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Publishers / Marvel / The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) / #64
64March 1982
$0.60; 0.20 GBP

The Spectacular Spider-Man #64

Marvel · March 1982 · on sale December 15, 1981

1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#64
Publication date
March 1982
Key date
March 1982
On-sale date
December 15, 1981
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file First appearance of Cloak and Dagger, March 1982, in the sister Spider-Man title collectors habitually overlook. Second-title keys like this one hide in plain sight.

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
0Cloak and Daggercover1pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Ed HanniganSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Cloak; Dagger
1Cloak and Dagger!comic story21script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Sharen; letters: RosenSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Cloak [Tyrone Johnson] (introduction, origin in flashback); Dagger [Tandy Bowen] (introduction, origin in flashback); Simon Marshall (villain, death, also in flashback); Joey Tartaglione (villain, death, also in flashback); Four mobsters (villain, death, also in flashback)
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
4-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860219903

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #3
ISBN 0-7851-2501-9		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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