The Amazing Spider-Man 1963 #259 Direct ed. - 7.0 - $13.50

As Peter struggles with the fact that Mary Jane knows he is Spider-Man, she opens up for the first time and tells him her family's history full of heartbreak, abuse and abandonment. Mr. Fantastic tries to communicate telepathically with Spider-Man's alien costume but has no success. Hobgoblin demands a cut of crime operations all over the city to sweeten his new business deal with the Rose. He then sets his sights on Harry Osborn. Learning that the Hobgoblin is still alive, Peter dons his classic red and blue costume as Spider-Man and prepares to face his old foe.

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #53, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-09-04.

• The Original Is Back! - Cover art is an homage to the cover of Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #126, which is itself an homage to Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #39.
• - Appears on the inside front cover.
• - Appears after page 4 of the main story.
• Saturday's the Place - Appears after page 5 of the main story.
• Saturday Morning - Appears after page 13 of the main story.
• Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Action Figures and Accessories from Mattel - Appears after page 16 of the main story.
• - Obituary for Sol Brodsky, check list.
• - Appears after page 21 of the main story.
• Comic Book Convention for Fans, Dealers, & Pros. - Appears after page 21 of the main story.
• - Letters from Guy Malone, Gary O'Neal, Tony Starks, Roxanne Caldwell, Darrell Taylor, Linda Campanella, Bob Potts, Susan Morris, R.E. Miller, Grant Tracey, John Bercen, Ken Price, Steve Darner, Dan Cherney, Becky Kizer, Cline Sessions, Kevin T. Minns, Valerio Oss, Steve, Ron & Rollin, Bob Zimbinski, Jason Brasch, Steve Rowe, Edward Rigney, Karl Heimer, James Oney, Betty C. Pate, Derek Chatwood, James McGrath, D.K. Shimojima, Ken Rogers and Omar Curiel.
• Join Our Special Subscriber's Club - Promo ad for a discounted subscription to current Marvel titles.
• - Appears on the inside back cover.
• New Frogger II Threedeep! - Advertisement for Frogger II video game. Appears on the back cover.