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The Amazing Spider-Man #79

Marvel · Series began 1963 · December 1969

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Dates

Cover date: December 1969
On sale: September 16, 1969
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #79 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition15¢ cover
Source ↗
UK pence edition1/- [0-1-0 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 1/- [0-1-0 GBP].
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: John Romita, John Buscema, Jim Mooney, Jack Kirbyinks: John Romita, Jim Mooney, Frank Giacoialetters: Sam Rosenscript: Stan Lee

Stories

To Prowl No More! · 20 pages
Spider-Man and the Prowler fight. The Prowler gets away using a gas bomb, then plans another robbery to make himself (Hobie) a hero when the loot is recovered. Peter anticipates the move and gets there during the robbery. This time the Prowler's gas has no effect and Peter unmasks him to find a well-intentioned kid like himself. Spider-Man lets him go.

Reprinted in

Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), The Essential Spider-Man (1996), Astounding Stories (1966), Marvel Tales (1966), Spider-Man Comics Magazine (1987), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)