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Cover: John Romita

Marvel Tales #178

Aug 1985 · Marvel · 0.65 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

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“How Green Was My Goblin!”

In "How Green Was My Goblin!", Peter Parker visits the doctor with a cold, only to learn Aunt May’s health is dangerously fragile. Spidey is soon ambushed by thugs wielding a strange gas that dulls his spider sense, leaving him vulnerable as the Green Goblin reveals his true identity—Norman Osborn—after capturing him. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by John Romita with inks by Mike Esposito and letters by Artie Simek, this 1985 issue features a cover by John Romita, whose dynamic artwork captures the tension of the moment.

writer Stan Lee · artist John Romita · inker Mike Esposito · letterer Artie Simek · cover John Romita

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Raw (VF) $4

CGC 9.8 · 14 in census $68*

CGC 9.6 · 6 in census $31*

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CGC 9.0 · 5 in census $30*

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CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $30*

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CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $30*

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CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $30*

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VF+ · Newsstand $7.61 NM $7.88 FINE $8 NM $9.99 FN $10.56 VF/NM $105.56 Marvel Tales Starring Spider-Man #178 (Marvel Comics August 1985) $5 Marvel Tales Starring Spider-Man #178 Marvel Green Goblin 1985 $5.99

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee

artist John Romita

inker Mike Esposito

letterer Artie Simek

cover pencils, inks John Romita

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Amazing Spider-Man #39 (1966), The Amazing Spider-Man #42 (1966)

Reprinted in L'Uomo Ragno Classic #12 (1992), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #25 (2023)

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