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230July 1982
$0.60; 0.25 GBP

The Amazing Spider-Man #230

Marvel · July 1982 · on sale 1982-03-30

First appearance: Amy Powell1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#230
Publication date
July 1982
Key date
1982-07-00
On-sale date
1982-03-30
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Amy Powell - 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
0To Fight the Unbeatable Foe!cover1pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Al MilgromJuggernaut, Cain Marko, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
1To Fight the Unbeatable Foe!comic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Joe RosenLance Bannon, Black Tom, Tom Cassidy, Gloria Grant, J. Jonah Jameson, Juggernaut, Betty Brant, Madame Web, Cain Marko, Peter Parker, Amy Powell First, Robbie Robertson, Spider-Man, Cassandra Webb
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Bob McLeod

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245707

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man Megazine #31994On eBay ›
The Sensational Spider-Man in Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-572-8		1989On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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