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The Spectacular Spider-Man #20 cover
Cover: Ernie Chan

The Spectacular Spider-Man #20

Jul 1978 · Marvel · 0.35 USD
📊 ~51,110 copies sold its debut month
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“Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?”

In "Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?", Spider-Man races to stop Lightmaster’s dangerous scheme, only to find himself tangled in a case of mistaken identity when the villain targets Hector Ayala. Written by Bill Mantlo and brought to life by Sal Buscema’s dynamic art and Mike Esposito’s sharp inks, this 1978 issue delivers a tense, character-driven showdown with a twist that reshapes public perception. The cover by Ernie Chan captures the moment’s electric tension.

writer Bill Mantlo · artist Sal Buscema · artist, inker Mike Esposito · colorist Don Warfield · letterer I. Watanabe · cover Ernie Chan

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Fine) $10
CGC 9.8 · 51 in census $90*
CGC 9.6 · 23 in census $37*
CGC 9.4 · 14 in census $30*
CGC 9.2 · 6 in census $30*
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $30*
CGC 8.5 · 4 in census $30*
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CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $30*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $30*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $30*
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $30*
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VERY GOOD $2.99 NM $6.99 VF $10
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Full credits

artist, inker Mike Esposito
colorist Don Warfield
letterer I. Watanabe
cover pencils, inks Ernie Chan

Reprints

Reprinted in De spectaculaire Spider-Man #2 (1979), Edderkoppen pocket [Edderkoppen superseriepocket] #1 (1979), Nova #17 (1979), Spider-Man Annual #[1981] (1980), L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] #264 (1980), Spindelmannen #6/1982 (1982), Edderkoppen #6/1982 (1982), El Hombre Araña / El Asombroso Hombre Araña #235 (1984), Spider-Man [Hi-C Mini Comics] #3 (1987), 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 Comic - Taschenbuch #2, Σπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] #255, Spindelmannen superseriepocket #1

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