Publishers / Marvel / The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) / #27
27February 1979
$0.35

The Spectacular Spider-Man #27

Marvel · February 1979 · on sale 1978-11-21

First appearance: CarrionFirst appearance: Ed KochFirst appearance: Henry Orlock1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
February 1979
Key date
1979-02-00
On-sale date
1978-11-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860219902
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Henry Orlock - 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 Blind Leading the Blind!cover1pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Irving WatanabeDaredevil, Matt Murdock, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
1The Blind Leading the Blindcomic story17script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Springer; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Denise WohlBetty Brant, Carrion First, Daredevil, Frank Farnum, Ed Koch First, Masked Marauder, Mamie Muggins, Matt Murdock, Henry Orlock First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Tri-Man, Mary Jane Watson
2-letters page1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
3Action! Drama! Thrills! and Much More!promo (ad from the publisher)1
4-in-house column1script: Stan LeeMaster of Kung Fu, Shang-Chi

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man and Daredevil Special Edition #11984On eBay ›
Marvel Limited: Frank Miller's Spider-Man #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0054-7		1994On eBay ›
Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-1682-6		2005On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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