The Amazing Spider-Man
#8
[Regular Edition]
(January 1964)
Marvel,
1963 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1963-10-08
- 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
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
Spider-Man Tackles the Human Torch
Spider-Man / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Living Brain; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Flash Thompson
- Reprints
-
in The Amazing Spider-Man (Newton Comics, 1975 series) #7 -
in O Homem-Aranha (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1969 series) #22 - in Homem-Aranha (Editora Bloch, 1975 series) #4
-
in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 - in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2009 series) #1
-
in Marvels Abonnements-blad (Interpresse, 1992 series) #5 -
in El Sorprendente Hombre Araña (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1963 series) #8 -
in Spider-Man Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #9 -
in L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #8 -
in Σπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] (Kabanas Hellas, 1977 series) #188 - in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #5 (November 1966) which is reprinted
- in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
-
in Marvel Gold. El Asombroso Spiderman: Poder y Responsabilidad (Panini España, 2014 series) (Abril 2014) -
in Edderkoppen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #8/1968 ([august] 1968) -
in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #8 ([April] 1974) - in El Asombroso Hombre Araña (Novedades, 1980 series) #7 (11 de junio de 1980)
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #145 [Direct] (November 1982) which is reprinted
- in Σπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] (Kabanas Hellas, 1977 series) #393 (29 Νοέμβριος 1988)
- in L'Uomo Ragno Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1991 series) #3 (Marzo 1991) [Le copertine sono tratte dalle ristampe di "Marvel Tales" (come si riconosce dalla testata originale modificata). ]
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #1 ([November] 1987)
- in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #5 (Septiembre 1993)
- in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (December 1996) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1998 series) #[1] (December 1998)
- in Spider-Man Komplett (Panini Deutschland, 1999 series) #v1964#[1] (August 1999)
- in Spiderman: Stan Lee y Steve Ditko (Planeta DeAgostini, 2002 series) #1 (Diciembre 2002)
- in Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) #2 (Noviembre 2003)
- in Spider-Man Collectible Series (Marvel, 2006 series) #18 ([December 17] 2006)
- in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007) which is reprinted
- in O Espetacular Homem-Aranha: Edição Definitiva (Panini Brasil, 2019 series) #1 ([fevereiro] 2019)
- in Marvel Gold. El Asombroso Spiderman: Poder y Responsabilidad (Panini España, 2014 series) (Abril 2014)
- in Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - Great Power ([October] 2014)
- in Decades: Marvel in the '60s - Spider-Man Meets the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
- in The Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man (Taschen, 2022 series) #1 - 1962–1964 (2021)
- in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - With Great Power... (2021)
-
- Keywords
- boxing; robots
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The Terrible Threat of the Living Brain!
Spider-Man / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Job Number
- X-528
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How would you like to...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Liz Allan; J. Jonah Jameson (cameo); The Living Brain; Aunt May Parker (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Flash Thompson; The Vulture [Adrian Toomes] (cameo); Mr. Petty; Mr. Warren
- Synopsis
- When two technicians try to steal a computer that is on display at Peter's school, they accidentally turn it into "The Living Brain" that goes wild and must be stopped by Spider-Man.
- Reprints
- in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #17
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2009 series) #1
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #5 (November 1966) which is reprinted
- in Pow! (IPC, 1967 series) #16 (6 May 1967)
- in Edderkoppen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #8/1968 ([august] 1968)
-
in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #33 (1969) - in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #116
- in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #78 ([circa 1971])
- in Marvel Annual (IPC, 1972 series) #1974 (1973)
- in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #18 (February 3, 1973) [substantial cutting and re-arranging of pages 1-7 of the original to produce pages 1-4 of the reprinted story. Original pages 8-17 correspond to reprint pages 5-14.]
- in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #8 ([April] 1974)
- in Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up (Marvel, 1975 series) #2 (June 1975)
- in The Amazing Spider-Man (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #2 (81444) (February 1978)
- in El Asombroso Hombre Araña (Novedades, 1980 series) #7 (11 de junio de 1980)
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #145 (November 1982) which is reprinted
- in L'Uomo Ragno Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1991 series) #3 (Marzo 1991) [La storia è tratta dalla ristampa di "Marvel Tales" (come si riconosce dalla ri-colorazione).]
-
in O Espectacular Homem-Aranha (Distri Editora, 1983 series) #3 (Abril/1983) - in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #1 ([November] 1987) which is reprinted
- in Σπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] (Kabanas Hellas, 1977 series) #393 (29 Νοέμβριος 1988)
- in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #5 (Septiembre 1993)
- in Spider-Man Classics (Marvel, 1993 series) #9 (December 1993)
- in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (December 1996) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1998 series) #[1] (December 1998)
- in Spider-Man Komplett (Panini Deutschland, 1999 series) #v1964#[1] (August 1999)
- in Spiderman: Stan Lee y Steve Ditko (Planeta DeAgostini, 2002 series) #1 (Diciembre 2002)
- in Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) #2 (Noviembre 2003)
- in Spider-Man Collectible Series (Marvel, 2006 series) #16 ([December 3] 2006) [Pages 1-8 only.], #17 ([December 10] 2006) [Pages 9-15 only.], #18 ([December 17] 2006) [Pages 16-17 only.]
- in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007) which is reprinted
- in O Espetacular Homem-Aranha: Edição Definitiva (Panini Brasil, 2019 series) #1 ([fevereiro] 2019)
- in Marvel Gold. El Asombroso Spiderman: Poder y Responsabilidad (Panini España, 2014 series) (Abril 2014)
- in Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - Great Power ([October] 2014)
- in The Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man (Taschen, 2022 series) #1 - 1962–1964 (2021)
- in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - With Great Power... (2021)
-
- Keywords
- boxing; International Computing Machines Corporation; Midtown High
Indexer Notes
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
Peter stops wearing his glasses after they are broken by Flash Thompson.
Spider-Man Tackles the Torch!
Human Torch; Spider-Man / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
- Job Number
- X-529
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is where Doris Evans, the Torch's girlfriend, lives!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doris Evans; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
- Synopsis
- Spider-Man crashes a party at Johnny Storm's girlfriend's place, causing a fight between the Human Torch and Spider-Man that soon escalates to include the rest of the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2009 series) #1
- in Edderkoppen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #8/1968 ([august] 1968)
- in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #33 (1969)
- in O Homem-Aranha (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1969 series) #4 (Julho 1969)
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #116
- in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #6 (November 1969)
-
in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #10 (5 octobre 1970) [reworked] - in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #19 (February 10, 1973)
- in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #1 ([September] 1974)
- in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #66 (5 juin 1975) [4 premières pages [4 first pages]], #67 (5 juillet 1975) [2 dernières pages/Last 2 pages] which are reprinted
- in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #178 (5 octobre 1984)
- in Spider-Man Annual (World Distributors, 1975 series) #1976 (1976)
- in The Amazing Spider-Man (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #2 (81444) (February 1978)
- in El Asombroso Hombre Araña (Novedades, 1980 series) #7 (11 de junio de 1980)
- in Fantastiska Fyran (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1980 series) #8/1981 ([augusti] 1981)
- in Fantastiske Fire (Atlantic Forlag, 1980 series) #8/1981 ([august] 1981) [2nd translation]
- in Crazy Magazine (Marvel, 1973 series) #82 (January 1982) [retitled, rescripted]
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #145 (November 1982) which is reprinted
- in L'Uomo Ragno Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1991 series) #3 (Marzo 1991)
- in O Espectacular Homem-Aranha (Distri Editora, 1983 series) #2 (Março 1983)
- in El Asombroso Hombre Araña Especial (Novedades, 1984 series) #15 (May 30, 1986)
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #194 (December 1986)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #1 ([November] 1987) which is reprinted
- in Marvel Comics Presents Spider-Man (Marvel, 1988 series) (1988)
- in Sensational Spider-Man (Marvel, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988)
- in The Very Best of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1991 series) ([July] 1991)
- in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #5 (Septiembre 1993)
- in Spider-Man Classics (Marvel, 1993 series) #9 (December 1993)
- in Edderkoppens kamp mod den Grønne Gnom (Semic Interpresse, 1994 series) #[1994] (1994)
- in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (December 1996) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1998 series) #[1] (December 1998)
- in Spider-Man Komplett (Panini Deutschland, 1999 series) #v1964#[1] (August 1999)
- in Spiderman: Stan Lee y Steve Ditko (Planeta DeAgostini, 2002 series) #1 (Diciembre 2002)
- in Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) #2 (Noviembre 2003)
- in Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2004 series) #1 ([October] 2004)
- in Spider-Man Collectible Series (Marvel, 2006 series) #18 ([December 17] 2006)
- in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007) which is reprinted
- in O Espetacular Homem-Aranha: Edição Definitiva (Panini Brasil, 2019 series) #1 ([fevereiro] 2019)
- in Marvel Gold. El Asombroso Spiderman: Poder y Responsabilidad (Panini España, 2014 series) (Abril 2014)
- in Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - Great Power ([October] 2014)
- in Decades: Marvel in the '60s - Spider-Man Meets the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
- in Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
- in The Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man (Taschen, 2022 series) #1 - 1962–1964 (2021)
- in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - With Great Power... (2021)
- in Marvel Comics - La collection (Hachette, 2014 series) #204 (avril 2022)
-
- Keywords
- Corvette Sting Ray
Indexer Notes
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
[no title indexed]
Spider's Web / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (illustration)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (illustration)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Includes a letter from Buddy Saunders and Special Announcements Section.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Spider-Man Tackles the Human Torch
Spider-Man -
1.
The Terrible Threat of the Living Brain!
Spider-Man -
2.
Spider-Man Tackles the Torch!
Human Torch; Spider-Man -
3.
[no title indexed]
Spider's Web
This issue was modified by, among others
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- Matthew Head
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- R. S. Martin
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- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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