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The Spectacular Spider-Man #23 cover
Cover: Keith Pollard & Frank Giacoia

The Spectacular Spider-Man #23

Oct 1978 · Marvel · 0.35 USD
📊 ~48,776 copies sold its debut month
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“Guess Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb!”

This October 1978 issue puts Spider-Man right in the thick of it, as the cover — penciled by Keith Pollard and inked by Frank Giacoia — shows him caught in a swirling vortex alongside the blue-and-gold-costumed Cyclone and the white-clad Moon Knight. The banner proudly bills Moon Knight as "Marvel's TV Sensation," making this a genuinely fun snapshot of the character's rising profile at the time. With a story titled "Guess Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb!" and that three-way clash front and center, issue #23 has plenty of energy to offer any fan of late-'70s Marvel action.

writer Bill Mantlo · artist Jim Mooney · inker Mike Esposito · colorist Phil Rache · letterer Joe Rosen · cover Keith Pollard, Frank Giacoia

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artist Jim Mooney
colorist Phil Rache
letterer Joe Rosen
cover pencils Keith Pollard
cover inks Frank Giacoia

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Spider-Man and Moon Knight stop Cyclone and various gun-thugs at a Maggia meeting but miss out on catching the Maggia leader.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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