Up for sale is Amazing Spider-Man #238, graded CGC 9.4. This highly desirable Newsstand Edition features the first appearance of the Hobgoblin, one of Spider-Man’s most enduring villains.
📖 Significance & Highlights:
🎃 First appearance of the Hobgoblin
📰 Desirable Newsstand Edition
✍️ Classic story by Roger Stern
🎨 Iconic cover and artwork by John Romita Jr.
🕷️ One of the most important Spider-Man keys of the 1980s
💎 High-grade CGC 9.4
Collector Backstory:
In Amazing Spider-Man #238, a mysterious figure discovers one of Norman Osborn’s hidden Green Goblin hideouts and transforms himself into the Hobgoblin. The resulting mystery surrounding his identity became one of the most memorable Spider-Man storylines of the decade.
Newsstand copies were typically displayed and handled more heavily than their direct-market counterparts, making high-grade examples particularly desirable.
💎 Key Details:
CGC Cert #: 4799914002
Grade: 9.4
Edition: Newsstand
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Issue Date: March 1983
📦 Shipping:
The comic will be carefully packaged and shipped within 1–2 business days. Please feel free to ask for additional pictures.
A sharp example of an essential Spider-Man key and a standout addition to any Hobgoblin, Newsstand, or Marvel collection. 🎃🕷️🔥
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