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Condition Profile
MARVEL COMICS · 9/91
UNIT ECA-006599
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #80
Standard newsstand-era Spider-Man issue from the twilight of the Copper Age
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | September 1991 | Copper | — | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows sharp corners, strong glossy surface, and vivid unfaded colors with no visible spine stress lines or ticks. The book is in a protective sleeve which limits close inspection of edges, but no creases, tears, or color breaks are apparent from this angle. Interior pages and back cover were not assessed, so grade is based solely on the visible front cover.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $1 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $4 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $100 |
// Archive commentary
Web of Spider-Man #80 arrived in September 1991, near the close of the Copper Age, as part of the regular monthly Spider-Man line that ran alongside Amazing Spider-Man and Spectacular Spider-Man. The issue was produced during the Howard Mackie/Alex Saviuk creative stretch that defined the title's late run, delivering standard-format Spider-Man adventure fare without a first appearance, death, or other landmark event attached to it. It reflects the high-volume, direct-market-saturated publishing environment of the early 1990s, when print runs for mainline Marvel titles were large and readership was broad but not concentrated on any single issue.
Market data for the issue is thin, with only a handful of certified sales recorded at the top two graded tiers and no meaningful activity reported in the lower grade bands. The pricing curve is characteristic of a common Copper Age Spider-Man back-issue: modest value in raw, well-worn condition, a small step up for readable mid-grade copies, and value concentrated almost entirely in top-census slabbed examples, where scarcity of true 9.8s relative to the print run supports a level of premium disproportionate to the book's content.
This is a book for run-builders and Spider-Man completists rather than speculative buyers chasing a key. Raw copies move steadily but inexpensively as filler for long-box collections and title runs, while graded copies see interest mainly from census-chasers targeting high-end Copper Age Spider-Man material. Absent any first appearance or notable creative milestone, demand will continue to track the broader health of the Spider-Man collector base rather than any issue-specific catalyst.
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-006599 | ~9.2 | — | AVAILABLE |
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