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Cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #224
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The Amazing Spider-Man #224

Marvel · Series began 1963 · January 1982

Dates

Cover date
January 1982
On sale
October 6, 1981
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #224 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.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860245701

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Ed Hannigan, John Romita Jr., Pablo Marcosinks: Bob Layton, Pablo Marcosletters: Ron Zalme, Joe Rosen, Irv Watanabescript: Roger Stern, Jim Shootercolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

  • Let Fly These Aged Wings! · 22 pages

    The Vulture, also known as Adrian Toomes, has been hospitalized but snaps out of his depression when he meets and becomes inspired by Nathan Lubensky, May Parker's boyfriend who is confined to a wheelchair. He resumes his criminal career and hides in May's and Nathan's nursing home. When Peter Parker visits his aunt, he identifies Toomes as the Vulture and changes to Spider-Man in order to stop him.

Publisher’s description

The Vulture has returned and he's deadlier than ever! A former electrical engineer, Adrian Toomes has smarts that match Peter Parker's. How will Spider-Man outwit his foe this time? A battle of brains, technology, and super strength!

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManMay ParkerAdrian ToomesThe VultureNathan Lubensky

Reprinted in

Spider-Man Megazine (1994), Backpack Marvels: Spider-Man (2000), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Spider-Man: Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut (2012), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013), Spider-Man vs. the Vulture (2017)

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Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

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