The Spectacular Spider-Man #16
In "The Beetle and the Badge!", the Beetle exploits a citywide crime wave to infiltrate an undermanned police precinct and target the evidence room, putting Spider-Man on the case. Written by Elliot Maggin and illustrated by Sal Buscema with inks by Mike Esposito, this 1978 issue delivers a tight, suspenseful chase with the distinctive art and energy that defined the era. The cover by Marie Severin and Sal Buscema captures the tension perfectly.
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Reprinted in Super Spider-Man #294 (1978), Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch #3 (1979), Edderkoppen pocket [Edderkoppen superseriepocket] #2 (1979), Nova #12 (1979), L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] #255 (1980), Spindelmannen #5/1982 (1982), Edderkoppen #5/1982 (1982), El Hombre Araña / El Asombroso Hombre Araña #231 (1984), Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #1 (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Spectacular Spider-Man #2 (2019), The Spectacular Spider-Man Omnibus #1 (2022), Die Spinne Extra #3, Eks almanah #365, Spindelmannen superseriepocket #2
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