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268September 1985
$0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Amazing Spider-Man #268

Marvel · September 1985 · on sale 1985-06-04

First appearance: Charles Anderson2 variantsStoryline: Secret Wars II
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#268
Publication date
September 1985
Key date
1985-09-00
On-sale date
1985-06-04
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Charles Anderson - 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
0This Gold Is Mine!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrnePeter Parker, Spider-Man
1This Gold Is Mine!comic story23script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Joe RosenCharles Anderson First, Arranger, Beyonder, Betty Brant, Firelord, Wilson Fisk, J. Jonah Jameson, Kingpin, Ned Leeds, Peter Parker, Robbie Robertson, Oswald Silkworth, Spider-Man, Pyreus Kril
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Morrie Kuramoto; inks: Morrie KuramotoMorrie Kuramoto
3-letters page1script: Jim Owsley

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.65 USD; barcode 0714860245709
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245709

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #2781993On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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