Publishers / Marvel / The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) / #46
46September 1980
$0.50

The Spectacular Spider-Man #46

Marvel · September 1980 · on sale 1980-06-24

First appearance: Phillip ChangFirst appearance: KainaFirst appearance: Marcy Kane1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#46
Publication date
September 1980
Key date
1980-09-00
On-sale date
1980-06-24
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Marcy Kane - 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
0Between the Cobra and the Cops...Spidey's Got More Trouble Than He Can Handle!cover1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Bob McLeod; letters: Irv WatanabeCobra, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Klaus Voorhees
1Deadly Is the Cobra!comic story17script: Roger Stern; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Jim NovakBarney Bushkin, Phillip Chang First, Cobra, Steve Hopkins, Kaina First, Marcy Kane First, Kris Keating, Mister Hyde, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Klaus Voorhees, Debra Whitman, Calvin Zabo

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860219909

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Limited: Frank Miller's Spider-Man #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0054-7		1994On eBay ›
Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #2
ISBN 0-7851-2042-4		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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