Amazing Spider-Man #68 — Marvel Comics (January 1969) — "Crisis on Campus!"
Grade: CGC 9.4 | Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) | Era: Silver Age | Format: Single issue, 20 pages of story, cover price $0.12
Why collectors want this issue
- Start of the Kingpin / ancient clay tablet storyline that runs through the following issues — a much-collected Lee/Romita arc.
- Famous student-protest issue : Marvel takes campus unrest head-on at Empire State University.
- Major Kingpin appearance, with Wilson Fisk moving to steal the tablet during the chaos.
- John Romita Sr. cover and art at the height of his Spider-Man run.
- Key Bronze Age-adjacent Silver Age issue with real historical flavour.
Creators
- Script: Stan Lee
- Art: John Romita Sr.
Story synopsis
Kingpin learns of an ancient clay tablet on display at Empire State University and moves to take it while student protests engulf the campus. Peter Parker is caught between the demonstrators, the police and the Daily Bugle's demand for pictures.
Condition and certification
- Professionally graded and encapsulated by CGC at 9.4 Near Mint.
- The photos show the actual slab being sold, including the certification label.
- Grade, page quality and any notations are exactly as printed on the label.
Amazing Spider-Man #68 — Marvel Comics (January 1969) — "Crisis on Campus!"
Grade: CGC 9.4 | Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) | Era: Silver Age | Format: Single issue, 20 pages of story, cover price $0.12
Why collectors want this issue
- Start of the Kingpin / ancient clay tablet storyline that runs through the following issues — a much-collected Lee/Romita arc.
- Famous student-protest issue : Marvel takes campus unrest head-on at Empire State University.
- Major Kingpin appearance, with Wilson Fisk moving to steal the tablet during the chaos.
- John Romita Sr. cover and art at the height of his Spider-Man run.
- Key Bronze Age-adjacent Silver Age issue with real historical flavour.
Creators
- Script: Stan Lee
- Art: John Romita Sr.
Story synopsis
Kingpin learns of an ancient clay tablet on display at Empire State University and moves to take it while student protests engulf the campus. Peter Parker is caught between the demonstrators, the police and the Daily Bugle's demand for pictures.
Condition and certification
- Professionally graded and encapsulated by CGC at 9.4 Near Mint.
- The photos show the actual slab being sold, including the certification label.
- Grade, page quality and any notations are exactly as printed on the label.
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