*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 lower to mid-grade example, pence printed, where the central image is clean and attractive with strong colour (one or two minor handling marks). There is some edge and corner wear (with blunting), and small creases which do break colour at the very edges of the comic only. There is a small 1 cm spine split at base. The top staple is firmly attached at spine and centrefold; the bottom is secure at centrefold and back cover, but off at the front. The comic holds together very well, though it is a little tired. The pages, while not fresh, are a supple enough creamy colour. A presentable copy of a major key issue. High resolution images are available on request.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 GD/VG p £1,100