The Amazing Spider-Man

December 1984 • Volume 1 • USA • DIRECT EDITION • 869 Collected

The Amazing Spider-Man #259

The Origin of Mary Jane.

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(Marvel) Cover for The Amazing Spider-Man #259 The Origin of Mary Jane.

Key Issue

Basic Information

Published

December 1984

Comic Age

Copper

Cover Price

.60

Characters

Appearance

Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley) , Spider-Man (Peter Parker) , The Rose (Richard Fisk)

Cameo

Green Goblin (Harry Osborn) , May 'Aunt May' Parker

Origin

Mary 'MJ' Watson

Creators

Writer

Tom DeFalco

Interior Artist

Ron Frenz

Cover Artist

Ron Frenz , Josef Rubinstein 'Joe'

Inker

Josef Rubinstein 'Joe'

Letterer

Joe Rosen

Colorist

Bob Sharen

Editor

Bob DeNatale , Danny Fingeroth , Jim Shooter

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Stories

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All My Pasts Remembered!

As Mary Jane tells Peter her past, the Hobgoblin crashes in on an illegal gambling operation & a backroom bookie parlor, demanding ten percent of the take, part of his and the Rose's plan to control the city's gambling interests and so rival the Kingpin of crime.
Reed Richards tries to communicate with the Symbiote without success. The Hobgoblin asks to borrow the Rose's men to pay a call on Liz and Harry Osborn. When the TV news reports Hobgoblin sightings, Peter dons his old costume and vows to defeat him.