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203April 1980
$0.40

The Amazing Spider-Man #203

Marvel · April 1980 · on sale 1980-01-08

First appearance: LightmasterFirst appearance: Edward Lansky1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#203
Publication date
April 1980
Key date
1980-04-00
On-sale date
1980-01-08
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lightmaster - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Edward Lansky - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jim Mooney, Frank Miller; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAlison Blaire, Dazzler, Edward Lansky First, Lightmaster First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
1Bewitched, Bothered and Be-Dazzled!comic story18script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Keith Pollard, Mike Esposito, Jim Mooney; inks: Mike Esposito, Jim Mooney; colors: Sharen; letters: NovakAlison Blaire, Dazzler, Edward Lansky First, Lightmaster First, Harry Osborn, May Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson
2-in-house column1script: Stan LeeSpider-Woman; The Thing

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245704

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #2301989On eBay ›
Marvel Limited: Frank Miller's Spider-Man #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0054-7		1994On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #9
ISBN 978-0-7851-3074-1		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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