Publishers / Marvel / The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) / #284
284January 1987
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

The Amazing Spider-Man #284

Marvel · January 1987 · on sale 1986-09-30

First appearance: Hobgoblin1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#284
Publication date
January 1987
Key date
1987-01-00
On-sale date
1986-09-30
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 Hobgoblin - 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
0Gang War Part Onecover1pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Joe RubinsteinRichard Fisk, Hammerhead, Hobgoblin First, Jack O'Lantern, Ned Leeds, Jason Macendale Jr., The Rose
1...And Who Shall Stand Against Them...?comic story22script: Tom DeFalco, Jim Owsley; pencils: Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding; inks: Brett Breeding, Josef Rubinstein; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Rick Parker; editing: Jim SalicrupArranger, Lance Bannon, Frank Castle, Kathryn Cushing, Daredevil, Richard Fisk, Wilson Fisk, Hammerhead, Hobgoblin First, Jack O'Lantern, J. Jonah Jameson, Kingpin, Daniel Kingsley, Betty Brant
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
4-letters page1letters: typesetSilver Sable

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602457601

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #27
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Series context

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Sources

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