Lot #610: Assorted Vintage Spider-Man Titles

"Give Me Liberty of Give Me Death!" Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Mike Zeck. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Mike Zeck and Joe Rubinstein. Peter Parker is enjoying a boat cruise along the Hudson River with his fellow graduate students, when suddenly a flaming message appears in the sky summoning the Spectacular Spider-Man to the Statue of Liberty. The web-slinger thinks the message is from the Human Torch, but that assumption might just prove to be deadly! When the wall-crawler reaches Lady Liberty's torch, he doesn't find Johnny Storm; however, he does find the Frightful Four!

Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man #44

"The Vengeance Gambit!" Part 1 of 2. Plot by Marv Wolfman and Steve Leialoha. Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Steve Leialoha (layouts) and Alan Gordon (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom and Joe Rubinstein. Since the Kingpin retired from organized crime in Amazing Spider-Man 197, various ganglords have tried to take control of New York's mobs. But now one of the web-slinger's old foes makes his own push to be the top crime boss in Manhattan! What's his strategy? Simple, kill the other candidates for the job...and perhaps even the score with the wall-crawler along the way!

The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #8

Evolutionary War. "Return to Sender" Guest-starring the Young Gods. Part 10 of the Evolutionary War storyline. Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Mark Bagley and Keith Williams. Cover by Sal Buscema. After rescuing a young woman from two operatives of the High Evolutionary, the Spectacular Spider-Man suddenly finds himself face-to-face with the clone of Gwen Stacy. Peter Parker had not seen her since Amazing Spiderman 149, and now his long-buried memories and feelings are resurfacing. How will Peter handle the return of Gwen? And perhaps more importantly, how will his wife, Mary Jane? Meanwhile, the High Evolutionary is still trying to capture Gwen in order to study her genetic composition. Can the High Evolutionary discover the truth behind the Gwen Stacy clone? The Young Gods will try to help. The Evolutionary War storyline concludes in Avengers Annual 17. First back up story: "Opposing Forces" Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Mark Bagley and Mike Esposito. The Young Gods travel to Jerusalem and battle a mysterious creature. Second back up story: "The Young Gods Fact Pages" A 5-page telling of the backgrounds and powers of the members of the Young Gods. Third back up story: "The Son of Earth" Story by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Ron Lim and Tony DeZuniga. The 10th chapter of the history of the High Evolutionary includes confrontations with Adam Warlock and Galactus.

Web of Spider-Man #57 (1985 1st Series)

"Flesh and Blood" Part 2 of 2. Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Alex Saviuk and Keith Williams. Cover by Alex Saviuk. In a freak accident, the chief skinhead has been transformed into a flesh-consuming monstrosity! Now the web-slinger and the Rocket Racer must stop the hate-filled monster from killing his father.

Web of Spider-man Annual #9

Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Chris Marrinan. Inks by Keith Williams. Cover by Sal Buscema. Peter and Mary Jane's night out on the town is interrupted by a strong warning from the web-slinger's spider-sense! When the wall-crawler ventures outside to investigate, he discovers three bizarre teenagers wreaking havoc in the streets! The super SWAT team called Code: Blue is already on the scene and firing away at the trio of albino mutants! And of course in a matter of minutes your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is caught in the middle! But with the help of Chloe, a Knight Templar; the web-slinger may be able to bring peace to Code: Blue and the Cadre! Introductory story: "The Origin of the Cadre" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Nelson Ortega. Inks by Don Hudson. Nineteen years ago a distressed teenage girl dropped off newborn albino triplets at the upstate New York monastery of the Knights Templar. Those three newborns would grow up to become Shard, Vortex, and Dementia! Second story: "Things to Come" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Vince Evans. Inks by Bill Anderson. After encountering Spider-Man, the Cadre and Chloe return to the monastery and sadly discover that the priests have been slain. Where will the cadre go from here? Third story: "Mayhem in the Streets" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Fred Haynes. Inks by Tim Tuohy. Cloak and Dagger battle their long-time acquaintance Mayhem. Fourth story: "Opening Gambit" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Mark Powers. Inks by Hector Collazo. On the Empire State University campus, Nightwatch confronts a mysterious high-tech burglar. (Notes: The Cadre returns in Marc Spector Moon Knight 56. This issue is not in its original polybag.)

Spider-Woman #3 (1999 3rd Series)

Cover by bart sears john byrne/bart sears/ray krssyng & randy elliot Dive into the realm of the macabre with the creepy couple of siblings known as Flesh and Bones! Spider-Womans career may very well be cut short after facing these twisted sisters! Plus: Mattie Franklin takes up residence in the posh pad owned by none other than J. Jonah Jameson, #1 hater of all things Spider! Marvels keeping secrets (about SPIDER- WOMAN)?and thats not necessarily a bad thing! Part of the fun of this story arc?and the new character?is that readers dont know who she is or where she came from.