"The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 23" collects The Amazing Spider-Man #238-251 and Annual #17; The Spectacular Spider-Man #85 and The Official Marvel Comics Try-Out Book. Stories from 1983-84.

Written by Roger Stern, Tom DeFalco, and Bill Mantlo. Art by John Romita Jr., Ron Frenz, Ed Hannigan, Al Milgrom, Frank Giacoia, Bob Layton, Kevin Dzuban, Klaus Janson, Dave Simons, Dan Green, Brett Breeding, Jim Mooney, Terry Austin, and John Romita Sr. Cover by John Romita Jr. and John Romita Sr.

From the publisher:

Roger Stern and John Romita Jr. earned their stripes as two of Marvel's most legendary creators with their run on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, and they kick off this volume with the introduction of the Hobgoblin!

Who is he, and how did he quickly become one of Spidey's most threatening villains? Then, you can't keep a bad Vulture down as the master criminal returns in a classic two-parter!

Also featuring confrontations with the Mad Thinker, Thunderball and Spidey's most famous rogue: J. Jonah Jameson! Peter Parker's romantic life gets messy when both Mary Jane and the Black Cat enter the picture! And topping it all off, one of the most beloved Spidey stories of all time, "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man!"

This is the Special Collector's Edition of this Masterworks volume with a variant/classic format dustjacket--featuring the original marble-look style, embossed foil picture frame, and retaining the absolute chronological numbering. The limitation/print run is based upon the initial Diamond Comics order.