Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant comic books 1982-1984

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "With This Gun I Thee Kill!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Rick Leonardi. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Frank Giacoia. The web-slinger stops two burglars from robbing a grocery store, but just as the wall-crawler is webbing up the thieves, the store owner emerges and fatally shoots one of the robbers. Later that night in the offices of the Daily Bugle; Joe Robertson, Lance Bannon, and Peter Parker have a long conversation about the positives and negatives of gun control. When a tip comes in that a shipment of Saturday night specials is inbound for Brooklyn, the Spectacular Spider-Man swings into action! (Note: Bill Mantlo's script concerning the controversial subject of gun control sparked a strong response from readers as shown in the two pages of fan mail in issue 77.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Doctor Octopus cameo in "Waiting For Doctor Octopus!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Al Milgrom and Rick Magyar. This issue features Ollie, the kid who idolizes Doc Ock. There are also lots of little treats (many probably placed by Hannigan): Moon Knight cameo; Frank Miller cameo (not art; he appears as himself in one panel of the story, drawing on a rooftop); another panel shows a graveyard with tombstones for Elektra, Gwen Stacy, and Denny Colt (the Spirit)! There are others, but we'll let you find them for yourself. Cool painted cover by Hannigan. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Peter Parker, You Are The Spectacular Spider-Man!" Part 1 of 4. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. Peter Parker is covering Boomerang's indictment hearing for the Daily Bugle, when suddenly chaos erupts in the courtroom! Quickly the web-slinger busts in and makes short work of Boomerang, but during the tussle Spider-Man notices three suspicious characters standing around. Later that night, the wall-crawler follows the mysterious men to the American Museum of Natural History...and what's going on inside? How about the Owl (last seen in Marvel Team-Up 98) and Doctor Octopus plotting to take over New York City's mobs! Meanwhile, Debra Whitman's psychiatrist asks for Peter's help in curing Debra's mental condition. He would like Peter to dress up as...Spider-Man! 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Fantasia!" Part 2 of 4. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Bob Hall. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Bob Hall and Al Milgrom. Peter Parker continues to be troubled by Debra Whitman's psychological problems and tracks down Biff Rifkin to learn about Debra's tragic past. Peter's heart sinks as Biff tells him that Debra was a battered wife in her troubled marriage. What is the Amazing Spider-Man going to do when he visits Debra in her east side apartment? It's a touching moment. Meanwhile, the three-way gang war among the Owl, Kingpin, and Doctor Octopus ramps up as each man tries to gain possession of the nuclear activator! What are the criminal masterminds planning? The Black Cat may have the answer! (Notes: Following this issue Debra Whitman departs the Spider-Man titles for many, many years. She finally returns in Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 14. The Black Cat previously appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 227.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price. "Ferae Naturae (Wild Beasts)" Part 3 of 4. Double-sized issue. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Al Milgrom (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom. The Spectacular Spider-Man is overjoyed that the Black Cat is alive! However, there isn't much time for celebration once Doctor Octopus attacks! After Doc Ock takes off with the activator and Felicia, the wall-crawler turns to the Kingpin for information. The big crime boss directs the web-slinger to the Owl's Aerie, where the final showdown among Doctor Octopus, the Owl, the Black Cat, Spider-Man, and a host of henchmen takes place! Can the amazing one foil Dr. Octopus' plan to set off a neutron bomb? And also rescue the Black Cat? 48 pages Cover price $1.25.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "At Death's Door!" Part 4 of 4. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. Despite the wall-crawler ripping off his mechanical arms in the previous issue, the deranged Doc Ock still fights on. He attacks the Black Cat one more time and pins her long enough for the Octopus gang to fire a hail of bullets in her direction. Spider-Man watches in horror as Felicia is hit multiple times. The web-slinger rushes Felicia to the hospital for emergency surgery, but it may be too late! Is this the end for the Black Cat? 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Relapse Times Two!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. A group of robbers makes Melvin Potter don his old Gladiator costume to protect them from the police. The reluctant Gladiator can handle the cops, but how will Daredevil's long-time foe fare against Spider-Man? Meanwhile, Dr. Octopus attacks Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in an attempt to kill the Black Cat, but the web-slinger fights him off. However, Spidey knows another showdown with Doc Ock is coming soon! 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "The Long Goodbye!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Al Milgrom (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom. Peter Parker spends the day taking care of personal business in case he loses his upcoming fight with Dr. Octopus. He has lunch with old friends Flash Thompson and Harry Osborn, and then makes a special trip to Queens to visit Aunt May. Meanwhile back at the hospital, Captain DeWolff and her police officers are guarding the Black Cat until Spider-Man returns. With all the goodbyes said, the stage is now set for another great Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock showdown! Cameo appearances by the Punisher, Boomerang, and the Black Cat's mother (aka Lydia Hardy). (Notes: Due to Peter's decision in Amazing Spider-Man 243 to drop out of graduate school, this issue marks the final appearances of the ESU supporting cast (including Dr. Sloan and Marcy Kane) in the Spectacular Spider-Man title. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Spider-Man vs. Doctor Octopus -- The Final Battle!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Al Milgrom (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom. It's a cover-to-cover slugfest between the Spectacular Spider-Man and his long-time foe, Doctor Octopus! The savage battle begins outside the hospital, but quickly moves inside. While the fight is raging, Captain Jean DeWolff leads the fleeing ambulance convoy carrying Felicia down the west side highway. But the mad villain with the four mechanical arms breaks contact with the web-slinger and follows the convoy! Under one of the highway bridges, the Amazing Spider-Man will make his final stand! Cameo appearances by the Punisher and Boomerang. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "I Cover The Waterfront!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Kevin Dzuban. Cover by John Romita, Jr. and John Beatty. To prove to Marla Madison that he's still a great reporter, J. Jonah Jameson takes over the Daily Bugle's stalled waterfront corruption investigation! Can Jonah recapture the magic from days gone by and break open the waterfront scandal? First, he'll need some information from the Kingpin; and second, a little help from your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Stalkers in the Shadows!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Cloak and Dagger. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Al Milgrom (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom. With help from Boomerang, the Punisher busts out of the slammer! Now as a free man, the vengeful vigilante eyes a big target...the Kingpin! However, before the Punisher tackles the kingpin of crime, he shoots up some of the local riff-raff. And that draws the attention of Cloak and Dagger and the Spectacular Spider-Man! All signs point towards a huge showdown next issue! (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics artist Dave Gibbons.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Crime & Punishment!" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Cloak and Dagger. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Al Milgrom (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (inks). Cover by Al Milgrom. The Kingpin's office tower is the center of all the action! First, the web-slinger arrives in the Kingpin's office, then Cloak and Dagger, and finally the Punisher! Three of the four want to kill the Kingpin, and the fourth one can't believe he's fighting to save him! The web-slinger tries to hold off Cloak and Dagger, while the Kingpin tackles the Punisher one-on-one! Cameo appearances by the Black Cat and Vanessa Fisk. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Delusions" Part 3 of 3. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Greg LaRocque. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Greg LaRocque and Al Milgrom. Peter Parker and Ben Urich attend the Punisher's arraignment hearing at the courthouse. It's a sad ending for Frank Castle as the once proud vigilante is sentenced to a mental institution for his attacks on the civilian populace. However, the one-man war against crime will return with a vengeance in his Limited Series! (Punisher 1st series 1986). Meanwhile, the Black Cat is gradually recovering from her injuries and suggests to the web-slinger the possibility of becoming his crime fighting partner. Brief origin on the Punisher. Cameo appearance by Captain Jean DeWolff. (Notes: This three-part story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 220, 221, and 222. There was some controversy at the time over the characterization (mentally unstable/borderline psychotic) of the Punisher in these issues, as his persona was somewhat different from his prior appearances.) 32 pages Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 222. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Kidnapped!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils and Inks by Dave Simon. A city councilman running for mayor decides that his image would improve if voters were to see him walking through Central Park with his baby son. However, the councilman's clever plan backfires when his baby disappears! Can the web-slinger find the missing infant? Also in this issue, the Black Cat checks out of the hospital. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "The Hatred of the Hobgoblin!" Plot by Roger Stern. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Al Milgrom (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom. The Hobgoblin experiments with Norman Osborn's old chemical formula to gain the physical power of the Green Goblin. If the sinister villain is successful, that will spell big trouble for the web-slinger! Meanwhile, Peter Parker joins his friends (Harry, Liz, Betty, Flash, Sha Shan, and Mary Jane) for lunch at the Tavern-on-the-Green, where Harry and Liz have a big announcement for everyone! Later that evening, the wall-crawler and the Black Cat are swinging across the Manhattan rooftops, when suddenly the duo is ambushed by the Hobgoblin! Can the two heroes get out of each other's way long enough to defeat the goblin? (Note: The Hobgoblin appears next in Amazing Spider-Man 249. Mary Jane Watson's appearance is her first in the Spectacular Spider-Man title since issue 38.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. The Black Cat and the Fly guest star in the Assistant Editors' Month story, "Bugs!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Fred Hembeck and Al Milgrom, inks by Joe Albelo and Jim Mooney. One of the weirdest spider-Man stories ever published! Hembeck/Albelo cover. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. The Black Cat and the Fly guest star in the Assistant Editors' Month story, "Bugs!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Fred Hembeck and Al Milgrom, inks by Joe Albelo and Jim Mooney. One of the weirdest spider-Man stories ever published! Hembeck/Albelo cover. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Hyde and Seek!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. The Cobra (last seen in Amazing Spider-Man 232) is running for his life! Who is he running from? His deranged former partner...Mister Hyde! When Felicia and the wall-crawler come across the duo tearing up Manhattan, the free-for-all begins! Is the Black Cat ready to fight Mr. Hyde? 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Power-Search!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. After struggling in her recent battles against super-powered foes, Felicia decides that she needs additional powers to complement her natural abilities. The Black Cat first visits the Baxter Building, then Avengers Mansion, and finally ends up at the former lab of Dr. Harlan Stillwell. Has anything good ever come out of Dr. Stillwell's laboratory? The Black Cat doesn't care; she wants more power! Meanwhile, the wall-crawler is drawn towards a mammoth citadel in Central Park...and suddenly disappears! Cameo appearances by the Fantastic Four, Captain America, the Wasp, Hank Pym, and the Kingpin. (Note: This issue includes a full-page ad for the Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Limited Series.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Where, Oh Where Has My Spider-Man Gone?" Script and Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. The Spectacular Spider-Man is missing! Where is he? The Black Cat is looking everywhere! She checks with everyone including Mrs. Muggins, Captain DeWolff, J. Jonah Jameson, Aunt May, and the Avengers! When the web-slinger finally reappears on the final page, he's wearing his new black costume! Cameo appearances by the Vision and the Scarlet Witch. (Notes: Spider-Man's new costume debuted this month in Amazing Spider-Man 252, Marvel Team-Up 141, and this issue. The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 351,448; average paid circulation 172,290.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "If It Wasn't For Bad Luck" Script and Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. After the apparent death of his long-time friend, Unus the Untouchable; an enraged Blob goes on a rampage through the city! The web-slinger and the Black Cat intercept the fat mutant near Times Square, and the furious battle begins! Will Felicia's new bad luck powers lead the way to victory? Meanwhile, Peter Parker is adjusting to his new black costume (aka alien symbiote), and also avoiding a lot of questions from people that Felicia visited last issue. First appearance (cameo) of the Answer. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "And the Answer Is" Script and Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. The Black Cat and Spider-Man (wearing his black costume) tangle with a new villain, the Answer! Who is the Answer? Where did he come from? And why is he attacking the web-slinger? So many questions...but only one Answer! Cameo appearance by the Kingpin. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "A Hot Time in the Old Morgue Tonight!" Script and Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. Spider-Man in black costume. The Kingpin calls in his first favor from Felicia after granting her bad luck powers four issues ago. The Black Cat participates in a fake bomb plot in order to keep the wall-crawler occupied, so the Answer can steal a body from the morgue! Why does the Kingpin want a corpse? Meanwhile, Peter Parker's doubts concerning his relationship with the Black Cat continue to grow. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down at the Morgue after They've Seen NYC?" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Cloak and Dagger. Script and Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. Spider-Man wears his black costume. The Kingpin and the Answer have resurrected the bionic Silvermane! And now the powerful cyborg is loose on the streets of Manhattan! Can the Spectacular Spider-Man beat Silvermane again? 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "The Dagger at the End of the Tunnel!" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Cloak and Dagger. Spider-Man wears his black costume. Script and Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. After pulverizing the web-slinger last issue, Silvermane goes after his next target...Dagger! With Spider-Man temporarily out of action, the Black Cat tries to cut off the rampaging cyborg and warn Dagger of the impending danger! All the heroes and villains including the Answer, the Rose, and Silvermane converge on the west side docks for a major showdown! They all want Dagger! Who's going to get her? And if the wall-crawler didn't have enough problems already, the alien symbiote (aka black costume) is taking Peter Parker on web-slinging excursions during the night, even though he is sound asleep. Cameo appearance by the Kingpin. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "The Final Answer!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Cloak and Dagger. Script and Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. After the events of Amazing Spider-Man 258, the Spectacular Spider-Man returns to his red and blue costume! Now the web-slinger is ready to payback Silvermane and also rescue Dagger from the clutches of the Kingpin! The action is fast and furious at the crime lord's office tower! It's the Answer and the Kingpin vs. Silvermane vs. Cloak and Dagger vs. the Black Cat and your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Who will live...and who will die? Meanwhile on a surprisingly snowy August afternoon in New York, Mary Jane contemplates the new direction of her friendship with Peter. Cameo appearances by Vanessa Fisk and the alien symbiote. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price."Hermit-Age!" Script by Al Milgrom. Pencils by Herb Trimpe. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Al Milgrom. It's an unusual tale as an advertising executive, Timothy Quail, is forced to help a local crime boss plot his criminal activities. Poor Timothy just wants to be left alone. Can the web-slinger help him? Also in this issue, Spider-Man confronts the Black Cat about her bad luck powers and her connection to the Kingpin. Cameo appearances by the Kingpin, Mr. Fantastic, the Human Torch and the alien symbiote. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.