Publishers / Marvel / The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) / #262
262October 1998
$1.99; 2.80 CAD

The Spectacular Spider-Man #262

Marvel · October 1998 · on sale 1998-08-26

First appearance: Martha Franklin1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#262
Publication date
October 1998
Key date
1998-10-00
On-sale date
1998-08-26
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.99; 2.80 CAD
Pages
46
Barcode
75960602199426211
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Norman Felchle; inks: Norman Felchle; letters: ComicraftNorman Osborn, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson
1A Day in the Life (The Gathering of Five, Part Four)comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: Luke Ross; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: John Kalisz; letters: Liz Agraphiotis, ComicraftMartha Franklin First, Norman Osborn, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.99 USD; 2.70 CAD; barcode 07447002199510

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man: The Gathering of Five #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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