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1January 1997
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Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives #1

Marvel · January 1997 · on sale 1996-11-27

Death of Hobgoblin1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives (Marvel, 1997 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 1997
Key date
1997-01-00
On-sale date
1996-11-27
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960603726100111
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Hobgoblin.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: George PérezPeter Parker, Spider-Man
1Victimscomic story32script: Roger Stern; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: George Pérez; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Jim NovakJake Conover, Hobgoblin, Hobgoblin Death, J. Jonah Jameson, Roderick Kingsley, Betty Brant, Jason Macendale Jr., Marla Madison Jameson, Peter Parker, Robbie Robertson, Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson
2Hobgoblin Lives Sourcestext article1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 2.50 USD; 3.40 CAD; barcode 00928103726201

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives #[nn]1998On eBay ›
Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5512-6		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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