*Marvel: ‘Does the Green Goblin Look Cute To You?…’ The rather twee opening line of the blurb on the cover of Amazing Spider-Man #14 heralded the first appearance of Spider-Man’s most dastardly and persistent enemy – his ‘Joker’, so to speak. The sinister and malevolent Green Goblin has plagued Spider-Man ever since, causing chaos, destruction and the deaths of some of Spidey’s most beloved friends, and this masterwork by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko is where his villainous career kicked off. And guest-starring the Hulk to boot! This is a solid pence printed copy, with good cover colour, just minor spine and edge wear (with virtually no creasing), staples tight and firm at spine and centrefold and supple pages that are off-white with hints of tan at the edges. There is some corner blunting (but nothing serious) and a not too significant narrow dust shadow down the right edge of the cover. The inside covers are tanning at the edges, but there is no sign of brittleness. Overall a decent copy that presents well. High resolution images are available on request.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 VG/FN p £1,850