Everything is coming apart at the seams for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man (including his new costume)! Featuring appearances by the Rose, Kingpin and Arranger. (Note: In this issue Mary Jane tells Peter that she knows...he is the Amazing Spider-Man.) 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

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Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #258 - "The Sinister Secret of Spider-Man's New Costume!" Guest-starring Mr. Fantastic and the Human Torch. Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Lim and Terry Austin. Chaos erupts at 410 Chelsea when Mary Jane Watson and the Black Cat meet inside Peter Parker's apartment! Wow, what a shocking development! To say that the web-slinger has some explaining to do...would be the understatement of the year! After the dust settles, the wall-crawler swings over to the Baxter Building to let Reed Richards analyze his new black costume. When Spider-Man learns his costume is "alive," he tries to pull it off; but the alien symbiote has other ideas! Can the Fantastic Four help Spidey with his major wardrobe malfunction? Featuring appearances by the Rose, Hobgoblin and Puma. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

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Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #259 - "All My Pasts Remembered!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Josef Rubinstein. Cover pencils by Ron Lim and Terry Austin. Flashback to Mary Jane's childhood. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

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Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #260 - "The Challenge of Hobgoblin!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein and Brett Breeding. Cover by Ron Lim and Terry Austin. The Hobgoblin and the Rose unleash their two-pronged attack on Harry Osborn! The goblin ambushes Harry at his corporate office, while the Rose's henchmen kidnap Liz Osborn and Mary Jane! Auspiciously, the wondrous wall-crawler is close by to lock horns with the Hobgoblin! But who is going to save MJ and Harry's expectant wife? Could it be the Green Goblin?! Stay tuned! featuring appearances by Aunt May, Betty Brant Leeds, Joe Robertson, J. Jonah Jameson, Susan Richards, Franklin Richards and the alien symbiote (costume). 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

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Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #261 - "The Sins of My Father!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Lim and Al Milgrom. The situation has come down to this: Mary Jane, Harry, and Liz are trapped in the Rose's secret warehouse. The building is on fire. Liz is going into labor. And the vengeful Hobgoblin is on the attack! It's going to take a small miracle for the web-slinger to save his friends much less himself! With the flames closing in, can the Amazing Spider-Man stave off disaster at the hands of the Hobgoblin? A harrowing finish! Featuring appearance by the alien symbiote (costume). 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

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Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #263 - "The Spectacular Spider-Kid!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding and John Beatty. Cover by Ron Lim and Al Milgrom. Ollie Osnick is back! And this time with a brand new moniker: the Spectacular Spider-Kid! In his own red and blue costume with mechanical arms, the Spider-Kid patrols the dangerous streets of New York City to fight crime! But once the novice superhero runs afoul of a local street gang, he needs help from his favorite web-slinger! Will the real wall-crawler pull Ollie's fat out of the fire one more time? Meanwhile at the hospital, Harry Osborn anxiously awaits the birth of his son, Normie Osborn. Featuring appearances by Liz (Allan) Osborn, Mary Jane Watson, and the Black Cat. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

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Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #265 - "After the Fox!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Lim and Keith Williams. The Black Fox is on the run! But it's not the Spectacular Spider-Man who's chasing him! It's Silver Sable! An adventurer for hire from the European country of Symkaria! Silver Sable and her Wild Pack pursue the fox through the streets of Manhattan and then later corner him on the waterfront! However, the aging international jewel thief has a wall-crawling guardian angel! Down on the docks, the sparks fly as the web-slinger gives Silver Sable a lesson in diplomacy...superhero-style! Second appearance of the Black Fox. Featuring appearances by Aunt May, Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, Liz Osborn, and Normie Osborn. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

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Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #268 - "This Gold is Mine!" Secret Wars II crossover. Part 2 of 2. Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Lim and Keith Williams. Story continues from Web of Spider-Man (1985 1st Series) #6. In incredible fashion, the Beyonder turned Power Man and Iron Fist's office building into gold! Everyone will be rich! But hold on...the world's financial markets will collapse with tons of gold dumped into the global economy! So it's the federal government to the rescue! Under the wall-crawler's watchful eye, the military transports the gold to the west side docks and loads it on cargo ships bound for the Great Puerto Rican trench! However the Kingpin of Crime wants his cut of the gold! So the Arranger and his henchmen hijack one of the ships! Will Spider-Man make the big city pirates walk the plank? Featuring appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Ned Leeds, Joe Robertson and Firelord. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

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Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #269 - "Burn, Spider, Burn!" Guest-starring Firelord. Part 1 of 2. Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cover pencils by Ron Lim. Firelord walks the Earth! A nd the former herald of Galactus is stirring up trouble in the Big Apple! On his way home from dinner at Aunt May's, the wondrous wall-crawler intercepts the cosmic-powered herald near the East River! However, the web-slinger quickly realizes that he needs help from the Avengers or the Fantastic Four! Unable to locate either super team, the wall-crawler thinks about escaping Firelord by simply changing into his civilian clothes! But that course of action would be shirking his responsibility! So it's up to the Amazing Spider-Man to stop Firelord! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

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Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #270 - "The Hero and the Holocaust!" Guest-starring the Avengers. Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Bob McLeod. Cover pencils by Ron Lim and Sam de la Rosa. Spidey has a rematch with Firelord and tries to beat the former Herald of Galactus before the cosmic powered being kills him. Earth's MIghtiest Heroes show up to lend a hand but arrive too late to effect the battle. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.