The Amazing Spider-Man #97 (1971) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Morrie Kuramoto, Sam Rosen	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]
2	In the Grip of the Goblin!	comic story	19	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia, John Romita, Tony Mortellaro; letters: Sam Rosen	Spider-Man [also appears as Peter Parker]; Harry Osborn; Mary Jane Watson; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (villain); Gwen Stacy (cameo flashback)
3	-	in-house column	1	pencils: Jack Kirby, Howard Purcell; inks: Mike Royer, Howard Purcell
4	-	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Gene Colan, Marie Severin; inks: Frank Giacoia, Vince Colletta, Marie Severin; letters: Sam Rosen	Thor; Daredevil; Iron Man; Captain America; Black Widow; Spider-Man; Conan; Thing; Namor; Hulk; Human Torch
5	-	letters page	1.6	pencils: Gil Kane, John Romita; inks: John Romita	Spider-Man; Gwen Stacy; George Stacy
6	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.4	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Morrie Kuramoto	Giant-Man; Iron Man; Captain America; Hulk; Thor; Falcon

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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