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Condition Profile
MARVEL COMICS · 11/80 · NEWSSTAND
UNIT ECA-011595
PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #48
Roger Stern and Marie Severin's "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man," featuring the Prowler and Belladonna
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | November 1980 | Bronze | Newsstand | — | AVAILABLE |
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-011595 | ~8.5 | Newsstand | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows strong, glossy color with sharp corners and no visible creases or tears. Slight softening/rounding is visible at the bottom right corner and minor edge wear along the top edge. The spine appears tight with no visible stress lines in this straight-on photo, though spine stress ticks can be hard to detect at this angle. Interior pages and back cover were not visible and were not assessed.
// 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
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #48 (November 1980) is a mid-run Bronze Age issue from Marvel's second ongoing Spider-Man title, written by Roger Stern with pencils by Marie Severin and inks by Bruce Patterson, under editor Dennis O'Neil. The story, often remembered by fans as "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man," is a character-driven tale that brings back Hobie Brown, the Prowler, and features the recurring villainess Belladonna alongside a Cat Burglar subplot, with series regulars Aunt May, Debra Whitman, and J. Jonah Jameson rounding out the supporting cast. The issue arrives during a period when Stern and Severin were building a reputation for grounded, character-focused Spider-Man storytelling distinct from the flagship Amazing Spider-Man title.
The book carries no first appearances, deaths, or landmark creative milestones, and it has never been treated as a key issue by price guides or the secondary market; it is not tracked with a published fair-market value, a reflection of its status as a plentiful, mainstream-Marvel newsstand comic from a high-print-run era. Demand for the issue is driven almost entirely by Spider-Man completists building a run of Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man, by admirers of Marie Severin's art, and by readers interested in this particular Prowler appearance rather than by any speculative or crossover-driven interest.
As bulk stock, this issue trades at or near cover price in lower grades and moves as inexpensive filler in long-box and online bulk lots; raw copies in reading condition are inexpensive and plentiful. Higher-grade raw copies and graded submissions see modest premiums mainly from grade-focused Spider-Man run collectors and CGC label completists rather than investment buyers, and a pristine 9.8 slab, while uncommon to encounter, still reflects a common comic's ceiling rather than any key-issue premium.
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