The Amazing Spider-Man No. 250

The Amazing Spider-Man #250 Date: March 1984 Publisher: Marvel Comics Group Cover Price: 60¢ 2013 Price Range: $2.00 - $16.00 Stats: 22 color pages plus ads, Bullpen Bulletins and "The Spider's Web" letters page. Writer: Roger Stern Artists: John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson, Joe Rosen, C. Scheele Notable Notes: Spidey tracks down Hobgoblin... old-school style! Fun and Loathing in New York! This comic had a few amusing little mis-directions in it! Take the cover, for instance - there were several things that struck me as funny, and which I doubt I'd see now-a-days. Check out the Hobgoblin icon in the top left corner - he's saying "It's great! Steal it!" What? I'd like to see a modern publisher put that on their cover! Or how about the fact that Marvel announces this issue as a "normal-sized 250th issue!" But my favorite is that line "Behold the face of Death! Behold... Hobgoblin!" Why? Because, sadly, you don't really get to see the face of Hobgoblin in this issue! You can tell Marvel was…