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The Amazing Spider-Man #83

Marvel · Series began 1963 · April 1970

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Dates

Cover date: April 1970
On sale: January 13, 1970
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #83 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].
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Creators

pencils: John Romita, Jack Kirby, John Buscemainks: John Romita, Tony Mortellaro, Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoia, Jim Mooneycolors: Marie Severinletters: Sam Rosenscript: Stan Lee, John F. Hayes

Stories

The Schemer! · 20 pages
The Schemer tries to become the new King of Crime in New York, and starts a war with the Kingpin. Flash Thompson goes to war in Vietnam and Gwen Stacy is injured in a traffic accident.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManJ. Jonah JamesonGwen StacyWilson FiskKingpinFlash ThompsonRobbie RobertsonBetty BrantHarry OsbornGeorge StacyRichard FiskVanessa FiskSchemer

Reprinted in

TV21 (1970), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), The Essential Spider-Man (1996), Marvel Tales (1966), Spider-Man Comics Magazine (1987), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)