The Spectacular Spider-Man #42 (1980) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein	Spider-Man; Electro [as Human Torch]
1	Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death!	comic story	17	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: I. Watanabe	Spider-Man (feature); Curt Connors (guest); Philip Chang (guest); Marcy Kane (guest); Dr. Morris Sloan (guest); Steve Hopkins (guest); Debra Whitman (guest); Frightful Four [Wizard; Electro; Sandman; Trapster] (villains); Mike Zeck (cameo)

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	barcode 0714860219905

Collection	Year
Fantastic Four / Spider-Man Classic #[nn] ISBN 0785118039	2005	On eBay ›
Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #2 ISBN 0-7851-2042-4	2006	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Spectacular Spider-Man #3 ISBN 978-1-302-92236-8	2020	On eBay ›

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