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Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Mark Jewelers comic books 1983-1985

  • Issue #238AMJ
    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 238AMJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Issue 238A HAS the Lakeside Skin Tattooz insert with the tattoo inside. First appearance of the Hobgoblin (Ned Leeds) in "Shadow of Evils Past!" Script by Roger Stern, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by John Romta Sr. Green Goblin cameo. Romita Jr./Romita Sr. cover. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #244MJ
    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 244MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Third appearance of the Hobgoblin in "Ordeals!" Script by Roger Stern, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Klaus Janson. Black Cat cameo. Romita Jr./Bob Wiacek cover. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #248MJ
    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 248MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Thunderball attacks Spidey in "And He Strikes Like a Thunderball." Script by Roger Stern, breakdowns by John Romita Jr., finishes by Brett Breeding. What this issue is best-known for is the famous ten-page back-up story, "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man!" Script by Stern, breakdowns by Ron Frenz, finishes by Terry Austin. Romita Jr./Austin cover. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #252MJ
    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 252MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Spidey has a new costume (black & white)--see also Marvel Team-Up 141 and Spectacular Spider-Man 90 (plus Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars 8). *NOTE* Wanna see something cool? Marvel Age # 12 has sketches of the Black Costume and it came out BEFORE this issue! "Homecoming!" Plot by Roger Stern, script by Tom DeFalco, breakdowns by Ron Frenz, finished art by Brett Breeding. Cameos by the Black Cat and the Avengers. Frenz/Klaus Janson cover (based on the Jack Kirby cover for Amazing Fantasy 15). Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #265MJ
    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 265MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. First printing of "After the Fox!" First appearance of Silver Sable. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. The Black Fox is on the run! But it's not the Spectacular Spider-Man who's chasing him! It's Silver Sable! An adventurer for hire from the European country of Symkaria! Silver Sable and her Wild Pack pursue the fox through the streets of Manhattan and then later corner him on the waterfront! However, the aging international jewel thief has a wall-crawling guardian angel! Down on the docks, the sparks fly as the web-slinger gives Silver Sable a lesson in diplomacy...superhero-style! Second appearance of the Black Fox. Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, Liz Osborn, and Normie Osborn. (Notes: Silver Sable appears next in Amazing Spider-Man 279. The Black Fox returns in Web of Spider-Man 14. There is a second printing of this issue published in 1992. The second printing features a gray cover and a yellow dog ear touting the first appearance of Silver Sable. This story was also reprinted in Marvel Tales 277.) Cover price $0.65.