The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1 (1979) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich Buckler	Spider-Man; Dr. Octopus
1	And Men Shall Call Him...Octopus!	comic story	35	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Rich Buckler, Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Jim Novak	Spider-Man (feature); Marcy Kane (guest); Dr. Octopus (villain)

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	See the GCD record for identification notes.

Collection	Year
Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #2 ISBN 0-7851-2042-4	2006	On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #9 ISBN 978-0-7851-3074-1	2009	On eBay ›

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