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Condition Profile
MARVEL COMICS · 1/91 · DIRECT EDITION
UNIT ECA-006587
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #84
Alex Saviuk cover art on a late direct-market Web of Spider-Man issue
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | January 1991 | Copper | Direct Edition | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows strong gloss and vibrant color with sharp, square corners and no visible spine stress lines or ticks. Edges appear clean with no chips or tears, and the cover lies flat without noticeable creasing. The book is protected in a plastic sleeve, which limits full assessment of surface texture and the interior/back cover were not examined, so a high but not perfect grade is assigned.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $2 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $5 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $50 |
// Archive commentary
Web of Spider-Man #84, cover-dated January 1991, arrived during the title's long Copper Age run as a secondary Spider-Man vehicle alongside Amazing and Spectacular Spider-Man. Alex Saviuk, the book's mainstay artist through much of the late 1980s and early 1990s, supplied the art and cover, keeping visual continuity with the rest of the series' output during this period. The issue is a routine chapter in the ongoing Spider-Man serial storytelling of the era rather than a stand-alone landmark, with no first appearance, death, or origin sequence attached to it.
Market data for the issue is thin, reflecting its status as a mid-run, non-key Copper Age book: certified sales cluster around the 9.6 grade at modest double-digit prices, with only scattered single-copy census entries above and below that point and no meaningful transaction history at the top or bottom of the grading scale. Demand is driven almost entirely by Spider-Man completists and Web of Spider-Man run-builders rather than speculative key-issue buyers, which keeps the price curve flat compared to books carrying a recognized first appearance or landmark creative credit.
This is a book that trades in bulk lots and long-box runs more often than as a standalone purchase, with raw low- and mid-grade copies commanding only nominal sums and even a pristine 9.8 slab unlikely to draw outsized bidding given the shallow census and absence of documented top-grade sales. Collectors assembling a complete Web of Spider-Man run, or Saviuk art collectors, represent the natural buyer base; investment-driven acquisition is not a realistic use case for this issue.
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-006587 | ~9.2 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
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