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The Spectacular Spider-Man #61 cover
Cover: Ed Hannigan & Joe Rubinstein

The Spectacular Spider-Man #61

Dec 1981 · Marvel · 0.50 USD
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“By the Light of the Silvery Moonstone...!”

Hannigan and Rubinstein's cover for this December 1981 issue says it all: a glowing, energy-blasting Moonstone sends Spider-Man reeling backward against a dramatic deep-blue background, with a looming web-patterned shadow of the wall-crawler dominating the composition. The tagline "The Moonstone Is a Harsh Mistress!" sets the tone perfectly for a showdown that looks genuinely punishing for our hero. As a bonus, the cover proudly announces the premiere of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends on NBC — making this a fun snapshot of a moment when Spidey was conquering both the comic shop and Saturday morning television.

writer Roger Stern · writer Bill Mantlo · artist Ed Hannigan · artist, inker Jim Mooney · colorist Ben Sean · letterer Jean Simek · cover Ed Hannigan, Joe Rubinstein

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Fine) $8
CGC 9.8 · 13 in census $121*
CGC 9.6 · 9 in census $36*
CGC 9.4 · 6 in census $30*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $30*
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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $30*
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Full credits

artist, inker Jim Mooney
colorist Ben Sean
letterer Jean Simek
cover pencils Ed Hannigan
cover inks Joe Rubinstein

Reprints

↩ Reprints [Marvel Hostess Ads] #63 (1981)

Reprinted in Super Spider-Man TV Comic #463 (1982), Nova #59 (1982), Edderkoppen #7/1983 (1983), Spindelmannen #7/1983 (1983), Spiderman #41 (1984), El Hombre Araña / El Asombroso Hombre Araña #275 (1985), L'Uomo Ragno #7 (1987), Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #3 (2007), Marvel Masterworks: The Spectacular Spider-Man #5 (2022), Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch #16, Edderkoppen #48, Hämähäkkimies #12/1984, Σπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] #379

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