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Issue: The Amazing Spider-Man #171

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Publication Date: August 1977

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Issues: #171 of 443 Issues (968 Printings)

Title:

Variant: 35¢ Cover Price

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

Brand: Marvel Comics Group

Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group

On Sale Date: 05/10/1977

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 0714860245708

Price: $0.35 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
11 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue

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Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #143, May 1977. A test market variant, with 35¢ cover price of a general distribution issue with 30¢ cover price.

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Format

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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2 The Amazing Spider-Man #171 [30¢ Cover Price]

The Amazing Spider-Man #171 [35¢ Cover Price]

2 The Amazing Spider-Man #171 [Whitman]

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Nova [Richard Rider]; Photon [Jason Dean]

First Line: With my two greatest foes slain... ...nothing can stop Photon!

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First Line: Fun tricks free things!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover.

Photon Is Another Name For...?

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Nova [Richard Rider]; Photon [Jason Dean]; A.I.M.; Molten Man; Liz Allan; Harry Osborn; Dr. Ralph Rider; Franklin Risk; Michael Lincoln; Harry Daze; Captain James Steele; Manners (butler, dead); Charles Rider

First Line: Stop!

Synopsis: Spider-Man and Nova determine the true identity of Photon and solve the mystery of who killed Nova's uncle.

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Pages: 17

Notes: Story continues from Nova (Marvel, 1976 series) #12 (August 1977)

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Character(s): Arnold Schwarzenegger (photo); Joe Weider (photo); Franco Columbu (photo)

First Line: Let Joe Weider build you a better body for just $7.98

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Pages: 1

Notes: Located on page number 5.

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Character(s): Ikaris

First Line: Dear Marvel, You’ve really got to hand it to Jonah – he’s persistent!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Letters from M.E. Robbins, Mike Nelson, Matt Pierce, and James L. Bleeker; includes house ad for The Eternals series.

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Character(s): Spock (photo of Leonard Nimoy)

First Line: Star Trek lives!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Located on page number 25.

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First Line: Hi, Believers!

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Notes: Stan Lee's Soapbox; Items; obituary for Bob Brown.

Rust Be My Destiny!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]

First Line: The dried-up fools!

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Character(s): Morrie Mitchell (photo)

First Line: Super bodybuilding course

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Notes: Located on page number 32.

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First Line: 3 complete fishing outfits

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Notes: Inside back cover.

Street Ball

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Genres: sports

Character(s): Rick Barry; Dr. J [Julius Erving]

First Line: Hey look!

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Notes: Back cover.