The Amazing Spider-Man #157 (1976) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi	Doctor Octopus, Otto Octavius, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
1	The Ghost That Haunted Octopus!	comic story	17	script: Len Wein; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito, Dave Hunt; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John Costanza	Liz Allan, Doctor Octopus, Hammerhead, Otto Octavius, Harry Osborn, May Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson

Edition	How to tell
30¢	price 0.30 USD; barcode 0714860245704

Collection	Year
Marvel Tales #134	1981	On eBay ›

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Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
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