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78November 1969
$0.15

The Amazing Spider-Man #78

Marvel · November 1969 · on sale 1969-08-12

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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#78
Publication date
November 1969
Key date
1969-11-00
On-sale date
1969-08-12
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Night of the Prowler!cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam RosenSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Prowler
2The Night of the Prowler!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema, Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Sam RosenSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Gwen Stacy; Flash Thompson; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Prowler [Hobie Brown] (introduction, origin)
3-in-house column1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia
4-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Essential Spider-Man #4
ISBN 0-7851-0760-6
2000On eBay ›
Spider-Man Comics Magazine #91988On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #591975On eBay ›

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