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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN No. 14 Publisher: Marvel [Indicia: Non-Pareil Publishing Group] Date Published: July 1964 Description: CGC certified: Fine+ (5.5). Cream to off-white pages. Cover: Steve Ditko Words: Stan Lee. Art: Steve Ditko First appearance: The Green Goblin. GPAnalysis: A 5.5 sold for 2356 in 4/23. First appearance of the Green Goblin, a weird figure of menace whose leering countenance harkens to Ditko's pre-Code grotesques. Biographer Blake Bell claims that Ditko's growing interest in Ayn Rand's Objectivist ideals made him reluctant to portray "fantastical elements" (although Ditko's Doctor Strange scenarios undermine this theory). Bell says Ditko's Randian ideals made him reject Stan's original plan for the Green Goblin: "Lee wanted a movie crew to find an Egyptian-like sarcophagus containing an ancient, mythological demon that would be released and come to life. 'I rejected Stan's idea,' says Ditko. 'A mythological demon made the whole Peter Parker/Spider-Man world a place where nothing is metaphysically impossible.' Instead, the Goblin's origin is built as a mystery to be slowly unveiled; his face hidden by shadows, hinting only that he is a wealthy figure with a lust for power." — Bell, Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko Fantagraphics: 2008, pp. 57-58. A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com. Consignments welcome for PBA's Fall 2023 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." — R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com. Coming soon: The DC Universe Collection, featuring over 40,000 comics, comprising every comic book published by DC for retail sale between 1934 and 2014. Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list. Item#: 352235 Headline: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 * CGC 5.5 * 1st App: GREEN GOBLIN