Marvel
Released May 1984
Amazing Spider-Man #252
HOMECOMING Spider-Man has returned from Battleworld with a new Black Costume.
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1st appearance of Spider-Man's black costume
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Cited as being tied with Marvel Team-Up #141 as the first appearance of the black costume, this issue went on sale January 31,1984
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Marvel Team-Up #141 went on sale February 14,1984
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Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15
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The symbiote costume was designed by a Marvel fan from Illinois named Randy Schueller who was paid $220 by Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter for the concept
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[March 2026 - the evolution of Spider-Man in the Spider-Man (Tom Holland franchise) may be building toward a symbiote bond, based on clues in the latest Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer]
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Amazing Spider-Man
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May 1984
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