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Amazing Spider-Man #296
Cover Credits
Artist: John L. Byrne

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Comic Title: Amazing Spider-Man #296
Publisher: Marvel
Cover Date: January 1988
On Sale Date: September 8, 1987 Shipping Date September 8, 1987
Source: Marvel Age, #57

Shipping Date September 8, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #125

Newsstand Date October 1, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #125

Shipping Date September 8, 1987
Source: Capital City Distributors, Orderpak September 1987

Copyright Date September 11, 1987
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1987
Marvel LoC dates from May 1987 to Nov 1987 are erroneous
All issues within a given month use the same date

Newsstand Date September 29, 1987
Source: Marvel Age, #57

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jim Salicrup

  Story  

Title: "Force of Arms"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Spider-Man

Writer: David Michelinie
Penciller: Alex Saviuk
Inker: Vince Colletta

Reprinted In:
Amazing Spider-Man by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane Omnibus HC (2011)
Amazing Spider-Man by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane Omnibus HC [Variant] (2011)
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection:Venom TPB (2018)


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