*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. From July 1970, we have a beautiful copy of Amazing Spider-Man #86, in which the Black Widow, having previously worn a cute-but-retro fishnets & cape outfit, remade her image into the sleek, leather-clad redhead that we know her as today. Taking on Spidey in a story by noted feminist (ahem ahem) Stan Lee, she delivers immortal lines such as “Don’t think I’m helpless just because I’m soft and cuddly.” Ah, they don’t write them like that anymore; aren’t we lucky? We have this first appearance of the Widow as today’s movie-goers would recognise her in a lovely high grade cents copy, with a brilliant white cover background, plenty of gloss, square corners, supple white to off-white pages, staples tight and firm at spine and centrefold. Just a couple of short, soft non-colour breaking creases at the spine prevent a higher grade.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #86 VF+ £350 SOLD