The Amazing Spider-Man #39 (Marvel Comics For Sale

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The Amazing Spider-Man #39is a landmark issue in 1966 Marvel history.Titled\"How Green Was My Goblin!\", it was written by Stan Lee and marked the legendarydebut of John Romita Sr.as the title\'s regular artist, ushering in a brand-new era for the web-slinger. This was the end of the Steve Ditko Spiderman era.Condition:This is a Mid Grade comic with a nice visual appeal from my personal collection, bagged/boarded and stored in a smoke free temperature controlled environment for several decades. See below for detailed list of defects and photos are of actual comic for sale.

Overall Appeal:

This comicbook has a nice visual appeal.Complete with no missing pages, no cut-out coupons, no restoration tape, no personalized signatures/dates, great registration and alignment, and no water damage. Cover page is Light cream with tanning, Gloss and Color are visible, and internal pages supple, Back cover is light creamy with tanning. Internal pages are off-white/light with subtle tanning, Staples are securely attached to all pages and cover. See photos and detailed defect description below. Please note that natural lighting and screen lighting can make there pictures appear lighter than they actually are. Photos are of the actual book for sale.

Detailed List of Defects:

Front Cover

Spine: Some color breaking spine ticks and wear, very fine corner crunch on upper and lower spine (1mm wrap around)

Corners: upper left corner - micro corner softening/fraying, corner rounding. Lower left corner -corner softening, corner rounding, & color breaking diagonal Corner crease 4mm by 5mm triangular area. Lower right Corner -corner softening, corner rounding, &color breaking diagonal Corner creases within 17mm by 10mm triangular area plus small corner chip 1mm by 2mm. Upper right Corner - corner softening, & very finecolor breaking diagonal Corner creases within 4mm by 2mm triangular area

Edges: Top Edge - edge overhang, some color breaking edge stress lines. Right Edge - a few locations of edge trim link lift, and page turn page stress (not obvious and not color breaking), Bottom Edge - Edge trim color lift, especially towards the left corner and right corner with micro edge overhang and some page turn stress near bottom rightside.

Registration and Alignment: no visual mis-registration/alignment issues.

Surface Area: Light cream with tanning, some page turn handling stress on bottom edge near corners

Back of Front Cover: Creamy with tanning.

Internal Pages

-Off-white/Light cream with edge tanning. Pages are supple.

-Light Page turn bend stress on edge around 5cm from corners

-Minimal Bindery chomp manufacturing defect can be seen in similar locations on some pages.

-centerfold, front cover, and back cover are securely held in place by both staples.

Back Cover

-Edges: top edge - micro edge overhang, edge trim ink bleed from printing process, minor page turn stress/bend, Bottom edge - micro edge overhang and micro edge stress, Left edge - crisp with minor page tun stress/bent near middle.

-Corners: upper left and lower left corner - corner rounding. Upper right and lower right corner - corner softning

-Spine: spine ticks, fine stress lines (difficult to see due to page tone)

-Surface Area: Light Cream with Tanning, minor page dimpling & flattened crease line near bottom left quadrant.

-Date Stamp in blue ink \"May 12 1966\" in upper quadrant (9mm to 12mm from top edge)

-Back of Back cover: Light Cream with tanning

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Key Plot Summary

• A Fragile Foundation:Peter Parker visits Dr.Bromwell because he\'s feeling under the weather.The doctor warns him that Aunt May\'s health is extremely delicate and that any sudden shock or major excitement could be fatal to her.

• The Goblin\'s Plot:The Green Goblin is obsessed with destroying Spider-Man once and for all.During a clash, the Goblin uses a specialized gas grenade against Spidey.While the gas doesn\'t knock him out as intended, it temporarily suppresses his spider-sense.

• The Ambush:The Goblin confronts Peter right outside his home, managing to keep the skirmish obscured by smoke from his glider so Aunt May doesn\'t look out the window and see them.Having knocked Peter out, the Goblin drags his unconscious body away to an underground hideout.

• The Big Reveal:When Peter wakes up tied to a chair, the Green Goblin decides to gloat, confident he has won.He pulls off his mask to reveal his true identity:Norman Osborn, industrialist and the father of Peter\'s college classmate, Harry Osborn!

Why It\'s a Classic

• Mutual Identities Revealed:This issue marks the very first time the Green Goblin discovers Spider-Man is Peter Parker, and vice versa.

• The John Romita Era:It kicked off the shift away from Steve Ditko\'s gritty, darker styling toward Romita\'s cleaner, more romantic and dynamic aesthetic, which permanently shaped how mainstream fans view Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, and the rest of the cast.

• Tonal Shift:The dynamic at Empire State University starts to thaw as Peter and Harry have a civil conversation, easing up slightly on the relentless \"hard-luck Peter\" routine from the earlier Ditko run.

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-Do not hit the buy button too quickly.First, review mydetailed list of defectsalong with the pictures. Know what you are buying!

-Request more pictures if needed. I always provide pictures of thefront cover, back of the front cover, inside pages, centerfold, staples, back cover, back of back cover, and any major defects. No one likes being surprised.

-Ask questions:ask before you buy, not afterwards.

- I encourage you tocomparemy pictures with other items for sale on from other sellers that are the same exact issue. Compare the one I have for sale with one from another seller that looks better, worse, and similar. My comic may or may not be right for you, but I will always be transparent with any defect I find in my books.

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