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Title: SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN No. 2
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Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Non-Pareil Publishing Group]
Date Published: November, 1968
Description:

NM- (9.2). Very light crease with no color break to bottom right corner of front cover. Cream pages. With a clean and press job, it might slab at 9.4 or even 9.6. Painted cover by John Romita. Story and art: Stan Lee, John Romita, Jim Mooney. Inks: Jim Mooney, Frank Giacoia, John Romita. Lettering: Sam Rosen. GPAnalysis: A 9.2 sold for $312 in 9/22; a 9.4 sold for $750 in 6/22.

"Martin Goodman, our publisher... felt we should stick to what we did best and decided the second Spectacular would be in full color.... We put out a great second issue that brought the Goblin back in the culmination of a long-running subplot. Unfortunately, Mr. Goodman really disappointed us when he cancelled the magazine after #2 claiming it was too difficult to distribute and chose to stay with our regular comics." – John Romita, Marvel Masterworks Vol. 44: The Amazing Spider-Man Nos. 62-67, Annual No. 5, & The Spectacular Spider-Man Nos. 1-2. Marvel: 2005, p. iii.

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