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Amazing Spider-Man #300 (1988)First full appearance of Venom

How much is Amazing Spider-Man #300 worth? It depends on two things: the grade, and which edition you have. Check both below, then compare your copy with what the same grade and edition actually sold for.

Publisher
Marvel Comics
Cover date
May 1988
Cover price
$1.50
Writer
David Michelinie
Artist
Todd McFarlane (pencils, inks and cover)
Key
First full appearance of Venom (Eddie Brock)
Also
Spider-Man's 25th anniversary issue, and the series' 300th
Shorthand
Collectors write it as "ASM #300"

Amazing Spider-Man #300 prices by CGC grade

Grade moves the price more than anything else: a CGC 9.8 can sell for many times a 9.0. Each eBay link searches the copies for sale now in that grade, with facsimiles and homage covers filtered out of the search. The Heritage link lists past auction results for graded copies; Heritage shows the sold price once you sign in with a free account.

  1. For sale: CGC 9.8Near Mint/Mint, the top common grade
  2. For sale: CGC 9.6Near Mint+
  3. For sale: CGC 9.4Near Mint
  4. For sale: CGC 9.2 / 9.0Near Mint- and Very Fine/Near Mint
  5. For sale: CGC 8.5 / 8.0Very Fine+ and Very Fine
  6. For sale: CBCS, any gradeThe other big grading company
  7. For sale: Raw (not graded)Ungraded copies: judge condition from the photos
  8. Past sales: Heritage AuctionsPast auction results for CGC-graded copies; a free Heritage account shows the sold prices
  9. Sold on eBay (sign-in needed)eBay's completed sales, all grades; eBay asks you to sign in to see them

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Which copy do you have?

Newsstand vs. direct edition

Copies sold in comic shops (the direct edition) have artwork where the barcode would be and are far more common today. Copies sold at newsstands and supermarkets carry a UPC barcode. Far fewer newsstand copies survive in high grade, so in top grades they often sell for more than direct copies.

Original vs. the 2023 facsimile

Marvel reprinted the issue as a facsimile edition in 2023, with the same cover art, including a foil cover version. Facsimiles carry a modern cover price and a 2023 date in the indicia. If the cover price isn't $1.50 or the small print on the first page (the indicia) doesn't date to 1988, it's the reprint, and it sells for a small fraction of an original.

Homage covers

Many later comics copy the famous #300 cover pose. These are different comics, not versions of #300, even when the cover looks the same at a glance.

  1. For sale: newsstand edition, any gradeThe barcode version
  2. For sale: newsstand CGC 9.8The top-grade barcode copy
  3. For sale: 2023 facsimile edition (incl. foil)So you can see how far below an original it is priced

For sale now, auction results and price guides

  1. eBay — for sale nowBuy-it-now and auctions, reprints filtered out
  2. ComicLinkCurrent auctions for the title (all issues)
  3. MyComicShopLarge back-issue dealer
  4. HipComicMarketplace for raw and graded comics
  5. GoCollectPrice guide based on recorded sales
  6. League of Comic GeeksEvery cover and variant listed
  7. Comic VineCredits, story and first appearances

Why is Amazing Spider-Man #300 worth so much?

Venom's story builds over three issues: Eddie Brock first shows up briefly in #298, Venom makes a cameo in #299, and #300 is his first full appearance. Collectors treat #300 as the key. Venom went on to headline his own comics and three films, which keeps demand high. The issue also comes early in Todd McFarlane's run on the series, and it's the first issue of his run that he inked himself as well as penciled.

Amazing Spider-Man #300: common questions

How much is Amazing Spider-Man #300 worth?

Original 1988 copies sell for real money, and the price climbs steeply with grade. A fair value for your copy is what the same grade and edition actually sold for recently. The Heritage past-sales link above lists real auction results (a free Heritage account shows the prices); eBay asking prices in the same grade show what sellers want today.

Is the newsstand edition worth more?

In high grades, usually yes: far fewer newsstand copies survive in top condition. In lower grades the difference is small. Compare newsstand and direct sales at the same grade.

What is the first appearance of Venom?

Amazing Spider-Man #300 (May 1988) is Venom's first full appearance. Venom has a cameo in #299, and Eddie Brock first appears briefly in #298.

Is the facsimile edition worth anything?

It's a 2023 reprint, so it sells for far less than an original. High-grade and foil copies can still have collector value. Compare with the facsimile listings link above (copies for sale now).

Who drew Amazing Spider-Man #300?

Todd McFarlane penciled and inked the interior and drew the cover. David Michelinie wrote it.

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