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    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 181 CBCS 9.8

    This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.

    Paper: White

    Newsstand Edition.

    Label #19-3340BA1-017

    Ended Feb 15 2021
    Winning Bid $135

    "Flashback!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. The web-slinger's epic confrontation with the third Green Goblin is over. And now it's time for a walk down memory lane as the wondrous wall-crawler visits the grave of his departed Uncle Ben. Retelling of Spider-Man's origin. Flashback cameos by the Fantastic Four, Captain Stacy, Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson, the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and many other friends and foes. (Notes: This issue provides a comprehensive summary of the first 180 issues of the Amazing Spider-Man series. A few months earlier a similar story was published in Fantastic Four 190 to summarize the FF's adventures to date.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.35. Grade: CBCS 9.8 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)