*Marvel: It’s a triple treat in this week’s Spider-Mania main event. In issue #3 of his title, Spider-Man faced Dr. Otto Octavius, a.k.a. Doctor Octopus, for the first time; the eight-limbed nemesis returned to plague our hero in the epic two-parter a few months on in issues of Amazing Spider-Man #11 & #12, and we’ve got ’em! All pence printed copies. #3 is a beautiful copy with very minor edge and spine wear, very slight blunting at top and bottom of spine, a clean and vibrant cover image, tight and flat with excellent, firmly attached staples at spine and centrefold and lovely white to off-white pages; a tiny 0.5 cm crease across the very edge of the bottom right cover corner. Probably the nicest copy of this we’ve seen. #11 is bright and lustrous, again with minor edge and spine wear and minor corner blunting; tight staples white to off-white pages. One very faint minor crease across the bottom right cover corner, only breaks colour for about 1 cm. There is a possibility of a small colour touch near the bottom staple, but our dark light equipment and the eyes of three experts have not been able to confirm this; nevertheless, we have priced it down to reflect the possibility. #12 is another beauty, with glossy cover, bright colours, extremely minor wear and corner blunting, tight and flat with excellent staples and white to off-white pages. High resolution images for #3 are available on request.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
#3 FN- p £1,700 (plus back and splash) SOLD
#11 VG/FN p £200 SOLD
#12 FN+ p £300 SOLD