Marvel Tales #39 VG 1972 Stock Image Low Grade

Grade VG
Year 1972
Publisher Marvel

This is a low grade item. It will be complete and readable, but will show significant wear. Allowed defects for this grade include: spine roll, a moderate amount of staining or water damage, writing or other marks on the cover, up to one inch spine splits or other tears, a cover or centerfold that is detached at one staple, discoloration due to oxidation, and a minor piece or pieces missing. An item could be assigned this grade due to either an accumulation of minor/moderate defects or one or two major defects.

Description

Cover pencils by John Buscema. The Tentacles and the Trap, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, inks by Mike Esposito; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #54; Peter and Gwen are off to the Science Expo with Professor Warren to see the "nullifier," but unfortunately Dr. Octopus is there too; Only he isn't there to listen to the lecture, he's there to steal it!; After putting up a good fight, Spider-Man finally gets the nullifier back, but not before slipping a spider tracer on Doc Ock; Doc Ock finds the tracer when he gets back to his lab and decides to set up a trap for Spidey, but come on, Spidey isn't gonna fall for it; Aunt May and Anna Watson put an ad in the paper looking for a boarder at their house; And guess who answers the ad?; That's right, the one and only Otto Octavius. 36 pgs. $0.20.

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