The Amazing Spider-Man #80 [Regular Edition]
(January 1970)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except November semi-monthly
On-sale Date
1969-10-14
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
This issue has variants:

On the Trail of... the Chameleon! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Romita (signed as ROMITA)
Inks
John Romita (signed as ROMITA)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Chameleon [Dmitri Smerdyakov]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

On the Trail of... the Chameleon! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited) (layouts); Jim Mooney (credited) (pencils)
Inks
Jim Mooney (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can't keep brooding about Gwen ditching me for Flash Thompson!
Feature Logo
The Amazing Spider-Man
Genre
superhero
Characters
Chameleon [Dmitri Smerdyakov] (antagonist); J. Jonah Jameson; Harry Osborn; Robbie Robertson; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Captain George Stacy; Gwen Stacy; Flash Thompson
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Harry brings Flash to Peter's apartment and forces them to work out the confusion about Gwen. Peter and Gwen reunite and attend a gala where paintings are stolen under the nose of Captain Stacy - it is the work of the Chameleon. Spider-Man sets a trap for the Chameleon but fails to unmask him until he sees... Peter Parker!
Reprints
Keywords
Daily Bugle

Collect Coins.. The Hobby Road to Riches (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Centre Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

These 3 Big Drafting Kits* Given to You! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Sagacious Smattering of Somewhat Senseless Small-Talk! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Matchbox Jigsaw Puzzles. (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Matchbox Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Get Both Spending Money and Free Prizes (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Audel Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I'll Make You a Master of Karate (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Crown Music; Gray Stamps; Howard Rogofsky Comics; Jaxon Stamps; Metropolitan Stamps; Mystic Stamps; Ocean Stamps; Penny Stamps; Tru-Value Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

1001 Things You Can Get Free; Alter Ego; American Circle Products; Ed Sale Secret System; Go-Kart and Speed-Bike Easy Plans; Grand Book Comics; ICS / International Correspondence Schools; Mellinger Co. Free Report; Passaic Book Center Comics; Richard Alf Comics; Robert Bell Comics / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

2 More Triumphs from Marvel (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

The Avengers; Thor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Here's a Whole Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Spider's Web / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
John Romita; John Buscema (illustrations)
Inks
Jim Mooney (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan and all the other Marvel Madmen, I keep reading pros and cons for Spidey keeping or losing his secret identity.
Feature Logo
The Spider's Web
Characters
Lizard [Curt Connors]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Linda Hill, James D. Grosbach, Greg Falcon, Laura Winkler, Cpl. G. Richard Bozarth, and John Collado; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

Now You Can Finish High School at Home (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Wayne School Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Gains of Up to a-Pound-a-Day Proven by Thousands (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Do you have art talent worth developing? Take our free test and see (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. On the Trail of... the Chameleon!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. ["New catalog of 2000 novelties 10¢"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. On the Trail of... the Chameleon!
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. Collect Coins.. The Hobby Road to Riches
    Centre Coins
  5. 4. These 3 Big Drafting Kits* Given to You!
    North American School of Drafting
  6. 5. A Sagacious Smattering of Somewhat Senseless Small-Talk!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  7. 6. Matchbox Jigsaw Puzzles.
    Matchbox Models
  8. 7. Get Both Spending Money and Free Prizes
    Grit Newspaper
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Audel Books
  10. 9. I'll Make You a Master of Karate
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Crown Music; Gray Stamps; Howard Rogofsky Comics; Jaxon Stamps; Metropolitan Stamps; Mystic Stamps; Ocean Stamps; Penny Stamps; Tru-Value Stamps
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    1001 Things You Can Get Free; Alter Ego; American Circle Products; Ed Sale Secret System; Go-Kart and Speed-Bike Easy Plans; Grand Book Comics; ICS / International Correspondence Schools; Mellinger Co. Free Report; Passaic Book Center Comics; Richard Alf Comics; Robert Bell Comics
  13. 12. 2 More Triumphs from Marvel
    The Avengers; Thor
  14. 13. Here's a Whole Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  15. 14. ["Dear Stan and all the other Marvel Madmen, I keep reading pros and cons for Spidey keeping or losing his secret identity."]
    Spider's Web
  16. 15. Now You Can Finish High School at Home
    Wayne School Courses
  17. 16. Gains of Up to a-Pound-a-Day Proven by Thousands
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  18. 17. Do you have art talent worth developing? Take our free test and see
    Famous Artists Schools
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