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Amazing Spider-Man  (1962)

Marvel May 1984

Amazing Spider-Man #252

Amazing Spider-Man #252
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1st appearance of Spider-Man's black costume
Cited as being tied with Marvel Team-Up #141 as the first appearance of the black costume, this issue went on sale January 31,1984
Marvel Team-Up #141 went on sale February 14,1984
Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15
The symbiote costume was designed by a Marvel fan from Illinois named Randy Schueller who was paid $220 by Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter for the concept
[March 2026 - the evolution of Spider-Man in the Spider-Man (Tom Holland franchise) may be building toward a symbiote bond, based on clues in the latest Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer]
Marvel May 1984

Amazing Spider-Man #252

Mark Jewelers
Amazing Spider-Man #252
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1st appearance of Spider-Man's black costume
4-page interior Mark Jewelers advertisement, printed on paper stock and bound into the centerfold
Distributed to stores near military bases or on-site
Approximately only 5% of the print run included these advertisements
Marvel Nov 2007

Amazing Spider-Man #252

Promo
Amazing Spider-Man #252
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One of four promotional comics distributed at Niagra Falls to promote the nearby Marvel Adventure City theme park
Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #252
Marvel Oct 1984

Amazing Spider-Man #257

Amazing Spider-Man #257
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1st appearance of Ned Leeds as the third Hobgoblin, brainwashed by Roderick Kingsley
2nd appearance of the Puma
[February 2021 - an image released by Sony looks to tease Ned Leeds with a Hobgoblin hood which could indicate what's to come as the Spider-Verse expands]
Marvel Nov 1984

Amazing Spider-Man #258

Amazing Spider-Man #258
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Reed Richards discovers Spider-Man's black costume is an alien symbiote
Debut of Spider-Man’s Bombastic Bag Man costume, a temporary disguise consisting of a Fantastic Four uniform with a brown paper bag for a mask
Marvel Nov 1984

Amazing Spider-Man #258

Canadian
Amazing Spider-Man #258
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Reed Richards discovers Spider-Man's black costume is an alien symbiote
Debut of Spider-Man’s Bombastic Bag Man costume, a temporary disguise consisting of a Fantastic Four uniform with a brown paper bag for a mask

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