Publishers / Marvel / The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) / #13
13December 1977
$0.35

The Spectacular Spider-Man #13

Marvel · December 1977 · on sale 1977-09-27

First appearance: RazorbackFirst appearance: Buford Hollis1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#13
Publication date
December 1977
Key date
1977-12-00
On-sale date
1977-09-27
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860219912
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Buford Hollis - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Annette KaweckiBuford Hollis First, Peter Parker, Razorback First, Spider-Man
1...The Coming of Razorback!comic story17script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: Annette KaweckiBuford Hollis First, Peter Parker, Razorback First, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson
2-letters page1script: Bill Mantlo
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #1
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Series context

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Sources

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