(November 1966)
Marvel,
1963 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, except November, semi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1966-08-09
- 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.
The Birth of a Super-Hero!
Spider-Man / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Colonel John Jameson
- Reprints
-
in Edderkoppen (I.K. [Illustrerede klassikere], 1967 series) #4 -
in O Homem-Aranha (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1969 series) #26 -
in Ihmesarja (Kuvajulkaisut, 1967 series) #1 -
in Spider-Man (Editorial Bruguera, 1980 series) #57 -
in Spider-Man Komplett (Panini Deutschland, 1999 series) #v1966#[11] -
in Super Marvel Comics (Kabanas Hellas, 1978 ? series) #12 -
in L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #35 -
in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1919 (1967) -
in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #8 (1967) - in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #19
-
in The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1969 series) ([February] 1969) [Altered to fit new size format.] - in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #31 (July 1971) which is reprinted
- in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 (2012) [1/4 page]
- in Doctor Strange Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 (2016) [1/4 page]
-
in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #36 (20 October 1973) - in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #43
-
in El Asombroso Hombre Araña (Novedades, 1980 series) #36 (31 de diciembre de 1980) - in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #182 [Direct] (December 1985) which is reprinted
- in L'Uomo Ragno Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1991 series) #13 (Febbraio 1992) [Le copertine sono tratte dalle ristampe di "Marvel Tales" (come si riconosce dalla testata originale modificata). ]
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #22 ([December] 1992)
- in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #2 (July 1997)
- in Spiderman de John Romita (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #4 (Abril 1999), #4 (Abril 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 Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 [Regular Edition] ([February] 2004)
- in Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)
- 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)
-
The Birth of a Super-Hero!
Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- John Romita (credited as Johnny Romita)
- Inks
- John Romita (credited as Johnny Romita)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited as Sammy Rosen)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nope! You're not looking at someone disguised as Spidey... or imitating Spidey!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Frederick Foswell; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds; J. Jonah Jameson; John Jameson; The Rhino; Foggy Nelson; Harry Osborn; Flash Thompson; Gwen Stacy; Aunt May Parker; Mary Jane Watson; Anna Watson
- Synopsis
- John Jameson was exposed to some strange space spores on a space mission. He returns to Earth where he gains super strength. Spider-Man is mistakenly accused of robbing a bank so Jameson decides to try to capture him with his new super powers.
- Reprints
- in Marvel-pocket (Semic, 1984 series) #1/1984; 1
- in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1919 (1967)
- in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #8 (1967)
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #19
- in America's Best TV Comics (Marvel, 1967 series) ([August] 1967) [heavily edited]
- in The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1969 series) ([February] 1969) [Sub-plot elements of this story have been removed. The first and last pages (inside front and back covers) are in black & white.
] - in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #31 (July 1971)
-
in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #40 (5 avril 1973) - in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #36 (20 October 1973)
- in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #1 ([September] 1974)
- in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #43
- in The Amazing Spider-Man (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
-
in Edderkoppens gavealbum [En superhelt blir til] (Atlantic Forlag, 1980 series) (1980) - in Spindelmannen jättealbum (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1980 series) (1980)
- in El Asombroso Hombre Araña (Novedades, 1980 series) #36 (31 de diciembre de 1980)
- in Une Aventure de l'Araignée (Editions Lug, 1977 series) #19 (3e trimestre 1983)
- in Marvel-pocket (Semic, 1985 series) #1/1985 - Det grønne trollet ([mars] 1985)
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #182 (December 1985) which is reprinted
- in L'Uomo Ragno Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1991 series) #13 (Febbraio 1992) [La storia è tratta dalla ristampa di "Marvel Tales" (come si riconosce dalla ri-colorazione).]
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #22 ([December] 1992)
- in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #2 (July 1997)
- in Spiderman de John Romita (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #4 (Abril 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 Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 [Regular Edition] ([February] 2004)
- in Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)
- 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
Mary Jane's face is shown for the first time in this issue.
Sensational Secrets and Incredible Inside Information, Guilelessly Guaranteed to Avail You Naught!
Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page
[no title indexed]
Spider's Web / letters page / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Stan and John, Spider-Man, Spider-Man,...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Thing; Spider-Man
- Reprints
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #178 (August 1985)
- in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 (2012)
-
Indexer Notes
The usual letter column masthead is supplanted this issue by a membership coupon for the M.M.M.S. fan club. Letters of comment from Mike Glicksohn, John Taylor, Robert Cox, Alvin Pogeler, Terry Masek, John Lewis, and Tom Salazar; includes four panels reproduced from a previous issue.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Birth of a Super-Hero!
Spider-Man -
1.
["Let me show you too, how to make yourself astronaut-tough"]
-
2.
The Birth of a Super-Hero!
Spider-Man -
3.
Sensational Secrets and Incredible Inside Information, Guilelessly Guaranteed to Avail You Naught!
Bullpen Bulletins -
4.
["Marvel super-heroes are coming your way on TV!"]
-
5.
["Dear Stan and John, Spider-Man, Spider-Man,..."]
Spider's Web -
6.
["American basic science club's master lab..."]
-
7.
["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Bruno Andreacchi
- Chris Boyko
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Björn Eklöf
- Del Gruber
- Steve Jenner
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Q
- Derek Reinhard
- Per Sandell
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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