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					<description><![CDATA[Roger Stern and John Romita Jr. finish their classic '80s run in Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks Vol. 23!]]></description>
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<p><strong>Marvel Masterworks:&nbsp;Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 23 HC</strong></p>



<p><strong>Reprints:</strong>&nbsp;Amazing Spider-Man<em> #</em>238-251, Annual #17, Spectacular Spider-Man #85, The Official Marvel Try-Out Book #1</p>



<p><em>(Vol. 315 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)</em></p>



<p>First Print<br>Release Date: November 3, 2021</p>



<p>REGULAR ED. ISBN: 978-1-302-92933-6 • List Price: $100.00<br>VARIANT ED. ISBN: 978-1-302-92934-3 • List Price: $100.00<br>VARIANT PRINT RUN: TBA</p>



<p>Printed by R.R. Donnelley Asia Printing Solutions, China</p>



<p><strong>472 Pages</strong></p>



<p>Written by Roger Stern with Bill Mantlo, Tom DeFalco &amp; Jim Shooter</p>



<p>Penciled by John Romita Jr. with Ron Frenz, Ed Hannigan &amp; Al Milgrom</p>



<p>Cover by John Romita Jr.</p>



<p>Introduction by Roger Stern</p>



<p>Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier<br>Color &amp; Art Reconstruction: Michael Kelleher &amp; Kellustration</p>



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<p>•&nbsp;<em>Official Marvel Comics Try-Out Book</em> black-and-white promotional flyer, 4 pages<br>•&nbsp;<em>Marvel Age</em> #11 article by Mark Lerer on <em>Official Marvel Comics Try-Out</em> <em>Boo</em>k<br>•&nbsp;<em>Marvel Age</em> #50 article by Dwight Jon Zimmerman on announcement of <em>Try-Out Book</em> winners, 2 pages<br>•&nbsp;Roger Stern plots for <em>ASM</em> #238-250 and <em>Annual</em> #17, 2 pages<br>•&nbsp;Hobgoblin character/model sheet by John Romita Jr., 2 pages<br>•&nbsp;<em>Amazing Spider-Man</em> #238, pg. 22 pencil art by John Romita Jr.&nbsp;<br>•&nbsp;Hobgoblin pencil sketch by John Romita Jr.&nbsp;<br>•&nbsp;<em>Amazing Spider-Man</em> #239, pg. 4 original art by John Romita Jr. &amp; Frank Giacoia<br>•&nbsp;<em>Amazing Spider-Man</em> #239, pg. 21 original art by John Romita Jr. &amp; Frank Giacoia<br>•&nbsp;<em>Amazing Spider-Man</em> #249, pg. 15 original art by John Romita Jr. &amp; Dan Green<br>•&nbsp;<em>Official Handbook</em> entry: Hobgoblin/Bat-Glider, art by John Romita Jr. &amp; Joe Rubinstein/Eliot R. Brown<br>•&nbsp;<em>Marvel Age</em> #5 article on Hobgoblin by Steve Ringgenberg, 3 pages<br>•&nbsp;<em>Marvel Age</em> #3 article, “Stories I’d Rather Not Write” by Roger Stern, art by Stan Goldberg, 3 pages<br>•&nbsp;1983 <em>Marvel Press</em> Spider-Man/Hobgoblin poster by John Romita Jr. &amp; Al Milgrom<br>•&nbsp;<em>Marvel Age</em> #10 news bulletins announcing the launch of Marvel Press, 1 page<br>•&nbsp;<em>Marvel Age</em> #11 article on Marvel Press by Carol Kalish/Mark Lerer, 2 pages<br>•&nbsp;<em>Marvel Tales</em> #149-162 cover gallery&nbsp;<br>•&nbsp;<em>Marvel Tales</em> #257 cover; art by Klaus Janson<br>•&nbsp;<em>Marvel Tales</em> #258 cover; art by Klaus Janson<br>•&nbsp;<em>Marvel Tales</em> #259 cover; art by George Perez<br>•&nbsp;<em>Marvel Tales</em> #260 cover; art by George Perez<br>•&nbsp;<em>Marvel Tales</em> #261 cover; art by George Perez<br>•&nbsp;<em>The Amazing Spider-Man: The Origin of the Hobgoblin</em> TPB cover; art by Derek Yaniger<br>•&nbsp;Cover art to unpublished <em>Spider-Man Megazine</em> #7 by John Romita Jr. &amp; John Romita Sr. from <em>Spider-Men Megazine</em> #6<br>•&nbsp;<em>Spider-Man by Roger Stern Omnibus</em> HC cover art by John Romita Jr. &amp; John Romita Sr., recolored by Dean White<br>•&nbsp;Cover art to unpublished <em>Spider-Man Megazine</em> #8 by Brian Bolland from <em>Spider-Men Megazine</em> #6<br>•&nbsp;Bios: Roger Stern, John Romita Jr., Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, Ed Hannigan, Bill Mantlo, Al Milgrom, Jim Shooter</p>


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<p><strong>ON SALE:</strong><br>•&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://collectededitions.com/2019/07/04/marvel-masterworks-regular-edition-hcs/" target="_blank">REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT</a><br>•&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://collectededitions.com/2019/07/13/marvel-masterworks-variant-edition-hcs/" target="_blank">VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT</a></p>



<p><strong>DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:</strong><br>•&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/marvelmasterworksfansite/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=37025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MASTERWORKS VOL. 23 DISCUSSION THREAD</a></p>



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<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>PREVIEW IMAGES</strong></h4>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ROGER STERN &amp; JOHN ROMITA JR. WRAP UP THEIR AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RUN!</strong></h2>



<p>Roger Stern and John Romita Jr. earned their stripes as two of Marvel’s most legendary creators with their run on <em>Amazing Spider-Man</em>! They kick this volume off with the introduction of the Hobgoblin! Who is he, and how did he become one of the most threatening villains in Spidey’s life? Then, you can’t keep a bad Vulture down, as the master criminal returns in a classic two-parter. It serves as a prelude to confrontations with the Mad Thinker, Thunderball and Spidey’s most famous rogue, J. Jonah Jameson. Peter Parker’s romantic life gets messy when Mary Jane <em>and</em> the Black Cat enter the picture. And topping it off, one of the most beloved Spidey stories of all time, “The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man!”</p>



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<p><strong>ISSUES REPRINTED</strong><br><em>Amazing Spider-Man </em>#248-251, <em>Annual</em> #17, <em>Spectacular Spider-Man</em> #85, <em>The Official Marvel Comics Try-Out Book </em>#1</p>



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