Dates
- Cover date
- September 1983
- On sale
- May 31, 1983
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #244 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition60¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition60¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860245709 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0714860245709 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: John Romita Jr., Larry Elmore, John Byrneinks: Bob Wiacek, Klaus Janson, Larry Elmore, John Byrnescript: Roger Stern, John Byrne, Tom DeFalcocolors: Bob Sharenletters: Joe Rosen
Stories
- Ordeals! · 22 pages
Spider-Man, in investigating break-in thefts, comes across clues that point to the Hobgoblin's involvement.
Characters
Peter ParkerSpider-ManMary Jane WatsonFrank CastlePunisherOtto OctaviusDoctor OctopusFelicia HardyHarry OsbornLiz AllanRoderick KingsleyHobgoblinLefty Donovan
Reprinted in
Origin of the Hobgoblin (1992), The Essential Spider-Man (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Spider-Man: Origin of the Hobgoblin (2011)