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1December 1976
$0.30

The Spectacular Spider-Man #1

Marvel · December 1976 · on sale September 28, 1976

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Identification plate

Series
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
December 1976
Key date
December 1976
On-sale date
September 28, 1976
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860219912
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Stinging Return of the Tarantula!cover1pencils: Sal Buscema, John Romita; inks: Sal Buscema, John Romita; letters: Irv WatanabeSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Tarantula; Mary Jane Watson; Flash Thompson
1Twice Stings the Tarantula!comic story17script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito, Dave Hunt; inks: Mike Esposito, Dave Hunt; colors: Dave Hunt; letters: Joe RosenSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Tarantula (villain); Abe Beame; Mary Jane Watson; Flash Thompson; Glory Grant; Vice Chancellor Lansky
2Notes From Myselfletters page1script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Sal Buscema, John Romita; inks: Sal Buscema, Mike EspositoSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Tarantula; Aunt May Parker; Harry Osborn; J. Jonah Jameson; Mary Jane Watson
3A Testament to Tapestries Tempestuous, Tales Titanic, and Tableaux Treasured!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.10 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-1682-6		2005On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1351976On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-6382-4		2012On eBay ›
True Believers: Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man #12017On eBay ›

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Series context

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