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 (plot & dialogue); Steve Ditko (plot)

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

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:

As Spidey swings on patrol, Xandu, a wizard, observes a barroom brawl, then hypnotically recruits the 2 toughest fighters to do his bidding. Breaking into Strange's sanctum, they overcome him due to their mindless state, and steal "The Wand of Watoomb." Spidey happens across them as they exit, and is also beaten into submission. But he tosses a spider-tracer on one of them before they depart. Xandu uses the power of the Wand to observe anyone from a distance, deciding Strange will be his first victim. But Spidey arrives! Just as he's being sucked into another dimension, he grabs the Wand, hoping it'll force someone to come after him. Strange recovers and arrives at Xandu's home just as the two thugs are bringing Spidey back with the Wand. Spidey & Doc team-up to defeat Xandu, and Strange mystically erases Xandu's memories and evil ambitions. The two heroes part: "May the Vishanti watch over thee!" "And may your amulet never tickle!"

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• 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 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: show reprint note before migration

• 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: show reprint note before migration

• 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:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

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

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #16 ([August] 1991)

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:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Scorpion

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #168 (October 1984)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #16 ([August] 1991)

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:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Beetle

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #16 ([August] 1991)

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:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Spider-Slayer

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #169 (November 1984)

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:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crime-Master

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #165 (July 1984)

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: show reprint note before migration

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