Marvel Tales #217 (1988) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Big Hit!	cover	1	pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Mike Zeck	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Punisher [Frank Castle]; Hitman; J. Jonah Jameson
1	Big Apple Battleground!	comic story	17	script: Len Wein; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Joe Rosen	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Punisher [Frank Castle] (partial origin); J. Jonah Jameson; Marla Madison; Robbie Robertson; Glory Grant; Bart Hamilton; Harry Osborn; Hitman (origin, villain)
2	Doom Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry!	comic story	5	script: Fred Hembeck; pencils: Fred Hembeck; inks: Joe Albelo; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Rick Parker	Spider-Ham [Peter Porker]; Kastoff Yurchaynz; Ms. Yurchaynz; Ducktor Doom (villain)

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602476711
Mark Jewelers	price 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602476711

Collection	Year
The Marvel Universe According to Hembeck #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-90249-0	2016	On eBay ›
Punisher: Back to the War Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-90824-9	2017	On eBay ›
Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham: The Complete Collection #2 ISBN 978-1-302-92366-2	2022	On eBay ›

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