WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #76

The cover shows vibrant, unfaded color and a sharp, glossy finish typical of a well-preserved early-90s Marvel book. Corners appear sharp with no visible bluntness or creasing, and the spine (running along the left edge of this rotated photo) shows no obvious stress lines or color breaks. No tears, folds, or stains are visible on the front cover; the book appears to be housed in a protective sleeve, which limits full assessment of edge wear. Interior pages and back cover were not visible in this photo and were not assessed.

Web of Spider-Man #76 (May 1991) arrived late in the direct-market Copper Age boom, part of the ongoing Spider-Man triangle of titles that also included Amazing Spider-Man and Spectacular Spider-Man. Terry Kavanagh scripted the era's Web of Spider-Man run with Alex Saviuk providing steady, workmanlike art and covers; this issue continues that house style rather than introducing any new character, costume, or creative milestone. It reads as a solid but unremarkable chapter in Spider-Man's long-running Copper Age continuity, valuable to series completists more than to first-appearance or event-driven buyers.

Market data reflects that profile: certified sales are thin and concentrated at the top of the grading curve, with a $100 benchmark at CGC 9.8 built on a modest number of recorded transactions and a single sale supporting the 9.6 tier near $30. The steep dropoff between 9.6 and 9.8 pricing is typical of a high-supply, low-demand Copper Age book where most surviving copies were preserved from the outset, keeping mid- and low-grade raw copies inexpensive and largely untracked in sales data. There is no meaningful premium being paid for anything short of a pristine, top-census slab.

This is a book bought primarily by Spider-Man run-completists and CGC 9.8 grade-chasers rather than key-issue investors. Raw copies in worn or mid condition trade for a few dollars at most and see little competitive bidding, while the gap widens sharply at the top of the grading scale, where a small pool of true 9.8s draws outsized attention relative to the book's underlying content. Long-term appreciation is likely to stay modest and grade-dependent, with the 9.8 tier remaining the only segment with active, price-supportive demand.