*Marvel: From the Good Doctor Collection this week: Amazing Spider-Man #252, like many Secret Wars ‘epilogue’ issues, featured a major ‘twist’ only explained retroactively. In Spidey’s case, it was a dramatic black & white costume which would eventually be revealed as an alien symbiote, which in turn would evolve into to Venom, who eclipsed most longer-established villains to become Spidey’s crucial nemesis for ensuing decades, and eventually the star of his own hit film franchise – without Spidey! Although the first appearance of the symbiote in internal continuity was Secret Wars #8, its debut in real time was this very issue. An outstanding copy with great colour and gloss, flat and tight with white pages. Only a small spine tick at lower spine prevents a NM grade. Also in this update: issues #253-256. 
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #252 VF/NM £165 SOLD
ALSO IN THIS UPDATE:
#253 NM- £36
#254 VF/NM £34
#255 FN £6
#256 VF/NM £28