The Spectacular Spider-Man #72 (1982) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Waiting for Doctor Octopus!	cover	1	pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Ed Hannigan; colors: Ed Hannigan	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Ollie Osnick
1	Waiting for Doctor Octopus!	comic story	22	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Ed Hannigan, Al Milgrom, Rick Magyar; inks: Al Milgrom, Rick Magyar; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Jim Novak	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Milton Osnick; Zelda Osnick; Brad Rossi; Dr. Bailey Kuklin; Debra Whitman; Ollie Osnick (introduction, villain); Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (villain); Moon Knight (cameo); Frank Miller (cameo, page six, panel one)
2	-	letters page	1	script: Tom DeFalco
3	-	in-house column	1	script: Jim Shooter

Edition	How to tell
Canadian	price 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860219911
Newsstand	price 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860219911

Collection	Year
Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #3 ISBN 0-7851-2501-9	2007	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Spectacular Spider-Man #6 ISBN 978-1-302-94932-7	2023	On eBay ›

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