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Publishers / Marvel / The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) / #172
172September 1977
$0.30

The Amazing Spider-Man #172

Marvel · September 1977 · on sale June 7, 1977

2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#172
Publication date
September 1977
Key date
September 1977
On-sale date
June 7, 1977
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245709
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Fiend from the Fire!cover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Rocket-Racer
2The Fiend from the Fire!comic story17script: Len Wein; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John CostanzaSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Rocket Racer (villain, introduction); Molten Man (villain); Liz Allen; Harry Osborn; Glory Grant; J. Jonah Jameson; Dr. Marla Madison
7-letters page1script: Len Wein
10-in-house column1script: Stan LeeHuman Fly

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
35ยขprice 0.35 USD
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

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Series context

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