AMAZING SPIDER-MAN No. 8 Author: Place: Publisher: Date: Description: Marvel. January, 1964. CGC certified: Fine- (5.5). Cream to off-white pages. Stan Lee Script. Steve Ditko cover. Art by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby Special tribute to teenagers ish. Spidey fights robot, crashes party, plays with fire. Despite persecution by villains and the media, Spidey's biggest source of angst is the living hell of high school. "[Spider-Man] largely lived in his own world, an unpleasant place full of rotten people with personal grudges and ungrateful peers who couldn't see past Peter Parker's glasses... Spider-Man could solve one set of problems physically, but other troubles, particularly those shared by Peter Parker, had to be worked out emotionally. The fact that any superhero had so much on his mind that he felt compelled to spill his guts like a troubled Elizabethan hero made perfect sense to Spider-Man's readers.... [He] offered an irresistible hook for outside observers—a Holden Caulfield who punches bad guys—and a well-developed sense of emotional authenticity for those who were absorbed in his stories." —Raphael & Spurgeon, Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book. A limited edition of 100 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues are available. Over 200 pages, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcovers $40, dust-jacketed hardcover with limitation plate $200. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com or visit: https://www.pbagalleries.com/content/comics/. R. Crumb says, "I found [PBA's catalogue] so interesting that I am saving it for the texts that accompany the comics which were put up for auction. This is some of the best commentary I’ve yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books. I especially enjoyed the reviews of the post-war horror comics. Great. Priceless." Consignments welcome for PBA's Spring 2021 Comic Book sale. Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age and Silver Age comics, original art and ephemera sought. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com. Lot Amendments Condition: Item number: 316905
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN No. 8 Author: Place: Publisher: Date: Description: Marvel. January, 1964. CGC certified: Fine- (5.5). Cream to off-white pages. Stan Lee Script. Steve Ditko cover. Art by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby Special tribute to teenagers ish. Spidey fights robot, crashes party, plays with fire. Despite persecution by villains and the media, Spidey's biggest source of angst is the living hell of high school. "[Spider-Man] largely lived in his own world, an unpleasant place full of rotten people with personal grudges and ungrateful peers who couldn't see past Peter Parker's glasses... Spider-Man could solve one set of problems physically, but other troubles, particularly those shared by Peter Parker, had to be worked out emotionally. The fact that any superhero had so much on his mind that he felt compelled to spill his guts like a troubled Elizabethan hero made perfect sense to Spider-Man's readers.... [He] offered an irresistible hook for outside observers—a Holden Caulfield who punches bad guys—and a well-developed sense of emotional authenticity for those who were absorbed in his stories." —Raphael & Spurgeon, Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book. A limited edition of 100 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues are available. Over 200 pages, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcovers $40, dust-jacketed hardcover with limitation plate $200. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com or visit: https://www.pbagalleries.com/content/comics/. R. Crumb says, "I found [PBA's catalogue] so interesting that I am saving it for the texts that accompany the comics which were put up for auction. This is some of the best commentary I’ve yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books. I especially enjoyed the reviews of the post-war horror comics. Great. Priceless." Consignments welcome for PBA's Spring 2021 Comic Book sale. Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age and Silver Age comics, original art and ephemera sought. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com. Lot Amendments Condition: Item number: 316905
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