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Cover: Steve Ditko

Marvel Tales #149

Mar 1983 · Marvel · 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

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“Unmasked by Dr. Octopus”

Marvel Tales #149 brings a reprint of the Stan Lee and Steve Ditko story "Unmasked by Dr. Octopus," and Ditko's cover captures the drama vividly: Doctor Octopus's mechanical tentacles have seized Spider-Man and torn away his mask, exposing Peter Parker's face to a crowd of onlooking police officers and a stunned civilian — while a grinning villain lurks triumphantly in the background. The bright yellow composition and Ditko's sharp, dynamic linework give the whole scene an urgent, breathless energy that holds up remarkably well in 1983. If you love classic Marvel storytelling at its most nerve-wracking, this one delivers.

writer Stan Lee · artist, inker Steve Ditko · colorist Andy Yanchus · letterer Artie Simek · cover Steve Ditko

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta

Raw (Fine) $5

CGC 9.8 · 7 in census $303*

CGC 9.6 · 2 in census $90*

CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $52*

CGC 9.2 none in existence

CGC 9.0 · 4 in census $30*

CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $30*

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CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $30*

CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $30*

CGC 7.0 none in existence

CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $30*

CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $30*

CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $30*

CGC 5.0 none in existence

CGC 4.5 none in existence

CGC 4.0 none in existence

CGC 3.5 none in existence

CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $30*

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee

artist, inker Steve Ditko

colorist Andy Yanchus

letterer Artie Simek

cover pencils, inks Steve Ditko

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Amazing Spider-Man #12 (1964)

Reprinted in L'Uomo Ragno Classic #2 (1991), L'Uomo Ragno Classic #4 (1991), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #23 (2021), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #2 [Third Edition] (2023)

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