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The Amazing Spider-Man #212

Marvel · Series began 1963 · January 1981

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Dates

Cover date: January 1981
On sale: 1980
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #212 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860245701
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Publisher’s description

Hydro-Man’s first appearance! During a New York City heatwave, Morris Bench is transformed into a being of water. Hydro-Man blames Spider-Man for this phenomenon, and he’s traveling through sewers, hoses, sinks, and showers to find the wall-crawler responsible! Spider-Man vs. his most unusual villain yet!

Reprinted in

The Amazing Spider-Man (1977), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)