The Amazing Spider-Man
#40
[Regular Edition]
(September 1966)
Marvel,
1963 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1966-06-09
- 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.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
Spidey Saves the Day!
Spider-Man / cover / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Mike Esposito; John Romita (touch-ups)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]
- Reprints
-
in The Amazing Spider-Man (Panini UK, 2004 series) #1 -
in O Homem-Aranha (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1969 series) #24 -
in El Sorprendente Hombre Araña (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1963 series) #59 -
in Spider-Man Komplett (Panini Deutschland, 1999 series) #v1966#[9] -
in L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #65 -
in Edderkoppen (I.K. [Illustrerede klassikere], 1967 series) #2 ([1967]) -
in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1915 (1967) -
in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #5 (1967) - in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #15
- in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #34 (6 October 1973)
- in Spindelmannen (Red Clown, 1974 series) #1/1974 (1974)
-
in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #58 (5 octobre 1974) [N&B [B&W]] - in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #41
- in El Asombroso Hombre Araña (Novedades, 1980 series) #33 (10 de diciembre de 1980)
-
in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #179 [Direct] (September 1985) which is reprinted - in L'Uomo Ragno Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1991 series) #12 (Gennaio 1992) [Le copertine sono tratte dalle ristampe di "Marvel Tales" (come si riconosce dalla testata originale modificata).], #12 [Speciale Lucca] (Gennaio 1992) [Le copertine sono tratte dalle ristampe di "Marvel Tales" (come specificato dai curatori della rivista). ]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #25 (2023)
- in Super Heros (Comics USA, 1988 series) #2 (Janvier 1988)
- in The Very Best of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1991 series) ([July] 1991)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #16 ([August] 1991)
- in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #2 (July 1997)
-
in Spiderman de John Romita (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #2 (Febrero 1999), #2 (Febrero 1999) - in Spider-Man Visionaries: John Romita (Marvel, 2001 series) (August 2001)
- in Os Maiores Clássicos do Homem-Aranha (Panini Brasil, 2002 series) #1 - John Romita (novembro de 2002)
- in Spider-man: De bästa Spider-Man-historierna! (Egmont, 2004 series) #1 (2004)
- in Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)
- in Spider-Man: Les Incontournables (Panini France, 2007 series) #4 - La Menace du Bouffon Vert (juin 2007)
- in Dark Reign: The Goblin Legacy (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 ([September] 2009)
- 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 Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
John Romita touch-up credits from John Romita at the San Diego Comic-Con (July 21, 2006).
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[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- U.S. government surplus
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for government surplus items.
Spidey Saves the Day!
Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- John Romita (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo); John Romita (credited) (touch-ups)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If you missed our last ish because you were orbiting Earth on a space ship (the only acceptable reason for a true Spidophile's copping out), all we need tell you is that Spidey has been captured...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Harry Osborn; Professor Stromm (flashback); Aunt May Parker; Anna May Watson; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds (flashback, cameo); The Enforcers [Ox; Montana; Fancy Dan] (flashback, cameo); Human Torch (flashback, cameo); Lucky Lobo (flashback; cameo); Crime Master (flashback, cameo); Dr. Bromwell (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Spider-Man battles the Green Goblin. While battling, an explosion erases the last several years of Norman Osborn's memory, reverting him to his pre-Green Goblin state.
- Reprints
- in Marvel-pocket (Semic, 1984 series) #1/1984; 1
- in Edderkoppen (I.K. [Illustrerede klassikere], 1967 series) #2 ([1967])
- in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1915 (1967)
- in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #5 (1967)
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #15
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #29 (January 1971)
- in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #38 (5 février 1973) which is reprinted
- in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #151 (5 juillet 1982)
- in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #34 (6 October 1973)
- in Spindelmannen (Red Clown, 1974 series) #1/1974 (1974), #2/1974 (1974)
- in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #41
- in Bring on the Bad Guys: Origins of Marvel Comics Villains (Simon and Schuster, 1976 series) (1976)
- in El Asombroso Hombre Araña (Novedades, 1980 series) #33 (10 de diciembre de 1980)
-
in Marvel-pocket (Semic, 1985 series) #1/1985 - Det grønne trollet ([mars] 1985) - in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #179 (September 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).]
- in The Very Best of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1991 series) ([July] 1991)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #16 ([August] 1991)
- in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #2 (July 1997)
- in Spiderman de John Romita (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #2 (Febrero 1999)
- in Spider-Man Visionaries: John Romita (Marvel, 2001 series) (August 2001)
- in Os Maiores Clássicos do Homem-Aranha (Panini Brasil, 2002 series) #1 - John Romita (novembro de 2002)
- in Spider-Man Taschenbuch (Panini Deutschland, 2004 series) (2004)
- in Spider-man: De bästa Spider-Man-historierna! (Egmont, 2004 series) #1 (2004)
- in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #15 - Spider-Man (2005)
- in Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)
- in Spider-Man: Les Incontournables (Panini France, 2007 series) #4 - La Menace du Bouffon Vert (juin 2007)
- in Dark Reign: The Goblin Legacy (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 ([September] 2009)
- 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 Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
- Keywords
- amnesia
Indexer Notes
John Romita touch-up credits from John Romita at the San Diego Comic-Con (July 21, 2006)
Capricious Commentaries, Carefully Cooked-Up to Confuse and Confound You!
Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Item: It finally happened!
Indexer Notes
Items; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's clobberin' time!
- Characters
- Thing; Spider-Man; Hulk
Indexer Notes
Ad for stationery, a Spider-Man t-shirt, a sweater featuring the Hulk or the Thing, and a six foot tall pin-up of Spider-Man.
[no title indexed]
Spider's Web / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko; ?
- Inks
- Steve Ditko; ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who's the wiseguy that's holdin' out?
- Characters
- Thing; Spider-Man
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Letters from Colin Spezio, Pete Windt, Jerry Vision, Louis Rogers, William Whisner, Dan McNay, Alan Friedenthal, Michael Brisk, Mark Campbell, and Greg Lasserre; includes M.M.M.S. membership form.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Spidey Saves the Day!
Spider-Man -
1.
["U.S. government surplus"]
-
2.
Spidey Saves the Day!
Spider-Man -
3.
Capricious Commentaries, Carefully Cooked-Up to Confuse and Confound You!
Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist -
4.
["It's clobberin' time!"]
-
5.
["Who's the wiseguy that's holdin' out?"]
Spider's Web -
6.
["3 complete fishing outfits"]
-
7.
["Boys, girls, men, women"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Chris Boyko
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Steve Dasinger
- Björn Eklöf
- Del Gruber
- Steve Jenner
- Mike Nielsen
- Derek Reinhard
- Per Sandell
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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