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16 (980)January 2026
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The Amazing Spider-Man #16 (980)

Marvel · January 2026 · on sale 2025-11-19

First appearance: Plague RX6 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2025 series)
Issue
#16 (980)
Publication date
January 2026
Key date
2026-01-00
On-sale date
2025-11-19
Indicia publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price
$4.99
Pages
36
Barcode
75960621001501611
Rating
Rated T

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Plague RX - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Marcio MenyzNorman Osborn, Plague RX First, Spider-Man
1-credits, title page1letters: typeset
2-comic story20script: Joe Kelly; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Marcio Menyz; letters: VC's Joe CaramagnaJanine Godbe, J. Jonah Jameson, Lonnie Lincoln, Brian Nehring, Norman Osborn, Maira Osmani-Milton, May Parker, Plague RX First, Ben Reilly, Spider-Man, Tombstone, Ricardo Bernal
3-letters page2script: Nick Lowe
4-in-house column2script: Nick Lowe
5Next:promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Pepe Larraz; inks: Pepe Larraz; colors: Marte Gracia

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Marco Forcelloni Pixar's Toy Story Coverbarcode 75960621001501651
Simone Di Meo "From the Chaos, a Costume" Coverbarcode 75960621001501631
Lee Bermejo Amazing Visions Virgin Coverbarcode 75960621001501616
Lee Bermejo Amazing Visions Coverbarcode 75960621001501621
David Marquez Coverbarcode 75960621001501641
Giuseppe Camuncoli Coverbarcode 75960621001501617

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Resolute
ISBN 978-1-302-96074-2		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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