*Marvel: Leading the charge of the Good Doctor Collection this week is the fourth issue of Amazing Spider-Man, a Lee & Ditko classic which introduced Spidey to the gentleman who would become one of his most vehement enemies – and occasionally, a reluctant hero – the shape-shifting Sandman, whose molecular mastery came close to baffling our hero. In addition, this issue features the debut of Betty Brant, a lady who was to become very important in the Wall-Crawler’s life. This is a low grade copy with spine roll and a worn spine. The original staples look loose but okay; someone had added additional staples at the top and bottom of the spine and the cover has come off the bottom one of these at the front. Lots of edge wear and small colour breaking creases at the edges. There’s a small number ‘263’ in biro above Spidey’s head in the first cover panel and some smallish white scuff marks on the word ‘Spider’ on the cover logo. Internally, there is a fine 2 cm tear which goes through most pages up from the bottom edge, but which does not affect the covers. Cover colour and central image are pretty good on this cents copy, although there is minor back cover staining. There’s a previous owner’s name above the splash page; pages are an okay off-white with some wear to right edges. High resolution images are available on request.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 GD- £750