*Marvel: Many folks say – with justification – that Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat, was a Suspiciously Similar Substitute for DC’s Catwoman, created to give Spider-Man a ‘beloved enemy’ vibe and increase the romantic tension in the series. Probably true; but nevertheless, the Black Cat rapidly stepped away from her derivative roots, primarily owing to her low level probability manipulation – subconsciously causing ‘bad luck’ for people who opposed her – and the fact that although she’s frequently done heroic and noble things, she’s never completely shed her criminal ways. This copy of the Black Cat’s debut in Amazing Spider-Man #194 comes from the non-distributed ‘wilderness years’, so there are no pence variants of this issue. This is a beautiful copy, with great cover colour and gloss, sharp corners, clean white to off-white pages and firm staples at spine and centrefold. Just a few short horizontal stress marks at the spine between the staples (which do not break colour) determine a VF grade.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #194 VF £325 SOLD