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Cover: Mike Zeck & Joe Rubinstein

The Spectacular Spider-Man #42

May 1980 · Marvel · 0.40 USD

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“Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death!”

The cover by Mike Zeck and Joe Rubinstein sets an immediate, dramatic tone: Spider-Man twists in mid-air at the Statue of Liberty while a fiery, flame-wreathed figure below fires a blazing energy beam that explodes just past him — Lady Liberty's massive stone face and torch looming over the whole confrontation. It's a striking composition that makes terrific use of one of America's most recognizable landmarks as a battleground. Bill Mantlo's story title, "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death!", promises the kind of clever, high-stakes adventure that made this 1980 series such a reliable thrill.

writer Bill Mantlo · artist Mike Zeck · inker Jim Mooney · colorist Janice Cohen · letterer I. Watanabe · cover Mike Zeck, Joe Rubinstein

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CGC 9.8 · 11 in census $120*

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Full credits

writer Bill Mantlo

artist Mike Zeck

inker Jim Mooney

colorist Janice Cohen

letterer I. Watanabe

cover pencils Mike Zeck

cover inks Joe Rubinstein

Reprints

Reprinted in Spider-Man and Hulk Weekly #381 (1980), Nova #39 (1981), Edderkoppen #12/1982 (1982), Spindelmannen #12/1982 (1982), Fantastic Four / Spider-Man Classic #[nn] (2005), Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #2 (2006), Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four #[nn] (2011), Marvel Masterworks: The Spectacular Spider-Man #3 (2020), The Spectacular Spider-Man Omnibus #1 (2022), Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch #10, Edderkoppen #41, Homem-Aranha #19, L'Uomo Ragno #10, Σπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] #359

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