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The Amazing Spider-Man #278

Marvel · Series began 1963 · July 1986

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Dates

Cover date: July 1986
On sale: April 1, 1986
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #278 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.
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Newsstand edition75¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860245707 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

Barcode 0714860245707 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Mike Harrisscript: Tom DeFalco, Peter David, Jo Duffy, Jim Shooter, Christopher Priestinks: Vince Collettacolors: Julianna Ferriterletters: Rick Parker, Joe Rosen

Stories

If This Be Justice · 22 pages
Scourge breaks into prison to kill Flash Thompson for being the Hobgoblin, but ends up killing the Wraith instead after Spider-Man interferes.

Publisher’s description

Is Flash Thompson the Hobgoblin? Peter Parker investigates. But while visiting Flash behind bars, Scourge makes his move against the NYPD! Spider-Man’s not just taking on Scourge- Wraith shows up to get his revenge too!

Reprinted in

Marvel Tales (1966), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Captain America: Scourge of the Underworld (2011), Captain America Epic Collection (2014), Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus (2024)