Released May 1984
Amazing Spider-Man #252
Key Issue
Synopsis
HOMECOMING Spider-Man has returned from Battleworld with a new Black Costume.
Variants
Synopsis
HOMECOMING Spider-Man has returned from Battleworld with a new Black Costume.
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of Spider-Man's black costume
- Cited as being tied with Marvel Team-Up #141 as the first appearance of the black costume, this issue went on sale January 31,1984
- Marvel Team-Up #141 went on sale February 14,1984
- Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15
- The symbiote costume was designed by a Marvel fan from Illinois named Randy Schueller who was paid $220 by Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter for the concept
- [March 2026 - the evolution of Spider-Man in the Spider-Man (Tom Holland franchise) may be building toward a symbiote bond, based on clues in the latest Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer]
Details
- Series
- Amazing Spider-Man
- Cover Date
- May 1984
- Pages
- N/A
- UPC
- N/A
- Cover Price
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- Final Order Cutoff
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Creators
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ArtistRon Frenz
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WriterRoger Stern
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LettererJoe Rosen
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ColoristGlynis Oliver
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WriterTom DeFalco
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InkerBrett Breeding