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Publishers / Marvel / The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) / #259
259July 1998
$1.99; 2.80 CAD

The Spectacular Spider-Man #259

Marvel · July 1998 · on sale May 27, 1998

First appearance (cover): Green Goblin1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#259
Publication date
July 1998
Key date
July 1998
On-sale date
May 27, 1998
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.99; 2.80 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960602199425911
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Green Goblin - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; colors: Atomic PaintbrushGreen Goblin First, Hobgoblin, Roderick Kingsley, Norman Osborn, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
1Goblins at the Gate, Part 1: Survivor of the Big Lie!comic story22script: Roger Stern, Glenn Greenberg; pencils: Luke Ross; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: John Kalisz; letters: Richard Starkings, Liz Agraphiotis, ComicraftBetty Brant, Green Goblin First, J. Jonah Jameson, Roderick Kingsley, Norman Osborn, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Jill Stacy, Flash Thompson, Ben Urich, Mary Jane Watson
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.99 USD; 2.70 CAD; barcode 07447002199507

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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