The Amazing Spider-Man #263 [Direct]
(April 1985)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.65 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-01-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Danny Fingeroth (credited) (editor); Bob DeNatale (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Heads Up, Spidey! There's a New Web-Head in Town! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ron Frenz (signed as F)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (signed as R)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Spider-Kid [Ollie Osnick]
Reprints
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The Spectacular Spider-Kid! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Tom DeFalco (credited)
Pencils
Ron Frenz (credited)
Inks
Brett Breeding (credited); John Beatty (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The city is safe tonight.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Spider-Kid [Ollie Osnick]; Black Cat [Felicia Hardy]; Harry Osborn; Liz Osborn; Normie Osborn (introduction); Mary Jane Watson; Blazing Skull Gang (villain)
Synopsis
A chubby, outcast kid who used to idolize Doc Ock now dons a Spider-Man costume and his octopus arms to make a bid to become Spider-Man’s sidekick. Things don't work out for the partnership but Spider-Man is able to help him out a bit in his personal life. Much to the relief of her husband and her friends, Liz delivers a healthy baby boy.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Jim Shooter (signed as Shooter); ?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Bullpen Bulletins [groovy]

Indexer Notes

Hype Box; Check List.

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

Spider's Web / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Danny Fingeroth
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Domingos Fonseca, W. Gregg Stamey, Jr., David Allen, Brad Damron, Brian Palmateer, T. Selby, Mike Kulndersma, Margaret A. Juergensmeyer; farwell letter from Danny Fingeroth as editor.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Heads Up, Spidey! There's a New Web-Head in Town!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. The Spectacular Spider-Kid!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Spider's Web
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