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Issue: The Amazing Spider-Man #252
Publication Date: May 1984
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Issues: #252 of 443 Issues (968 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 01/31/1984
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0714860245705
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
19 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #40, with shipping date of 1984-01-10.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; #200 square bound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Rumors Are True. Introducing... The New Spider-Man!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Weezie
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Disclose Notes: Cover is an homage to the cover of Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series) #15. Lettering credit from Danny Fingeroth interview in Backissue magazine #12.
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Atari Presents Moon Patrol

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Homecoming

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Venom symbiote (introduction, as the black costume); Curt Connors [Lizard]; Billy Connors; Martha Connors; Black Cat [Felicia Hardy]; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Aunt May Parker; Nathan Lubensky; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Hawkeye; Wasp; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]]; She-Hulk (cameo, in photo); Mr. Fantastic (cameo, in photo); Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (cameo, in photo); The Thing (cameo, in photo); Invisible Girl (cameo, in photo); Cyclops (cameo, in photo); Colossus (cameo, in photo); Wolverine (cameo, in photo); Storm (cameo, in photo); Nightcrawler (cameo, in photo); Mockingbird (cameo, in photo); Scarlet Witch (cameo, in photo); Weezie; Justin
First Line: Well, what's the verdict?
Synopsis: Spider-Man returns from Secret Wars and tries to get used to his new black and white symbiotic costume, which will later become Venom.
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Disclose Notes: Continued from Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars (Marvel, 1984 series) #12. 1st in black costume which later becomes Venom. Predates Secret Wars #8 by 7 months. Next chronological Spidey in black duds in Marvel Team-Up #141.
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[untitled]

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[untitled]

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Classified Ads

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[untitled]

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Classified Ads

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Prizes or Cash

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[untitled]

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Make Big Money!!!

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[untitled]

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[untitled]

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First Line: Last month... I ran out of space just as I was about to describe the best part of the Marvel Editors West Coast Trip!
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Disclose Notes: The Hype Box; The Mighty Marvel Checklist. Appears after page 20 of the main story.
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[untitled]

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First Line: If any of you are having this comic read to you over the phone, you may not have noticed that Spidey is sporting a brand new costume!
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Disclose Notes: Letters from Eric James Baich, Keith Dooley, David P. McVann, Jason Clark, Roy G. Pender, Andrew Reitberger, and J. Jonah Jameson.
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 470,527. Single issue nearest to filing date: 472,133.
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Special 1984 Low Price Offer

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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Video Game

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8 Ways You Can Play Frogger at Your Pad

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Disclose Notes: Appears on the back cover.

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