Dates
- Cover date
- February 1988
- On sale
- October 13, 1987
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #297 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 07148602457602
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Alex Saviuk, Jeff Easleyinks: Jack Abel, Vince Colletta, Jeff Easleyscript: David Michelinie, Bob Budianskycolors: JayJay Jackson, Jeff Easleyletters: Rick Parker
Stories
- I'll Take Manhattan! · 23 pages
Still deathly afraid of Spider-Man, Dr. Octopus decides to simply kill everyone in New York with a biological weapon to rid himself of the wall crawler for good. In order to save his city, Spider-Man takes care of Doc Ock by letting the villain best him in battle.
Reprinted in
Amazing Spider-Man by David Michelinie & Todd McFarlane Omnibus (2011), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)