Amazing Spider-Man #258, Page 8 (1984)

This interior page is cataloged as Amazing Spider-Man #258, Page 8 (1984) and credited in the supplied source to Ron Frenz (penciller); Joe Rubinstein (inker). The source associates it with the story “The Sinister Secret of Spider-Man's New Costume!” The Romitaman description states: This GREAT page features the VERY FIRST historic scenes where the costumes creeps up and envelopes a sleeping peter Parker and As Spider-Man swings all over New York City we learn for the VERY FIRST TIME that the VENOM Symbiote costume is actually in control of Peter Parker!

What this artwork shows

Ron Frenz, and inked by Joe Rubinstein, from the classic story aptly titled: "The Sinister Secret of Spider-Man's New Costume!" this GREAT page features the VERY FIRST historic scenes where the costumes creeps up and envelopes a sleeping peter Parker and As Spider-Man swings all over New York City we learn for the VERY FI.

Publication and story context

This record documents an interior page from The Amazing Spider-Man #258, identified as page 8 (1984), dated 1984 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “The Sinister Secret of Spider-Man's New Costume!” The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is Ron Frenz (penciller); Joe Rubinstein (inker). Within Amazing Spider-Man history, this issue reveals that the black costume is a living alien organism.

Why this piece matters

As an interior page, the piece preserves the sequential storytelling decisions—panel arrangement, pacing, acting, and action—used to build the issue. The issue is historically notable because it reveals that the black costume is a living alien organism. The identified subjects are Spider-Man, Peter Parker, Venom.

Source Significance Excerpt

Check out this very "HISTORIC" 1984 Amazing Spider-Man page which was penciled by the great Ron Frenz, and inked by Joe Rubinstein, from the classic story aptly titled: "The Sinister Secret of Spider-Man's New Costume!" this GREAT page features the VERY FIRST historic scenes where the costumes creeps up and envelopes a sleeping peter Parker and As Spider-Man swings all over New York City we learn for the VERY FIRST TIME that the VENOM Symbiote costume is actually in control of Peter Parker!

Collection sequence

Primary object source

Romitaman / Mike Burkey personal-collection listing supplied in the master document

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