(November 1966)
Marvel,
1964 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 76
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, except November, semi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1966-08-02
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Non-Pareil Publishing Corp.
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Spider-Man / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Romita; Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Mike Esposito; Steve Ditko
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] - Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Reprints
-
in Spider-Man Komplett (Panini Deutschland, 1999 series) #v1966#[13] -
in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #76 (27 July 1974) -
in Giant-Size Spider-Man (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (October 1974) - in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #181 (November 1985)
- in The Amazing Spider-Man 30th Anniversary Poster Magazine (Marvel, 1992 series) #1 (1992)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #22 ([December] 1992)
- in Spider-Man's Greatest Team-Ups (Marvel, 1996 series) (June, 1996), (June, 1996) [characters only]
- in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #2 (July 1997)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 [Regular Edition] ([February] 2004)
- in Spider-Man: Am I an Avenger? (Marvel, 2011 series) ([June] 2011), ([June] 2011)
- in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 (2012)
-
in Marvel Gold. El Asombroso Spiderman: Días de Gloria (Panini España, 2012 series) (Mayo 2012) - in Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #3 - Spider-Man No More (2018) [without Ditko panels; recolored; new trade dress], #3 - Spider-Man No More (2018)
- in Decades: Marvel in the '60s - Spider-Man Meets the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover includes two panels from the interior reprinted Ditko stories.
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Lee ?
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko; Don Heck; Marie Severin
- Inks
- Steve Ditko; Don Heck; Marie Severin
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover includes credits for Roy Thomas; Marie Severin; Sol Brodsky; Stan Goldberg and Flo Steinberg. Scenes from interior stories include grey tones added by Marie Severin.
...To Become an Avenger!
Spider-Man / comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Heck (credited as Donnie Heck); John Romita (credited as Johnny Romita) (layouts)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited); Sam Rosen (pages 12-15, uncredited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Frederick Foswell; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; J. Jonah Jameson; May Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] - Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- The Avengers decide to ask Spider-Man to join the team but first he has to complete a test to prove himself. The test is to capture the Hulk.
- Reprints
-
in Mästaren på karate och Spindelmannen (Red Clown, 1974 series) #[nn] - in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #75 (20 July 1974), #76 (27 July 1974)
- in Giant-Size Spider-Man (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (October 1974)
-
in El Sorprendente Hombre Araña (Editorial OEPISA, 1974 series) #32 (Abril 30, 1975) -
in Une Aventure de l'Araignée (Editions Lug, 1977 series) #10 - Au secours des Vengeurs ! (3e trimestre 1980) - in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #181 [Direct] (November 1985) which is reprinted
-
in L'Uomo Ragno Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1991 series) #12 (Gennaio 1992) [La storia è tratta dalla ristampa di "Marvel Tales" (come si riconosce dalla ri-colorazione).], #13 (Febbraio 1992) [La storia è tratta dalla ristampa di "Marvel Tales" (come si riconosce dalla ri-colorazione).], #13 (Febbraio 1992) [Le copertine sono tratte dalle ristampe di "Marvel Tales" (come si riconosce dalla testata originale modificata).] - in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #25 (2023)
- in Pif (Éditions Vaillant, 1986 series) #890 (15 avril 1986)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #22 ([December] 1992)
- in Spider-Man's Greatest Team-Ups (Marvel, 1996 series) (June, 1996)
- in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #2 (July 1997)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 [Regular Edition] ([February] 2004)
- in Spider-Man: Am I an Avenger? (Marvel, 2011 series) ([June] 2011)
- in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 (2012)
- in Marvel Gold. El Asombroso Spiderman: Días de Gloria (Panini España, 2012 series) (Mayo 2012)
- in Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #3 - Spider-Man No More (2018)
- in Decades: Marvel in the '60s - Spider-Man Meets the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Turning Point
Spider-Man / comic story / 21 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bennett Brant (death); Betty Brant; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; May Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Blackie Gaxton
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Betty's brother has gotten himself into trouble with gambling debts and Betty is forced to help in Doc Ock's plot to break Blackie Gaxton out of prison to keep her sibling alive. Spider-Man interrupts the escape and Blackie shoots Bennett during the conflict. Gaxton is captured but Doc Ock gets away. Peter tries to comfort Betty over the loss of her brother.
- Reprints
- from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #11 (April 1964)
-
Unmasked by Dr. Octopus!
Spider-Man / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Liz Allan; Betty Brant; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; J. Jonah Jameson; May Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Flash Thompson
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Peter has the 24 hour flu when Doc Ock captures Betty Brant in hopes of luring Spider-Man into battle. Ock beats the under the weather web-head and unmasks him, but everyone thinks it’s just Peter trying to be brave by impersonating Spider-Man. Once he has recovered, Spider-Man battles through the wild animals Ock has released from the zoo to take on old six-arms himself.
- Reprints
- from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #12 (May 1964)
-
Editing
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Table of Contents
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Spider-Man -
1.
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2.
...To Become an Avenger!
Spider-Man -
3.
Turning Point
Spider-Man -
4.
Unmasked by Dr. Octopus!
Spider-Man
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