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The Amazing Spider-Man #197

Marvel · Series began 1963 · October 1979

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Dates

Cover date: October 1979
On sale: July 10, 1979
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #197 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 0714860245710
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Creators

pencils: Dave Cockrum, Keith Pollard, Jim Mooney, Russ Heath, Sal Buscemainks: Frank Giacoia, Jim Mooney, Russ Heath, Klaus Jansonscript: Marv Wolfman, Stan Leecolors: Barry Grossmanletters: Joe Rosen, Irv Watanabe

Stories

The Kingpin's Midnight Massacre! · 18 pages

Publisher’s description

The return of Kingpin! Wilson Fisk seemingly drowned in his last battle with Spider-Man. But this super-sized crime lord is scrappier than we thought! Kingpin will stop at nothing to reclaim his hold over New York's crime syndicate, and Spider-Man may be powerless to stop him! Guest-starring Vanessa Fisk, desperate to save the man she loves.

Reprinted in

The Amazing Spider-Man (1977), The Essential Spider-Man (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), Spider-Man: Return of the Burglar (2012), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013), Spider-Man: Spider-Verse - Fearsome Foes (2018)