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52September 1967
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #52

Marvel · September 1967 · on sale 1967-06-08

Death of Frederick Foswell1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#52
Publication date
September 1967
Key date
1967-09-00
On-sale date
1967-06-08
Indicia publisher
Non-Pareil Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Frederick Foswell.

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
0To Die A Hero!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenJ. Jonah Jameson, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
2To Die A Hero!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam RosenBetty Brant, Wilson Fisk, Frederick Foswell Death, J. Jonah Jameson, Kingpin, Ned Leeds, Harry Osborn, Peter Parker, Robbie Robertson, Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy, Flash Thompson, Mary Jane Watson
3Awe-Inspiring Announcements for You to Yawn With!in-house column1script: Stan LeeSpider-Man
4-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John RomitaSpider-Man

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #371972On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #3
ISBN 0-7851-0658-8		1998On eBay ›
Spider-Man Comics Magazine #11987On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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