Dates
- Cover date
- March 1986
- On sale
- December 3, 1985
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #274 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860245703 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.
Barcode 0714860245703 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Lo, There Shall Come a Champion! · 28 pages
The Beyonder makes a deal with the devil: he agrees not to destroy the cosmos if a hero can sustain his life's purpose in the face of overwhelming adversity. He chooses Spidey and frees Zarathos to torment him. Spidey overhears plans for the murder of Kingpin. Resolved to rescue him, Spidey is hampered in his quest by dead friends and foes from the past who accuse him of being a failure. Spidey is beaten down and begins to give in to despair. The source of the illusions, Zarathos, confronts Spider-Man and tries to convince him to let Kingpin be killed. Spidey finds the strength to fight back.
Characters
Reprinted in
Spider-Man and Zoids (1986), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Essential Ghost Rider (2005), Secret Wars II Omnibus (2009), Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Battleworld (2015), Mephisto: Speak of the Devil (2020)