Marvel Tales #178 (1985) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Spidey and the Green Goblin	cover	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam Rosen	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]
1	How Green Was My Goblin!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Aunt May Parker; Anna Watson; Flash Thompson; Gwen Stacy; Harry Osborn; Ned Leeds; J. Jonah Jameson; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (identity revealed, villain); Professor Stromm (cameo flashback)
2	-	letters page	1	script: Stan Lee

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.65 USD; barcode 0714860247608
Canadian	price 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860247608

Collection	Year
Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #25 ISBN 978-1-302-94949-5	2023	On eBay ›

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