Dates
- Cover date
- March 1982
- On sale
- December 1, 1981
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #226 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 0714860245703
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Creators
Stories
- But the Cat Came Back... · 22 pages
Felicia Hardy, the cat burglar known as the Black Cat, has faked insanity in order to be placed in a mental institution, which proves easier to escape from than prison. On the prowl again, she starts stealing from the mob. When Spider-Man tracks her down, the Black Cat says that she wants to help him fight crime, and after proving this with her actions, the new crime fighting partners unite in a kiss.
Characters
Reprinted in
Spider-Man Annual (1979), Super Spider-Man TV Comic (1981), Spider-Man Megazine (1994), Backpack Marvels: Spider-Man (2000), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Spider-Man vs. The Black Cat (2005), Spider-Man: Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut (2012), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)