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235December 1982
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Amazing Spider-Man #235

Marvel · December 1982 · on sale 1982-08-31

First appearance: Arthur DearbornOrigin: Will o' the Wisp2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#235
Publication date
December 1982
Key date
1982-12-00
On-sale date
1982-08-31
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Arthur Dearborn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Will o' the Wisp.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Monsters!cover1pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Al MilgromJackson Arvad, Peter Parker, Anton Miguel Rodriguez, Spider-Man, Tarantula, Will o' the Wisp
1Look Out, There's a Monster Coming!comic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Diana AlbersAnaconda, Jackson Arvad, Clint Barton, Black Mamba, Roland Burroughs, Captain America, Arthur Dearborn First, Death Adder, Deathlok, Davida DeVito, Hellen Feliciano, Melissa Gold, Ben Grimm, Hawkeye
2-letters page1script: Tom DeFalco
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee, Jim Shooter

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245712
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245712

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man Megazine #61995On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #11
ISBN 978-0-78516-330-5		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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