Amazing Fantasy #15

(August 1962)

Spider-Man! (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

V-789

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (introduction, origin); Ben Parker (introduction); Crusher Hogan; Flash Thompson (introduction); Liz Allen (introduction); May Parker (introduction); Burglar;

Synopsis:

Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains the abilites of a spider. When he fails to stop a burglar who runs past him his uncle his killed as a result. He therefore swears never to shirk his responsibility again.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964)
• in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #[nn] (1974)
• in Spindelmannen (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1978 series) #1/1978 (January 1978) [as "Spindelmannen", Swedish translation]
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #137 (March 1982)
• in Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #275 (April 1986)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #1 (1987)
• in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #70 (April 1991) [as "L'Uomo Ragno", Italian translation]
• in Marvel Milestone Edition: Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1992 series) #[nn] (March 1992)
• in Spider-Man Classics (Marvel, 1993 series) #1 (April 1993)
• in Essential Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (1996) [black and white]
• in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)
• in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #10 (December 2001)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
• in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (Marvel, 2005 series) #[nn] (2005)
• in Wha...Huh? (Marvel, 2005 series) #[nn] (2005)[pp1–3]
• in Spider-Man Collectible Series (Marvel, 2006 series) #1
• in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
• in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007)
• in Marvel Deluxe: Stan Lee (Panini, 2007 series) #1

Indexer Notes

This story is divided into two untitled parts (6 pp, 5 pp). This is the first Spider-Man story published, the Burglar has never been definitively named.
Winner of the 1962 "Best Short Story" Alley Award.

The Bell-Ringer! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-792

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Old Pedros

Synopsis:

On a small Mediterranean island of fisherfolk, Old Pedros is the town bell-ringer. One day the volcano atop the island begins to erupt. The villagers evacuate and put out to sea. Old Pedros, though, stays at the church. "The bells must be rung," he tells himself. "Someone will hear. For centuries someone has always heard!" Molten rock streams toward the church. Before it reaches Old Pedros, a ray of sunlight surrounds him. The superstitious villagers swear they saw him ride that ray into the sky. Did their eyes play tricks on them, or did Someone hear the bells?

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Milestone Edition: Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1992 series) #[nn] (March 1992)
• in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #10 (December 2001)
• in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007)

Man in the Mummy Case! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-781

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Rocco Rank

Synopsis:

A fugitive accepts a mummy's help to escape the police, only to find himself an ancient Egyptian slave.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Milestone Edition: Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1992 series) #[nn] (March 1992)
• in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #10 (December 2001)
• in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007)

Important Announcement from the Editor! (Table of Contents)

Fan Page / text article / pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Explains title change is due to embarassment of younger readers. It seems that the decision to cancel the series had not been made when it went to print, since it is announced that future issues will include a Spider-Man feature.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Milestone Edition: Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1992 series) #[nn] (March 1992)
• in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
• in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007)

There Are Martians among Us! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-780

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

The discovery of a crashed flying saucer frightens a small town, especially when the townspeople realize that the Martians are among them. A month goes by with the aliens still at large. A man leaves for the city and tells his wife to stay in the house where she is safe. Later that day, though, she has to go to the store for coffee. On her way home she is captured! When her husband gets home and finds her missing, he makes a desperate phone call ... to another Martian, who like him must have four arms.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Milestone Edition: Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1992 series) #[nn] (March 1992)
• in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #10 (December 2001)
• in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007)