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Condition Profile
MARVEL COMICS · 9/81 · NEWSSTAND
UNIT ECA-011957
MARVEL TEAM-UP #109
Bronze Age Spider-Man team-up title, September 1981 newsstand issue
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | September 1981 | Bronze | Newsstand | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows strong gloss and sharp corners with no visible creases or color breaks. There is a small dinged corner tip at the upper right and light edge wear along the top edge, plus a faint indentation near the top staple area. The book is in a protective sleeve which limits full assessment of spine stress and surface sheen; interior and back cover were not assessed.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $3 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $10 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $100 |
// Archive commentary
Marvel Team-Up #109 arrived in September 1981 as part of the long-running series pairing Spider-Man with a rotating cast of Marvel heroes and villains each month, a format that gave writers latitude to explore one-off pairings outside the continuity constraints of the character's own book. By this point in the series' run the title was a proving ground for up-and-coming writers and artists working in Spider-Man's orbit, and issues from this stretch reflect the era's typical Bronze Age production values and anthology-style team-up structure rather than any singular landmark event.
The issue's market profile is that of a routine mid-run Bronze Age title with limited collector demand outside of series completists and Spider-Man guest-appearance chasers. Certified sales activity is sparse, with only a small number of graded copies changing hands at auction, and pricing across the grade spectrum climbs gradually rather than showing the steep curve typical of key issues. There is no evidence of speculative interest or breakout demand driving values at the high end.
This is a book collected primarily as part of a run rather than pursued individually, making it attractive to Marvel Team-Up completists, Spider-Man guest-appearance collectors, and dealers filling out Bronze Age long boxes. Raw copies in lower grades trade cheaply and are readily available, mid-grade raw copies see modest but steady interest, and CGC 9.8 examples command a real but unspectacular premium reflecting genuine scarcity in top census grades rather than any key-issue status.
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-011957 | ~9.0 | Newsstand | AVAILABLE |
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