Marvel Tales #137 [Newsstand]

(March 1982)

Spider-Man! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Artie Simek

Editing

Stan Lee (original story)

Job Number

[V-789]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (introduction, origin); Ben Parker (introduction); May Parker (introduction); Crusher Hogan; Flash Thompson (introduction); Liz Allan (introduction); the 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 is later killed as a result. He therefore swears never to shirk his responsibility again.

Reprints

• from Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 1962 series) #15 (September 1962 (see Notes))
• in L'Uomo Ragno Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1991 series) #1 (Gennaio 1991) [La storia è tratta dalla ristampa di "Marvel Tales" (come si riconosce dalla ri-colorazione).]

[Amazing Fantasy #15] (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Burglar

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2009 series) #1
• in The Official Marvel Index to the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 (April 1985) [recolored]
which is reprinted
• in The Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks (Marvel, 1992 series) #1 (March 1992)
• in The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (Hachette Partworks, 2014 series) #1 - Marvel Origins: The 60s (January 2014)
• in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #1 - Marvel Origins: Die Sechzigerjahre (März 2015)
• in Marvel Visionaries: Steve Ditko (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)
• in Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - Great Power (2014)
• in Marvel: June 1962 Omnibus (Marvel, 2021 series) [Direct] (2021) [recolored; new trade dress]
which is reprinted
• in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #4 - El Asombroso Spiderman 1 ([Enero] 2023)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Fourth Edition] (2023)
• in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #4 - El Asombroso Spiderman 1 ([Enero] 2023)

Indexer Notes

Unused cover for Amazing Fantasy #15 published for the first time in color.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Marvel Mails / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tom DeFalco

Pencils

John Romita; Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko (illustrations); Frank Miller

Inks

John Romita; Bob Wiacek; Steve Ditko (illustrations)

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Editorial on background of Spider-Man and the publication of his various origin stories. Includes a cover repro of the following issue.

The Origin of Dr. Strange (Table of Contents: 4)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Sam Rosen

Editing

Stan Lee (original story)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (origin); Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo] (origin); Ancient One [Yao]

Synopsis

Dr. Stephen Strange, a top neurosurgeon, damages his hands in an accident and seeks out a mystic for help. He saves the seer from his treacherous student, becoming his pupil and finding a new purpose.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #115 (December 1963)

The Deciding Factor! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Captain America; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Dr. Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Table of Contents: 6)

Doctor Strange / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #128 (January 1965)

Peter Parker as.. Spider-Man (Table of Contents: 7)

Spider-Man / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Reprints

• from The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 ([September] 1964)