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227August 1995
$1.50; 2.10 CAD

The Spectacular Spider-Man #227

Marvel · August 1995 · on sale 1995-07-04

First appearance: HelixFirst appearance: Rafael Carago1 variantStoryline: Maximum Clonage
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Identification plate

Series
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#227
Publication date
August 1995
Key date
1995-08-00
On-sale date
1995-07-04
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.50; 2.10 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960602199422711
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Maximum Clonage Part 5 of 6: The Death of Kaine!cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Bill SienkiewiczKaine
1Maximum Clonage, Part 5: If Death Be My Destiny--!comic story23script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Sal Buscema, Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: John Kalisz, Malibu; letters: Clem RobinsVance Astrovik, Robbie Baldwin, Rafael Carago First, Firestar, Helix First, Jackal, Angelica Jones, Justice, Kaine, Michiko Musashi, Peter Parker, Ben Reilly, Scarlet Spider, Speedball
2Webnetpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: Bob Budiansky

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.50 USD; 2.05 CAD; 1.25 GBP; barcode 07148602199508

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man: The Complete Clone Saga Epic #4
ISBN 978-0-7851-4955-2		2010On eBay ›
Spider-Man: Clone Saga Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-90798-3		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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