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The Amazing Spider-Man #279

Marvel · Series began 1963 · August 1986

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Dates

Cover date: August 1986
On sale: April 29, 1986
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #279 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 0714860245708 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

Barcode 0714860245708 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Ron Frenz, Rick Leonardiinks: Joe Rubinstein, Vince Collettascript: Tom DeFalco, Jim Shooter, Christopher Priestcolors: Bob Sharenletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Savage Is the Sable! · 22 pages
With Spidey MIA, Silver Sable takes on both killer robbers and Jack O' Lantern by herself.

Publisher’s description

Where is Spider-Man? It’s the question on everyone’s lips, as Peter Parker remains M.I.A. With her Wild Pack hospitalized, will Silver Sable be able to defeat Jack O' Lantern alone?

Reprinted in

Marvel Tales (1966), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Spider-Man vs. Silver Sable (2006)