Publishers / Marvel / The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) / #60
60November 1981
$0.75

The Spectacular Spider-Man #60

Marvel · November 1981 · on sale 1981-08-18

Origin: Spider-Man2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#60
Publication date
November 1981
Key date
1981-11-00
On-sale date
1981-08-18
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Spider-Man.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank MillerPeter Parker, Spider-Man
1Beetlemania!comic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: Ed Hannigan, Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: George Roussos; letters: Diana AlbersBeetle, Martin Blank, Gibbon, Abner Jenkins, Kris Keating, Peter Parker, Greg Salinger, Spider-Man, Debra Whitman
2The Birth of a Legend!comic story17script: Roger Stern; pencils: Greg LaRocque; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: G. Wein; letters: J. SimekLiz Allan, The Burglar, Crusher Hogan, Ben Parker, May Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man Origin, Flash Thompson

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860219911
Britishprice 0.30 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Limited: Frank Miller's Spider-Man #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0054-7		1994On eBay ›
Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #3
ISBN 0-7851-2501-9		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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