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The Amazing Spider-Man #258

Marvel · Series began 1963 · November 1984

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Dates

Cover date: November 1984
On sale: July 10, 1984
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #258 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.
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Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860245711 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860245711 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Facsimile reprints exist

The Amazing Spider-Man No. 258 Facsimile Edition (2024). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: Ron Frenz, John Byrneinks: Joe Rubinstein, John Byrnescript: Tom DeFalco, Jim Shootercolors: Bob Sharenletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

The Sinister Secret of Spider-Man's New Costume! · 23 pages
Peter is floored by Mary Jane’s revelation that she knows he is Spider-Man. The Black Cat shows up at his pad and Mary Jane takes off. Peter decides to have Mr. Fantastic check it out the black costume. Reed Richards discovers that Spider-Man's black costume is an alien that is trying to bond with him symbiotically. He uses a sonic blaster to separate Spider-Man from his costume. Spider-Man swings home in an old Fantastic Four uniform with a paper bag for a mask. Mary Jane drops by to talk. Hobgoblin has a little proposition for the Rose.

Publisher’s description

After weird dreams and prolonged sleep, Spider-Man decides to visit the Fantastic Four at the Baxter Building! Curious to find out what Spidey’s alien suit is made of, Reed Richards conducts an assessment. The findings are both shocking and sinister!

Reprinted in

Marvel Tales (1966), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Spider-Man: Birth of Venom (2007), Spider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga (2014), Spider-Man vs. Venom Omnibus (2018), True Believers: The Sinister Secret of Spider-Man's New Costume! (2019), Venom Epic Collection (2020), Spider-Man: The Road to Venom (2020), Symbiote Spider-Man: Marvel Tales (2021), The Amazing Spider-Man No. 258 Facsimile Edition (2024), Spider-Man: The Complete Black Costume Saga Omnibus (2024)