WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Mongoose (Marvel, New Men) — introduction, shadow only
Dates
- Cover date
- December 1986
- On sale
- September 2, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #283 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860245712
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Creators
Stories
- With Foes Like These... · 23 pages
Spider-Man is trolling around town trying to find Flash Thompson but ends up duking it out with Titania and Absorbing Man. Things end in a draw when Absorbing Man threatens to drop an airplane full of passengers and Spider-Man swings away in disgust.
Publisher’s description
While looking for Flash Thompson, Spidey runs into villainess Titania mid heist. And she’s called in backup from her fiancé, Carl “The Crusher” Creel! How will Spider-Man defeat Titania and Absorbing Man when civilian life’s at risk? Time to call in the Avengers!
Characters
Reprinted in
Marvel Tales (1966), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003)