🔑 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE #399-408 [MARVEL COMICS] LOT 10 DIRECT HIGH GRADE

Series Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series)

Issue #: 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408 (complete 10-issue sequential lot)

Story Title:

• Smoke and Mirrors / Resurrection! (#399)
• The Parker Legacy / The Gift (#400)
• The Mark of Kaine (#401–402)
• The Trial of Peter Parker (#403)
• Maximum Clonage (#404)
• The Exile Returns / Time Bomb (#405–406)
• The Greatest Responsibility (#406–407)
• Media Blizzard (#408)

Date of Publication: March 1995 – February 1996

Edition: Standard / Regular Edition (Direct Market)

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Cover Price: 1.50 USD (most issues); 3.95 USD (#400 deluxe)

Cover Artists: Mark Bagley, Larry Mahlstedt, Joe Rubinstein, and others on select variants

Artists: Mark Bagley, Larry Mahlstedt, John Romita Jr., Tom Grummett, Angel Medina, Darick Robertson, Randy Emberlin, Joe Rubinstein, Al Milgrom, Sam de la Rosa, Bob Sharen, Salvador Mancha, Wolfpack, and various additional inkers, finishers, and colourists

Writers: J.M. DeMatteis, Tom DeFalco, Todd DeZago, Stan Lee, and others

Characters: Spider-Family: Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly), Mary Jane Watson-Parker, Aunt May Parker, Anna Watson Supporting Cast: J. Jonah Jameson, Robbie Robertson, Betty Brant, Flash Thompson, Seward Trainer, Detective Jacob Raven Villains & Antagonists: Jackal (Miles Warren), Kaine, Judas Traveller, Scrier, Doctor Octopus (Carolyn Trainer / Lady Octopus), Mysterio (Quentin Beck), Carnage, Shriek, Vermin, Carrion, Sandman, Armada, various clones and Gwen Stacy clones

First Appearances:

• Major Jackal return and multiple Gwen Stacy clones in #399
• "Death" of Aunt May in #400
• 1st full appearance of Lady Octopus (Carolyn Trainer) in #406
• Key Clone Saga developments and identity revelations (especially #400–406)
• Continued major buildup of the Clone Saga arc across the lot

Key Facts:

• Core issues of the infamous 1990s Clone Saga storyline.
• Iconic Mark Bagley art run during one of Spider-Man’s most controversial and heavily collected periods.
• Includes the landmark Amazing Spider-Man #400 (deluxe embossed edition) featuring the "death" of Aunt May and major Parker family drama.
• High-collectible 1990s Copper Age key issues due to Clone Saga events, multiple clones, Bagley covers, and #400 variants.
• Part of the larger Spider-Man Clone Saga crossover involving Web of Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Sensational Spider-Man, and tie-ins.
• #406 includes Marvel Overpower game cards.
• Very popular (and polarizing) among 1990s Spider-Man fans and spec collectors.

Page Count: 36–72 pages per issue

Condition: Please refer to the accompanying photos for condition, we are amateur graders, all best efforts are taken when indicating a likely grade. Should you require further photos, please contact us. Includes archival bag and board.

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