Publishers / Marvel / The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) / #236
236January 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Amazing Spider-Man #236

Marvel · January 1983 · on sale 1982-10-05

Death of Tarantula2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#236
Publication date
January 1983
Key date
1983-01-00
On-sale date
1982-10-05
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

Death on record for: Tarantula.

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
0Death Knell!cover1pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Frank GiacoiaPeter Parker, Anton Miguel Rodriguez, Spider-Man, Tarantula
1Death Knell!comic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Joe RosenJackson Arvad, Peter Parker, Anton Miguel Rodriguez, Spider-Man, Tarantula Death, Will o' the Wisp
2-letters page1script: Tom DeFalco
3-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter, Eliot Brown; pencils: Ken Feduniewicz; inks: Ken FeduniewiczThor; Spider-Man

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245701
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245701

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Series context

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Sources

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