The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2

(1965)

The Wondrous World of Dr. Strange! (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (dialogue); Steve Ditko (plot)

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; occult

Characters:

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Guest Star: Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Villain: Xandu (Introduction); barroom brawlers (unnamed)

Synopsis:

Xandu sends his two henchmen to retrieve half of the Wand of Watoomb from Dr. Strange. Spider-Man mistakes the henchmen for burglars and tries to stop them, leading to a team up between Spider-Man and Dr. Strange to stop Xandu's plan.

Reprints:

• in Fantastic Summer Special (IPC, 1968 series) #1 (Summer 1968)
• in Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1968 series) #179 (April 1969)
• in Giant-Size Spider-Man (Marvel, 1974 series) #4 (April 1975) [misattributed to "Dr. Strange #179"]
• in Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #[nn] (1979)
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #167 (September 1984)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #16 ([August] 1991)
• in Spider-Man's Greatest Team-Ups (Marvel, 1996 series) #[nn] (June 1996)
• in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #2 (July 1997)
• in Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([December] 2010)

Indexer Notes

1st recorded meeting of Spider-Man & Dr. Strange, Steve Ditko's 2 most famous creations. Xandu would return in Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #21 (May 1974). The scene of Spidey being sucked down thru the dimensional opening may have inspired a similar scene in the 1969 Spider-Man cartoon, "Revolt In The Fifth Dimension." Synopsis and notes provided by Henry Kujawa (July 2007).

Spider-Man (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jon D'Agostino [as Johnny Dee]

Job Number:

V-816

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; J. Jonah Jameson (intro); Aunt May Parker; John Jameson

Reprints:

• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (March 1963)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer! (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

Art Simek

Job Number:

X-171

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Terrible Tinkerer [Professor Cobbwell]; Flash Thompson (cameo);

Reprints:

• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #2 (May 1963)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

The Circus of Crime (Table of Contents)

A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

The Circus of Crime [The Clown; Cannonball; The Great Gambonnos; The Ringmaster; Princess Python]

Reprints:

• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #16 ([August] 1991)
• in Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)

The Scorpion (Table of Contents)

A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Scorpion

Reprints:

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #168 (October 1984)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #16 ([August] 1991)
• in Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)

The Beetle (Table of Contents)

A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Beetle

Reprints:

• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #16 ([August] 1991)
• in Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)

Jonah's Robot (Table of Contents)

A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Jonah's Robot

Reprints:

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #169 (November 1984)
• in Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)

The Crime-Master (Table of Contents)

A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crime-Master

Reprints:

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #165 (July 1984)
• in Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)

Marked for Destruction by Dr. Doom! (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Liz Allan; Flash Thompson (as Spider-Man); J. Jonah Jameson; Aunt May Parker; Fantastic Four (cameo) [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl; The Thing; The Human Torch]; Betty Ross (cameo)

Reprints:

• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 (October 1963)