Marvel Comics - Marvel Team-Up #83 (1979, Newsstand Edition) - CGC 7.0 Graded Comic

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Marvel Team-Up #83 is an English-language Marvel comic with a cover date of July 1979. This copy is the American Newsstand Edition, identifiable by the barcode at the bottom left of the front cover and explicitly stated as such on the CGC label. Certified Guaranty Company graded the comic with a Universal Grade of 7.0, or Fine/Very Fine. The blue label states White Pages as the page quality.

The story Slaughter on Tenth Avenue! was written by Chris Claremont and brings Spider-Man and Nick Fury together. The CGC label also lists appearances by Black Widow, Silver Samurai, Viper and Boomerang. The rotating combinations of Marvel characters are characteristic of Marvel Team-Up. This issue therefore fits both in a Spider-Man collection and in a selection centered around Nick Fury or Claremont's Marvel work.

Sal Buscema and Steve Leialoha provided the artwork. The cover by Rich Buckler and Steve Leialoha shows Spider-Man at the top right, with Silver Samurai central in the fight and Nick Fury in the foreground. Above the illustration, Spider-Man and Nick Fury are highlighted together in the title bar. On the back, through the transparent holder, the original advertisement from the Sales Leadership Club is visible. Above that advertisement, a light date stamp is visible.

For collectors who select based on distribution variant, the Newsstand designation on the label is a practical identification feature. The barcode, the American cover price of 40 cents and issue number 83 are visible on the front. The certificate number identifies the pictured copy, while the separate mention of White Pages indicates the page quality recorded by CGC.

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