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The Spectacular Spider-Man #56

Marvel · Series began 1976 · July 1981

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Dates

Cover date: July 1981
On sale: April 21, 1981
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #56 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition50¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗
UK pence edition0.20 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.20 GBP.
This edition’s page
Newsstand edition50¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860219907
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Frank Miller, Jim Shooter, Jim Mooneyinks: Bob Wiacek, Jim Mooneyscript: Roger Sterncolors: Bob Sharen, George Roussosletters: Janice Chiang

Stories

The Peril...and the Pumpkin? · 22 pages

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManJ. Jonah JamesonMay ParkerAdrian ToomesThe VultureJason Macendale Jr.Robert HunterNitroDebra WhitmanNathan LubenskyJack O'LanternPhillip ChangMarcy KaneKainaKris KeatingSteve Hopkins

Reprinted in

Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Spectacular Spider-Man (2017)