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MARVEL COMICS · 12/77 · NEWSSTAND
UNIT ECA-012091
MARVEL TEAM-UP #64
Spider-Man and Iron Fist face the Steel Serpent, Claremont and Byrne on art chores just as their X-Men run was taking shape
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | December 1977 | Bronze | Newsstand | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows strong gloss and vibrant color with sharp corners and no visible creasing or spine stress; slight softness at the top left corner is noted. The book is bagged, and only the front cover is visible, so interior pages and back cover were not assessed. No tears, stains, or writing are visible on the front cover.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $2 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $6 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $85 |
// Archive commentary
Marvel Team-Up #64 pairs Spider-Man with Iron Fist for a story pitting the heroes against the Steel Serpent, drawing on Iron Fist's K'un-Lun mythology with Lei Kung, Yu-Ti, and Wendell Rand rounding out the supporting cast. Dave Cockrum supplies the cover and shares art chores with John Byrne, while Chris Claremont scripts. The issue arrives at a notable moment in Marvel's Bronze Age bullpen: Claremont and Byrne were about to begin their defining collaboration on Uncanny X-Men, and this team-up captures them working together on a lower-profile title just before that partnership reshaped the X-Men franchise.
The book carries no premium in the market and trades as a common mid-run issue of a long, unglamorous anthology-style series. Marvel Team-Up ran for over a decade pairing Spider-Man with a rotating cast of guest stars, and issues like this one are plentiful in back-issue bins and online lots. Demand is driven almost entirely by Iron Fist and Claremont/Byrne completists rather than by any first appearance or landmark event within the issue itself, and even that interest is modest.
Collectors of this issue are typically build-a-run Marvel Team-Up buyers, Iron Fist fans filling out his Bronze Age appearances, or readers tracking early Claremont/Byrne work ahead of their X-Men tenure. Raw copies move cheaply across all but the highest grades, and while a pristine CGC 9.8 slab can command a real premium over raw material, the issue overall remains a affordable, easily sourced piece of Bronze Age Marvel rather than a book driven by scarcity.
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-012091 | ~9.0 | Newsstand | AVAILABLE |
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