The Amazing Spider-Man #252 [Canadian]
(May 1984)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860245705
Editing
Danny Fingeroth

The Rumors Are True. Introducing... The New Spider-Man! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ron Frenz (signed as FRENZ)
Inks
Klaus Janson (signed as Janson)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Fingeroth

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Weezie
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover is an homage to the cover of Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series) #15. Lettering credit from Danny Fingeroth interview in Backissue magazine #12.

[Atari Presents Moon Patrol] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Atari Video Games and Systems / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Homecoming (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (credited) (plot); Tom DeFalco (credited) (script)
Pencils
Ron Frenz (credited) (breakdowns)
Inks
Brett Breeding (credited) (finished art)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, what's the verdict?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Venom symbiote (introduction, as the black costume); Curt Connors [Lizard]; Billy Connors; Martha Connors; Black Cat [Felicia Hardy]; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Aunt May Parker; Nathan Lubensky; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Hawkeye; Wasp; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]]; She-Hulk (cameo, in photo); Mr. Fantastic (cameo, in photo); Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (cameo, in photo); The Thing (cameo, in photo); Invisible Girl (cameo, in photo); Cyclops (cameo, in photo); Colossus (cameo, in photo); Wolverine (cameo, in photo); Storm (cameo, in photo); Nightcrawler (cameo, in photo); Mockingbird (cameo, in photo); Scarlet Witch (cameo, in photo); Weezie; Justin
Synopsis
Spider-Man returns from Secret Wars and tries to get used to his new black and white symbiotic costume, which will later become Venom.
Reprints
Keywords
Central Park

Indexer Notes

Continued from Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars (Marvel, 1984 series) #12. 1st in black costume which later becomes Venom. Predates Secret Wars #8 by 7 months. Next chronological Spidey in black duds in Marvel Team-Up #141.

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

Young Model Builders Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Zorcom Spaceship and Sound Trek Cassettes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Classified Ads] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Marvel Super Mart Comics / advertisement / 0.2 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Creation Comic Book Conventions / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Classified Ads] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.3 page (report information)

[Prizes or Cash] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Make Big Money!!!] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Games Clearinghouse Video Games / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Fighting Ships; Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Spider's Web / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Danny Fingeroth
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If any of you are having this comic read to you over the phone, you may not have noticed that Spidey is sporting a brand new costume!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Eric James Baich, Keith Dooley, David P. McVann, Jason Clark, Roy G. Pender, Andrew Reitberger, and J. Jonah Jameson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Ed Shukin
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 470,527. Single issue nearest to filing date: 472,133.

Special 1984 Low Price Offer (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Video Game (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Intellivision / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

8 Ways You Can Play Frogger at Your Pad (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Parker Brothers Games / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Rumors Are True. Introducing... The New Spider-Man!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. [Atari Presents Moon Patrol]
    Atari Video Games and Systems
  3. 2. Homecoming
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Young Model Builders Club
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Zorcom Spaceship and Sound Trek Cassettes
  6. 5. [Classified Ads]
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Super Mart Comics
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Creation Comic Book Conventions
  9. 8. [Classified Ads]
  10. 9. [Prizes or Cash]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Grit Newspaper
  12. 11. [Make Big Money!!!]
    Games Clearinghouse Video Games
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Fighting Ships; Task Force
  14. 13. ["Last month... I ran out of space just as I was about to describe the best part of the Marvel Editors West Coast Trip!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  15. 14. ["If any of you are having this comic read to you over the phone, you may not have noticed that Spidey is sporting a brand new costume!"]
    Spider's Web
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. Special 1984 Low Price Offer
  18. 17. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Video Game
    Intellivision
  19. 18. 8 Ways You Can Play Frogger at Your Pad
    Parker Brothers Games
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