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The Amazing Spider-Man #290 cover
Cover: Al Milgrom

The Amazing Spider-Man #290

Jul 1987 · Marvel · 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
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“The Big Question”

In "The Big Question," Peter Parker swings through a quiet neighborhood rummage sale at a church, hoping to reclaim his old microscope—donated by Aunt May—only to find himself tangled in a tense standoff with a thief trying to steal a sacred artifact. Amid the unexpected drama, Peter takes a moment to ask Mary Jane to marry him, turning a simple errand into a pivotal personal moment. Written by David Michelinie and drawn with heartfelt detail by John Romita Jr., this 1987 issue captures a rare, tender chapter in Spider-Man’s life, with Al Milgrom’s cover perfectly framing the emotional weight of the moment.

writer David Michelinie · artist John Romita Jr. · inker Vince Colletta · colorist Bob Sharen · letterer Rick Parker · cover Al Milgrom

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (VF) $7
CGC 9.8 · 203 in census $119
CGC 9.6 · 136 in census $57
CGC 9.4 · 74 in census $44
CGC 9.2 · 41 in census $44
CGC 9.0 · 31 in census $38
CGC 8.5 · 21 in census $35
Show all 17 grades
CGC 8.0 · 21 in census $29
CGC 7.5 · 15 in census $26*
CGC 7.0 · 5 in census $26
CGC 6.5 · 6 in census $22*
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $20*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $20*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

colorist Bob Sharen
letterer Rick Parker
cover pencils, inks Al Milgrom

Reprints

Reprinted in Strange #223 (1988), Edderkoppen #1/1991 (1991), Spindelmannen #1/1991 (1991), The Amazing Spider-Man #1/1991 (1991), The Amazing Spider-Man: The Wedding #[nn] (1991), Spider-Man: Through the Decades #[nn] (2011), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection #17 (2017), Spider-Man: The Wedding Album Gallery Edition #[nn] (2022), A Csodálatos Pókember #59, De spectaculaire Spider-Man [De spektakulaire Spiderman] #96, Die Spinne #153, Edderkoppen #76, El Hombre Araña / El Asombroso Hombre Araña #430, Hämähäkkimies #1/1991, Σπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] #460, Spiderman #151

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