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Issue: The Spectacular Spider-Man #173
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Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel ComicsView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics
On Sale Date: 12/25/1990
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.25 CAD
£0.60 GBP
$1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
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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
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Guess Who Dropped By For the Holidays...

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superhero
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dr. Octopus; Kristy Watson; Aunt May Parker; Mary Jane Parker
The non-gritty super hero!
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Miscellaneous
1
Creatures Stirring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dr. Octopus; Aunt May Parker; Willie Lumpkin; Mary Jane Parker; Kristy Watson; Nick Katzenberg; Twitch; Glory Grant; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Betty Brant; Lance; Kate Cushing
Christmas Eve.
Peter dunks Katzenberg in the punch bowl at the Daily Bugle Christmas party. Spider-Man arrives at the family gathering at Aunt May's to find Dr. Octopus peeking through the window. They clash until Aunt May comes outside, Doc Ock leaves so as not to disturb May, the only person who was ever kind to him.
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FlagDie Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch #54 published January 1992
as Was sich in der Tiefe regt... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Hi heroes!
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

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typeset
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Miscellaneous
0.75
Letters from Mark O. Squire, Tim Chiders, Owen O'Leary and Ken Elder.
Statement of Ownership

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Total Number Copies Printed (net press run): Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 359,195. Single issue nearest to filing date: 399,140.

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