- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]]
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Lou Haines (villain); Colonel Stevens (villain)
- Synopsis
- Lou Haines swears revenge on the life of a Colonel for his being booted out of Camp.
- Reprints
Synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-10-08.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al Avison (signed as A. Avison)
- Inks
- Al Avison (signed as A. Avison)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Red Skull's cry of alarm rings out as Captain America crashes into his terror chamber!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Red Skull [Johann Shmidt]
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Al Avison (signed)
- Inks
- Syd Shores; George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Red Skull [Johann Shmidt] (death) (villain, apparently dies); Sgt. Duffy; Brute Benson (villain, death); Duke Shores (villain); Igor (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Red Skull sets out to trap the famed Captain America and succeeds, then takes over Cap's costumed identity, attempting to dishonor the name of America's hero!
- Reprints
The Masterworks edition lists Syd Shores & George Klein as inkers. Captain America is unmasked in this story and his identity revealed to the Red Skull. The Red Skull's next appearance is in Young Allies Comics #4 [his true face is also shown in this story in the guise of an expert archer].
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-567
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Jimmy; Emma
- Synopsis
- A reverse ghost story that leads the reader to believe that a young man in the civil war has been slain and returns to his waiting parents in the form of a ghost when the last panel reveals that the young man is still within the land of the living and the waiting parents are ghosts who were killed during artillery shelling.
- Reprints
Voted best story in this issue by the readers according to the letters page of issue #13 (June 1962).
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-789
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Liz Allan (introduction); The Burglar (introduction); Crusher Hogan (introduction); Ben Parker (death) (introduction); May Parker (introduction); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (origin) (introduction); Flash Thompson (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains the abilities of a spider. When he fails to stop a burglar who runs past him, his uncle Ben is later killed as a result. He therefore swears never to shirk his responsibility again.
- Reprints
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.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- X-72
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Willie Lumpkin (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Willie Lumpkin brings to the Fantastic Four their huge mailbag. It makes them think about their youths and their origin.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Skrulls
This story contains a defense of Sue Storm's membership by Reed which appears to be a justification of her membership. It will be another year before Sue is given additional forcefield powers to "beef up" her abilities.
origin retelling
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Wally Wood
- Inks
- Wally Wood
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Lady Dorma; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Warlord Krang (villain)
- Synopsis
- Namor hires Franklin and Murdock to sue the human race on his behalf. When this doesn't work, he gets himself arrested so he can have his day in court. Realizing humanity won't listen, the Sub-Mariner goes on a rampage which brings Daredevil into the (hopeless) fray. Namor returns to the sea out of respect for DD and to stop Krang from taking over Atlantis.
- Reprints
DD changes from a yellow-and-red costume to an all-red this issue.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Kang the Conqueror [Nathaniel Richards]; Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Loki; Mad Thinker; Mandarin; Medusa [Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon]; Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; Red Skull [Johann Shmidt]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Super-Skrull [Kl'rt]; Unicorn [Milos Masaryk]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]; Avengers [Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]]; Sgt. Fury [Nick Fury]; Two-Gun Kid; Android; Attuma; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]; Cobra [Klaus Voorhees]; Crimson Dynamo; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Dragon Man; Executioner [Skurge]; Enchantress; Grey Gargoyle [Paul Duval]
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Kang the Conqueror [Nathaniel Richards]; Mad Thinker; Mandarin; Alicia Masters; Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Puppet Master [Phillip Masters]; Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; Super-Skrull [Kl'rt]; Unicorn [Milos Masaryk]; Avengers [Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Karen Page; Foggy Nelson; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nick Fury; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Watcher [Uatu]; Patsy Walker; Hedy Wolfe; Android; Attuma; Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]; Cobra [Klaus Voorhees]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]; Grey Gargoyle [Paul Duval]; Human Top [David Cannon]; Super-Apes [Igor; Mikhlo; Peotr]; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
- Reprints
- Script
- Marie Severin
- Pencils
- Marie Severin
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Colors
- Marie Severin ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Stan Lee; John Romita; Larry Lieber; Roy Thomas
- Reprints
John Romita did preliminary layouts for this feature that were then completely redone by Marie Severin. According to an interview with Marie in Fans of Central Jersey, she wrote this story, which was edited by Stan Lee.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Willie Lincoln (introduction); Biggie Benson (villain, introduction); Whitey Barton (villain)
- Synopsis
- Daredevil entertains the troops in Vietnam, where he meets Willie Lincoln, a black soldier who has just lost his sight due to a combat wound. After returning to New York, Lincoln goes to the welfare department, where Karen Page directs him to Matt Murdock to fight a bribery charge that happened before he went into the service. The mob boss who set up Lincoln decides to eliminate him, but Daredevil puts a crimp in that plan.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- blindness; bribe; court room; guide dog; trial; Vietnam; war wound
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- John Romita
- Colors
- Marie Severin ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Silver Surfer; The Stranger
- Reprints
Romita credit per Nick Caputo, August 2012. Previous indexer listed John Buscema as possible penciller. A rejected cover drawn by Buscema exists.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Sal Buscema
- Colors
- Bill Everett ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Silver Surfer; Al Harper (death); Stranger (villain); Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]; Toad [Mortimer Toynbee]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]] (flashback); X-Men [Beast [Henry McCoy]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]] (flashback); Shalla Bal (vision)
- Synopsis
- Surfer's attempts to break free of Galactus' barrier summon the Stranger who plants a bomb on earth designed to kill all life.
- Reprints
In the letters page of Sub-Mariner #19 Roy Thomas notes that Bill Everett was colorist for "recent issues" of the Silver Surfer.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Neal Adams; John Romita (alterations)
- Inks
- John Verpoorten ?; Joe Sinnott ?; John Romita (alterations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Balder; Sif; Thor [Thor Odinson]
- Reprints
Verpoorten and Romita credits per Nick Caputo, revised Feb 2012. Joe Sinnott credit per Sinnott's personal records, although Nick believes it is in error.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta; John Verpoorten (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Job Number
- 340-Z
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Warriors Three: Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg
Balder; Loki; Odin; Sif; Thor [Don Blake]; Igron
- Synopsis
- Loki switches bodies with Thor.
- Reprints
Pages 12 and 13 of the story are half pages.
Pages 6, 13 [numbered 14], 17 [numbered 18] and 19 [numbered 20] are inked by John Verpoorten.
Jack Kirby's last issue.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Buscema ?; Neal Adams ?; Marie Severin (see notes)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor [Loki]
- Reprints
Cover art credits in dispute. Sinnott's personal records have pencils credited to Marie Severin. Nick Caputo, based in part on viewing the original art in John Buscema, Michaelangelo of Comics, credits Buscema, although Marie Severin made corrections and added background figures. Nick notes that Marie also likely produced the original cover rough which is why, along with her corrections that Sinnott may have seen her name credited. Mike Burkey showed the actual original art to Neal Adams who stated that he penciled the cover, which is also credited on his personal checklist at nealadams.com.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Job Number
- 376-Z
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Warriors Three: Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg
Balder; Galactus [Galan] (cameo); Mephisto; Odin; Sif; Thor [Loki]; Loki [Thor]; Odin's Vizier (introduction)
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Buscema; Marie Severin (layout, alterations)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott ?; John Verpoorten ?; Marie Severin (alterations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Balder; Thor [Loki]
- Reprints
Sinnott inks credit from Sinnott's personal records. Nick Caputo, via the GCD Error Tracker (Error 2083, 24 August 2009), believes that Sinnott's records are in error and the cover was inked by John Verpoorten. Tony Rose concurs (3 December 2010). Nick also believes that Marie Severin provided additional corrections/additions/alterations on backgrounds.
Marie Severin layout from Rodrigo Baeza tumblr and e-bay auction.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- 410Z
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Warriors Three: Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg
Balder; Heimdall; Loki; Mephisto; Odin; Sif; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Thor [Loki]; Loki [Thor]; Odin's Vizier
- Reprints
Pages 12 and 13 of the story were only half pages (per Michel Faber, June 10, 2006).
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Marie Severin (layout); Gil Kane (finished pencils)
- Inks
- Gil Kane
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Morrie Kuramoto
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin (inset)
- Reprints
Green Goblin's face in lower left section of cover by John Romita.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- John Romita
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- 556 Z
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Betty Brant; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (villain); Harry Osborn; Aunt May Parker; Robbie Robertson; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Gwen Stacy (flashback) (cameo); Mary Jane Watson; Anna May Watson
- Synopsis
- Peter returns from England and winds up getting a job with Norman Osborn. Unfortunately, Norman is shocked into becoming the Green Goblin again and sets his sights on Spidey.
- Reprints
Continued in the next 2 issues.
Drug references in the story meant that it could not be approved by the Comics Code.
- Pencils
- John Romita (signed)
- Inks
- John Romita (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Spidey fights the Goblin -- and lots, lots more!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia; John Romita (credited as Artist Emeritus) (pages 7, 15, 16, and 19); Tony Mortellaro ? (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Job Number
- 575Z
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (villain); Harry Osborn; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Gwen Stacy (flashback) (cameo); Mary Jane Watson
- Synopsis
- Spidey battles the Goblin while Harry starts popping pills to deal with the brush-off MJ has given him.
- Reprints
Story continues in the following issue.
Drug references in the story meant that it could not be approved by the Comics Code.
Backgrounds likely inked by Tony Mortellaro, as he was the background inker on ASM #98 (a billboard seen on the splash page of #98 reads "BACK BY MOR").
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia; Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- 590Z
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (villain); J. Jonah Jameson; Harry Osborn; Robbie Robertson; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Gwen Stacy
- Synopsis
- Spidey confronts the drug dealer who sold Harry the pills that put him in the hospital. Spidey and Goblin wage a pitched battle until the web-head confronts Norman with his sick son. Gwen returns from London.
- Reprints
Drug references in the story meant that it could not be approved by the Comics Code.
Though not officially credited, a billboard seen on the splash page reads "BACK BY MOR", indicating Tony Mortellaro inked the backgrounds.
- Script
- Barry Windsor-Smith (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
- Pencils
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Inks
- Dan Adkins
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Ancient One; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nightmare
- Synopsis
- Sensing evil, Strange is so focused on seeking it out he's almost hit by a truck. He calls upon The Ancient One, who warns him of the nature of the evil, but is still mystified. Then he finds himself confronted by someone (or something) who takes his own form, and tells him he's "already defeated". Only when he discovers his oldest enemy is at the bottom of it does he also realize he was hit by the truck-- and has been in a hospital bed ever since! On recovering, he erases the memory of the night's events from the doctor's mind, as "Many things there are that mankind must not know..."
- Reprints
1st episode of the revived series. Doc's previous appearances include MARVEL FEATURE #1 (January 1972) and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #109 (June 1972).
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Darick Robertson
- Inks
- George Pérez
- Colors
- Tom Smith
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aunt May Parker (Ultimate - Earth-1610) (flashback); Ben Parker (flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Flash Thompson (flashback); Mary Jane Watson-Parker (MC2 - Earth-982)
- Synopsis
- Peter and Mary Jane discuss the death of Aunt May.
- Reprints