The Amazing Spider-Man #297 [Newsstand]
(February 1988)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1987
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486024576 02
Editing
Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #297 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Saviuk (signed)
Inks
Jack Abel (signed as Abel)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've conquered my fear of you, Spider-Man! Today Doctor Octopus Wins!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dr. Octopus
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

M&M's / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I'll Take Manhattan! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (credited)
Pencils
Alex Saviuk (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
JayJay Jackson (credited as Janet Jackson)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Aunt May Parker; Anna Watson; Robbie Robertson; Mary Jane Parker; Joy Mercado; Dr. Octopus (villain); Martin; Al; Eddie
Synopsis
Still deathly afraid of Spider-Man, Dr. Octopus decides to simply kill everyone in New York with a biological weapon to rid himself of the wall crawler for good. In order to save his city, Spider-Man takes care of Doc Ock by letting the villain best him in battle.
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Keywords
Long Island; New Jersey; World Trade Center

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Dungeons & Dragons / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I've conquered my fear of you, Spider-Man! Today Doctor Octopus Wins!"]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. ["Chocolate fun for everyone!"]
    M&M's
  3. 2. I'll Take Manhattan!
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. ["Quote of the month: "Behold the savage tempest which I have summoned to blast ye back to the Stygian slime from whence ye came!" - Thor, Thor #388"]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. ["Take command in Krynn."]
    Dungeons & Dragons
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