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Marvel Tales #252

Marvel · Series began 1966 · August 1991

Dates

Cover date
August 1991
On sale
June 18, 1991
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #252 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition$1.00 cover

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition$1.00 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602476708

    This edition’s page
  • Australian edition1.50 AUD cover

    Australian

    Printed cover price 1.50 AUD.

    Barcode 07148602476711

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Marshall Rogers, Gil Kane, John Romita, Rick Parker, Fred Hembeckinks: Marshall Rogers, Frank Giacoia, John Romita, Rick Parker, Fred Hembeckscript: Roy Thomas, Stan Lee, Barry Dutter, Fred Hembeckletters: Artie Simek, Rick Parker, Fred Hembeckediting: Stan Leecolors: Bob Sharen

Stories

  • A Monster Called... Morbius! · 20 pages

    The six-armed Spider-Man versus Morbius.

  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge · Petey; Peter Parker · 2 pages

    Flash and Peter have to stay after school to clean the chalkboard.

Reprinted in

The Marvel Universe According to Hembeck (2016)

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