MARVEL TALES #193

Cover shows strong gloss and sharp corners with no visible creases or color breaks; spine appears tight with no stress lines visible. Minor handling wear may be present but not evident at this resolution; slight softness at bottom right corner is possible but hard to confirm through the protective sleeve. The book is in a plastic bag causing some glare, and the interior and back cover were not assessed.

Marvel Tales #193 is a direct reprint of Marvel Team-Up #100 (1980), the landmark double-sized anniversary issue written by Chris Claremont that teamed Spider-Man with the Fantastic Four against the villain Equinox, with a supporting appearance by Hank Pym and the Wasp. As a reprint title, this Copper Age newsstand edition carries none of the historical weight of the original Marvel Team-Up issue; its interest lies purely in reproducing a well-regarded Claremont superhero team-up story for a later, more affordable audience.

The market for Marvel Tales #193 reflects its status as unremarkable back-issue filler: certified sales cluster tightly in the $16-22 range from grade 8.0 through 9.4, with a modest step to $48 at 9.6. The one exception is the 9.8 tier, where a relatively active pool of high-grade submissions (18 census, 15 recorded sales) has pushed fair market value to $170, driven by the scarcity of true pristine newsstand survivors of a low-demand reprint title rather than by any character or creator premium.

This book suits completists building out full Marvel Tales or Marvel Team-Up reprint runs, or Claremont/Spider-Man/Fantastic Four collectors seeking an inexpensive way to own the Equinox story. Raw copies in low and mid grades trade as bulk-bin material with negligible premiums, while the CGC 9.8 tier stands apart as the only bracket with meaningful, actively traded value, reflecting the familiar pattern in which modern and Copper Age reprint comics see almost all collector demand concentrated at the top of the census.