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283December 1986
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

The Amazing Spider-Man #283

Marvel · December 1986 · on sale 1986-09-02

First appearance: Daniel KingsleyFirst appearance: Mongoose1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#283
Publication date
December 1986
Key date
1986-12-00
On-sale date
1986-09-02
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0... With Foes Like These...!cover1pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob LaytonAbsorbing Man, Crusher Creel, Mary MacPherran, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Titania
1With Foes Like These...comic story23script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Bob Layton; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Joe RosenAbsorbing Man, Lance Bannon, Crusher Creel, Kathryn Cushing, Victor Von Doom, Doctor Doom, Hobgoblin, Kris Keating, Daniel Kingsley First, Roderick Kingsley, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, Mary MacPherran, Mongoose First
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860245712

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #2911994On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #27
ISBN 978-1-302-96269-2		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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