*Marvel: If you’re looking for really nice copies of Amazing Spider-Man for your collection, then look no further than the Totally Amazing Spider-Man Collection. All high grade; even the few that fall below VF (and most are above) are really good-looking copies – no duds here, and nearly all cents copies. Introduced in 1972 as the star of his own title, Luke Cage, then ‘Hero For Hire’, was Marvel’s third black superhero (after Black Panther and the Falcon) but the first to hold his own book, and Marvel cross-pollinated Luke early on, with a guest-appearance in their top seller, Spider-Man. In ASM #123 (non-distributed in the UK), Spidey misinterprets Luke’s attempts to get a living wage for his heroics as something more sinister and one of those ‘let’s have the heroes clobber each other’ misunderstandings ensues, doubtless hoping to draw readers over to Luke’s own series. This outstanding copy is tight, flat and glossy, with staples firm and spine and centrefold, supple off-white pages and square corners. Only the tiniest signs of handling wear at edges. There are those who will value this even higher because the Mark Jewellers insert is in place. 
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #123 VF+ £110 SOLD