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289June 1987
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.40 GBP

The Amazing Spider-Man #289

Marvel · June 1987 · on sale 1987-03-03

First appearance: HobgoblinFirst appearance: Foreigner1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#289
Publication date
June 1987
Key date
1987-06-00
On-sale date
1987-03-03
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Foreigner - 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
0The Hobgoblin Revealed!cover1pencils: Tom Morgan; inks: Peter Paul PrinzHobgoblin, Ned Leeds
1The Hobgoblin Revealed!comic story40script: Peter David; pencils: Alan Kupperberg, Tom Morgan; inks: Jim Fern; colors: George Roussos; letters: Rick ParkerLance Bannon, Richard Fisk, Wilson Fisk, Foreigner First, Felicia Hardy, Hobgoblin, Hobgoblin First, J. Jonah Jameson, Marla Madison Jameson, Kingpin, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, Logan, Jason Macendale Jr.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; barcode 07148602457606

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Series context

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Sources

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