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Publishers / Marvel / The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) / #239
239April 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Amazing Spider-Man #239

Marvel · April 1983 · on sale January 4, 1983

2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#239
Publication date
April 1983
Key date
April 1983
On-sale date
January 4, 1983
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Now Strikes the Hobgoblincover1pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Al MilgromHobgoblin, Roderick Kingsley, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
2Now Strikes the Hobgoblin!comic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Diana AlbersLiz Allan, Lance Bannon, Jean DeWolff, Doctor Octopus, Felicia Hardy, Hobgoblin, Roderick Kingsley, Madame Web, Otto Octavius, Harry Osborn, Peter Parker, Amy Powell, Spider-Man, Cassandra Webb
4-letters page1script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: John Romita Jr.Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Vulture
5-in-house column1script: Jim ShooterThor; Crusader

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245704
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245704

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #2581992On eBay ›
Origin of the Hobgoblin #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-917-0		1992On eBay ›

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Series context

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