American Comics Update: The Totally Amazing Spider-Man Collection: Spider-Mania/Mighty Marvel Firsts: Debut of Hobgoblin in Amazing #238
*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. One very successful latter-day addition to the Web-Head’s Rogue’s Gallery was the Hobgoblin, who made his debut in 1983’s Amazing Spider-Man #238. The path of destruction, and mysterious identity, of this suspiciously familiar evil-doer kept readers entertained for more than a year before the Big Reveal, with several red herrings and false ‘revelations’ along the way. This copy of ASM #238 is a glorious NM, a grade we very rarely award. We can’t find a thing wrong with it (I’ve seen brand new comics more worn that this!). Even the Lakeside ‘Tattooz’ are present, still securely bound in. Although prices have levelled off or come down for comics from this period in the last year or two, this pristine copy is still investment grade.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #238 NM £350