The Spectacular Spider-Man #78 (1983) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Long Goodbye!	cover	1	pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom	Spider-Man; Doctor Octopus
1	The Long Goodbye!	comic story	22	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Joe Rosen	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Black Cat; Jean DeWolff; Dr. Octopus (villain); Boomerang (villain); J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Sha Shan; Flash Thompson; Harry Osborn; Liz Allan; Aunt May Parker; Nathan Lubensky; Dr. Morris Sloan; Marcy Kane; Philip Chang; Steve Hopkins; Punisher (cameo)
2	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Ron Zalme; inks: Ron Zalme	J. Jonah Jameson; Spider-Man
3	You Cannot Refuse This Offer!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: ?; typeset	Kingpin; Bullseye
4	-	letters page	0.75	script: Eliot R. Brown
5	-	statement of ownership	0.25	letters: typeset
6	Good Morning, Afternoon, or Evening, as the Case May Be	in-house column	1	script: Jim Shooter

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860219905
Canadian	price 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860219905

Collection	Year
Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #4 ISBN 978-0-7851-3071-0	2009	On eBay ›

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