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259December 1984
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Amazing Spider-Man #259

Marvel · December 1984 · on sale 1984-08-14

Origin: Mary Jane Watson2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#259
Publication date
December 1984
Key date
1984-12-00
On-sale date
1984-08-14
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Mary Jane Watson.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Original Is Back!cover1pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Joe RubinsteinHobgoblin, Roderick Kingsley, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson
2All My Pasts Remembered!comic story22script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Joe RosenRichard Fisk, Hobgoblin, Roderick Kingsley, Harry Osborn, Liz Allan, May Parker, Peter Parker, The Rose, Spider-Man, Anna Watson, Gayle Watson, Madeline Watson, Mary Jane Watson Origin, Philip Watson
7-in-house column1script: Jim ShooterSol Brodsky
10-letters page2script: Danny Fingeroth
11Join Our Special Subscriber's Clubpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #2721993On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #2731993On eBay ›
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #242007On eBay ›
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ISBN 0-7851-2498-5		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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