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Issue: The Spectacular Spider-Man #78
Publication Date: May 1983
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Issues: #78 of 265 Issues (650 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 02/15/1983
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.75 CAD
£0.25 GBP
$0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 2 times as/in other Issues.
reprinted 6 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as 2 Content Items in other Issues:
FlagEl Asombroso Hombre Araña #293 published December 1985 as ¡El Largo Camino! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagL'Uomo Ragno #28 published July 1989 as Il Lungo Addio [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in another Issue:
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Spectacular Spider-Man #6 [unnamed variant] published January 2023
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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The Long Goodbye!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man; Doctor Octopus
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagΣπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] #414 published ?
In Content Item: FlagEdderkoppen #4/1984 published April 1984
as Den lange avskjeden! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagEl Asombroso Hombre Araña #293 published December 1985
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagL'Uomo Ragno #28 published July 1989
as Il Lungo Addio [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Héroes #52 published March 2014
as The Long Goodbye! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Long Goodbye!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Black Cat; Jean DeWolff; Dr. Octopus (villain); Boomerang (villain); J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Sha Shan; Flash Thompson; Harry Osborn; Liz Allan; Aunt May Parker; Nathan Lubensky; Dr. Morris Sloan; Marcy Kane; Philip Chang; Steve Hopkins; Punisher (cameo)
Synopsis: Doctor Octopus prépares to attack the Black Cat while she recovers in the hospital. Peter wants to defend her but understands that the battle could prove fatal.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagL'Uomo Ragno #28 published July 1989
In Content Item: FlagEdderkoppen #4/1984 published April 1984
as Den lange avskjeden! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Héroes #52 published March 2014
as ¡El Largo Adíos! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): J. Jonah Jameson; Spider-Man
First Line: You wanted the @*#!!#@ news?!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Subscription ad for Marvel Age (Marvel, 1983 series); 12 issues for 4.99 USD.
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You Cannot Refuse This Offer!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Kingpin; Bullseye
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subscription ad for Marvel comics, offering a 27% discount for ordering four titles.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by Robert J. Sodaro, Michael J. Oliver, John A. Wilcox, Andrew Hermann, David Allen, and David P. Salley.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Statement of October 11, 1982
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 172,262
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 170,947
Owners: Marvel Comics Group, 387 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10016; Cadence Industries Corporation, 21 Henderson Drive, West Caldwell, N.J. 07006
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Good Morning, Afternoon, or Evening, as the Case May Be

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Jim Shooter interviews inker Vince Colletta.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page also includes the Mighty Marvel Checklist of comics cover-dated May 1983.

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