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Condition Profile
MARVEL COMICS · 7/80 · NEWSSTAND
UNIT ECA-012181
MARVEL TEAM-UP #95
Bronze Age Spider-Man team-up issue from Marvel's long-running rotating-guest-star title
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | July 1980 | Bronze | Newsstand | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows strong gloss and vibrant colors with sharp corners and no visible creases or spine stress lines. Minor handling wear is possible but not evident at this resolution; edges appear clean with no chips or tears. The book is in a protective sleeve which may obscure fine surface texture. Interior 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 | $8 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $30 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $270 |
// Archive commentary
Marvel Team-Up paired Spider-Man with a different Marvel hero (or heroes) most months, and this July 1980 issue continues that Bronze Age formula during a period when the title was a steady mid-list seller rather than a spotlight book. It carries no origin, first appearance, or landmark creative milestone that collectors point to as historically pivotal; its interest lies chiefly in being another entry in Spider-Man's crowded guest-appearance ledger from an era when Marvel used the format to cross-promote its wider line.
The certified sales data shows a market typical of a non-key back issue: low and mid grades cluster tightly in the $30-40 range with modest sales volume, reflecting steady but unspectacular demand from Spider-Man and Marvel Team-Up completists rather than active speculation. Values rise meaningfully only at the top of the census, where 9.6 copies command roughly triple the mid-grade price and 9.8s command nearly triple that again, a pattern common to Bronze Age Marvel newsstand comics whose surviving high-grade population is thin relative to modern submission demand.
This book suits collectors building a complete run of Marvel Team-Up or a Spider-Man guest-appearance set rather than key-issue investors. Low- and mid-grade raw copies move in the affordable, low-tens-to-thirty-dollar range typical of common Bronze Age filler, while a graded 9.8 draws a real premium driven by census scarcity and label collecting rather than character significance, making high-grade copies the primary vehicle for any meaningful appreciation.
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-012181 | ~9.0 | Newsstand | AVAILABLE |
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