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WSR’s Marvel Keys
Amazing Spider-Man #4
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COMIC DETAILS
Comic Description:
Amazing Spider-Man #4 Universal
Grade:
9.4
Page Quality:
OFF-WHITE
Certification #:
0013768007
Owner:
Mississippi Mudcats
SET DETAILS
Winning Set:
WSR’s Marvel Keys
Date Added:
1/7/2021
Research:
See CGC's Census Report for this Comic
Owner's Description
Issue #4 features the Origin and first appearances of the Sandman, William Baker, alias Flint Marko, and Betty Brant. The Sandman has always been one of my favorite Marvel villains. While this issue marks his first appearance, he would reappear in Strange Tales #115, which is itself a great cover, along with ASM #18 and #19. Stan Lee continued to make use of the Sandman in several later Spidey issues, along with major appearances in the Incredible Hulk and the Fantastic Four. With respect to the FF, the Sandman was a founding member of the Frightful Four, who first appeared in FF #36. He was also a founding member of the Sinester Six and made his cinematic debut in Spider-Man 3, where he was played by Thomas Hayden Church.
I particularly like the four panel cover of ASM #4. Admittedly, the plot itself was a little weak, as Spidey captures the Sandman with a vacuum cleaner, but it nevertheless remains one of our favorite issues.
Our 9.4 is one of just eight copies trailing a trio of 9.6s in the census. We acquired the book from the October 3, 2015 ComicConnect Auction.
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