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Cover of The Spectacular Spider-Man #172
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The Spectacular Spider-Man #172

Marvel · Series began 1976 · January 1991

Dates

Cover date
January 1991
On sale
November 27, 1990
Pages
36

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #172 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 07148602199501 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Mark Jewelers insert edition

    Mark Jewelers

    Barcode 07148602199501 · shared with another edition

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

    Australian

    Printed cover price 1.50 AUD.

    Barcode 07148602199504

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Sal Buscemainks: Sal Buscemascript: Gerry Conway, Stan Leecolors: Bob Sharenletters: Rick Parker

Stories

  • Savage Showdown · 23 pages

    Spider-Man and Puma duke it out in the desert in a fight to the death. They decide that they shouldn't die and shake hands. Mary Jane tells off Jerome for insisting they have an affair and tells him to stay away.

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