The Amazing Spider-Man 1963 #256 Direct ed. - 5.5 - $8.25

Spider-Man takes down another one of the Rose's operations and the mob boss calls in wealthy businessman and super powered assassin Thomas Fireheart a.k.a. The Puma to kill the web slinger. Exhausted, Peter crawls into bed for a good night's sleep but his alien costume seems to have other ideas. Robbie commends Peter on his nice photos (they were taken by the Black Cat) but Peter is so tired that he barely notices. Spider-Man is ambushed by the Puma and pulls his left arm out of its socket. With Spider-Man down and writhing in pain, the Puma prepares to pounce.

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #47, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-05-29.

• The Last Starfighter - Advertisement for the movie The Last Starfighter on the inside front cover.
• Free! 1st Issue Spider-Man Comic Book - Advertisement for Newtons cookies with a mail-in coupon for Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #137, reprinting Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 1962 series) #15. Appears after page 4 of the main story.
• Prizes or Cash - Appears after page 5 of the main story.
• Comic Book Sale! - Appears on the center fold after page 13 of the main story.
• - Appears after page 16 of the main story.
• Four More Triumphs from Marvel! - Promo ad for The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1982 series) #185, Power Pack (Marvel, 1984 series) #2, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #93 and West Coast Avengers (Marvel, 1984 series) #1. Appears after page 17 of the main story.
• - The Hype Box; Check List. Appears after page 19 of the main story.
• - Appears after page 20 of the main story.
• - Letters from Ivan Rhudick, Bruce McCarthy, Jason Stoddart, Keith Herndon, The Anonymous Comic Critic, Guy D'agui, Jeffrey Lowndes, Rod Billings, Robert Avenetti, Sam Rettig, Glenn Hauman, and R. Cohen.
• Bonus Certificate from Marvel! - Promo ad for discounted subscription to current Marvel titles.
• - Appears on the inside back cover.
• Star Wars: the Arcade Game Comes Home - Advertisement for Star Wars video game. Appears on the back cover.