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Amazing Spider-Man 1st series comic books issue 255

  • Issue #255
    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 255
    • Paper: White
    • Label #0954030002
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: Tom Defalco on 8/18/2023, Joe Rubinstein and Ron Frenz on 7/29/2023 and Jim Shooter on 15/15/2023.
    • Label #24-06BFB03-023
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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    Direct Edition. "Even a Ghost Can Fear the Night!" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. The international jewel thief extraordinaire known as the Black Fox breaks into an upscale Manhattan apartment! But regrettably for the aging burglar, the residents of the apartment are none other than the Red Ghost and his Super Apes! After capturing the would-be thief, the Soviet super-villain decides to put the fox to work for himself! When the Black Fox (with the Super Apes in tow) burglarizes a local jewelry store, he encounters another problem...the Amazing Spider-Man! Can Spidey juggle one fox, one ghost, and a trio of apes? Meanwhile, the web-slinger's new black (symbiote) costume begins acting strangely while its wall-crawling host is asleep! First appearance of the Black Fox. Cameo appearance by the Hobgoblin. Flashback cameos by the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and Jack O'Lantern. (Notes: The Red Ghost returns in Quasar 6. The Black Fox appears again in Amazing Spider-Man 265.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.60.

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    $54 Amazing Spider-Man #255 CGC 9.6 - 1st appearance of Black Fox
    $65 Amazing Spider-Man 255 CGC 9.4 NM White Pages
    $70 Amazing Spider-Man 255 (Marvel, 1984) CGC 9.6 WP **1st Appearance Black Fox**
    $100 Amazing Spider-Man #255, CGC 9.2, Newsstand Variant, 1st App Black Fox
    $100 Amazing Spider-Man #254 CGC 9.4 1984 3961276016
    $130 Amazing Spider-Man #255 CGC 9.4 - Newsstand - 1st Appearance of Black Fox
    $299 The Amazing Spider-Man #255 Newsstand - Double Cover! CGC 9.6 White pages

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  • Issue #255N
    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 255N
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well
    • Newsstand Edition
    • Label #4547530008
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    Newsstand Edition. "Even a Ghost Can Fear the Night!" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. The international jewel thief extraordinaire known as the Black Fox breaks into an upscale Manhattan apartment! But regrettably for the aging burglar, the residents of the apartment are none other than the Red Ghost and his Super Apes! After capturing the would-be thief, the Soviet super-villain decides to put the fox to work for himself! When the Black Fox (with the Super Apes in tow) burglarizes a local jewelry store, he encounters another problem...the Amazing Spider-Man! Can Spidey juggle one fox, one ghost, and a trio of apes? Meanwhile, the web-slinger's new black (symbiote) costume begins acting strangely while its wall-crawling host is asleep! First appearance of the Black Fox. Cameo appearance by the Hobgoblin. Flashback cameos by the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and Jack O'Lantern. (Notes: The Red Ghost returns in Quasar 6. The Black Fox appears again in Amazing Spider-Man 265.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #255A
    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Facsimile Edition 255A

    Note : Copies of this issue contain a printing defect in the form of crinkles on spine

    Written by Tom DeFalco. Art and Cover by Ron Frenz. Continuing a Facsimile celebration of the early days of Spider-Man's black costume - before he knew it was an alien symbiote intending to bond with him forever! Master thief the Black Fox is looking for one last big score to fund his retirement - but when he comes under attack by a group of Super-Apes, it can only mean one thing: The Red Ghost needs one key component to complete a device that will increase his abilities a thousandfold, and he wants the Black Fox to steal it! With the super-powered simians as his support crew, the Fox takes on the challenge - but in his way stands Spider-Man, more powerful than ever in his black suit! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #255. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

  • Issue #255B
    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Facsimile Edition 255B

    Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz. Cover by Taurin Clarke. Continuing a Facsimile celebration of the early days of Spider-Man's black costume - before he knew it was an alien symbiote intending to bond with him forever! Master thief the Black Fox is looking for one last big score to fund his retirement - but when he comes under attack by a group of Super-Apes, it can only mean one thing: The Red Ghost needs one key component to complete a device that will increase his abilities a thousandfold, and he wants the Black Fox to steal it! With the super-powered simians as his support crew, the Fox takes on the challenge - but in his way stands Spider-Man, more powerful than ever in his black suit! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #255. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

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    $46 Amazing Spider-man #255 Rare Clarke 1:25 Variant NM Gem Wow

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  • Issue #255MJ
    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 255MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. When you least expect it, here come the Red Ghost and his Super-Apes! (Of course, when do you ever expect to see them?) "Even a Ghost Can Fear the Night!" Script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cameos by the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the Black Cat, and Jack O'Lantern. Spidey still has his black costume. Frenz/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #255
    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 255

    Canadian edition with $0.75 cover price. "Even a Ghost Can Fear the Night!" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. The international jewel thief extraordinaire known as the Black Fox breaks into an upscale Manhattan apartment! But regrettably for the aging burglar, the residents of the apartment are none other than the Red Ghost and his Super Apes! After capturing the would-be thief, the Soviet super-villain decides to put the fox to work for himself! When the Black Fox (with the Super Apes in tow) burglarizes a local jewelry store, he encounters another problem...the Amazing Spider-Man! Can Spidey juggle one fox, one ghost, and a trio of apes? Meanwhile, the web-slinger's new black (symbiote) costume begins acting strangely while its wall-crawling host is asleep! First appearance of the Black Fox. Cameo appearance by the Hobgoblin. Flashback cameos by the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and Jack O'Lantern. (Notes: The Red Ghost returns in Quasar 6. The Black Fox appears again in Amazing Spider-Man 265.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.