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Condition Profile
MARVEL COMICS · 2/83 · DIRECT EDITION
UNIT ECA-011682
THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #75
Bronze Age Spider-Man team-up issue, February 1983
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | February 1983 | Bronze | Direct Edition | — | AVAILABLE |
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-011682 | ~9.2 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows strong gloss and vibrant color with sharp, well-defined corners and no visible creases or spine stress. Edges appear clean with no chipping, and the spider-head direct edition indicator box is intact and legible. No stains, fading, or writing are visible on the front cover; interior pages and back cover were not assessed so the grade is conservative.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $5 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $26 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $85 |
// Archive commentary
The Spectacular Spider-Man #75 arrived in February 1983 as part of Marvel's second ongoing Spider-Man title, a series that ran parallel to Amazing Spider-Man throughout the Bronze Age and frequently paired Peter Parker with rotating villains and supporting cast in self-contained arcs. The issue reflects the era's workmanlike house style, produced by Marvel's mid-1980s Spider-Man creative bullpen, and it carries no first appearance, origin story, or landmark creative milestone that price guides or collectors single out as historically pivotal.
Market data shows a thin but active census of 45 CGC Universal copies, with pricing that stays flat through the mid grades before climbing sharply only at 9.4 and above. The 5.5 sale point anchors modest raw demand, while the 9.8 tier trades in a narrow but persistent band supported by nine recorded sales and a full-year average near the FMV figure, indicating steady collector interest in top-census copies rather than speculative spikes. This pattern is typical of a common, well-collected Bronze Age Spider-Man issue: cheap in circulated grades, meaningfully pricier only at the pristine end where population thins.
This is a book for Spider-Man run collectors and CGC census chasers rather than key-issue investors. Low- and mid-grade raw copies serve as inexpensive run-fillers and see minimal appreciation pressure, while 9.8 slabs command a real but modest premium tied to relative scarcity at the top of the census. Expect trading activity to track broader Spider-Man Bronze Age demand rather than move independently, with the primary buyer pool being completists building full Spectacular Spider-Man runs by grade.
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