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The Amazing Spider-Man #255

Marvel · Series began 1963 · August 1984

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Dates

Cover date: August 1984
On sale: May 1, 1984
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #255 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition60¢ 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 edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860245708 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

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

Facsimile reprints exist

The Amazing Spider-Man No. 255 Facsimile Edition (2024). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Publisher’s description

The Black Fox is captured by the Red Ghost and his Super-Apes! Spider-Man rescues Fox, but must face the wrath of the Apes! Elsewhere, an old enemy once thought dead waits to ambush the wall-crawler!

Reprinted in

Marvel Tales (1966), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Spider-Man: Birth of Venom (2007), Spider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga (2014), The Amazing Spider-Man No. 255 Facsimile Edition (2024), Spider-Man: The Complete Black Costume Saga Omnibus (2024)