The Amazing Spider-Man #83 [Regular Edition]

(April 1970)

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

The Schemer! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

John Romita (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ever since Spider-Man drove the Kingpin into hiding last year, no one has been powerful enough to take his place as King of Crime... until now!

Feature Logo

The Amazing Spider-Man

Genre

superhero

Characters

Betty Brant; Vanessa Fisk; J. Jonah Jameson; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; Harry Osborn; Robbie Robertson; Schemer [Richard Fisk] (behind mask, Richard Fisk also in photo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Captain George Stacy; Gwen Stacy; Flash Thompson; Doctor Bromwell

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

The Schemer tries to become the new King of Crime in New York, and starts a war with the Kingpin. Flash Thompson goes to war in Vietnam and Gwen Stacy is injured in a traffic accident.

Reprints

• in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #84
• in Hit Comics Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1971 series) #225
• in TV21 (City Magazines, 1970 series) #72 (6th February 1971), #73 (13th February 1971), #74 (20th February 1971), #75 (27th February 1971), #76 (6th March 1971), #77 (13th March 1971), #78 (20th March 1971)
• in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #103 (1 February 1975) [Pages 1-10], #104 (8 February 1975) [Page 11-20 plus new splash, o.t. "The Schemer!"]
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #64 (January 1976)
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #80 (5 août 1976)
• in El Asombroso Hombre Araña (Novedades, 1980 series) #77 (14 de octubre de 1981)
• in Spider-Man Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1987 series) #11 (September 1988)
• in L'Uomo Ragno Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1991 series) #25 (Febbraio 1993) [Gli impianti di stampa potrebbero essere quelli di Marvel Tales 64.]
• in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #4 (December 2000)
• in Spiderman de John Romita (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #35 (noviembre 2001)
• in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #4 [Third Edition] (2011) [reprinted in black and white]
• in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #3 (2017)
• in Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #5 - The Secret of the Petrified Tablet (2019)

Indexer Notes

Continued in the next 2 issues.

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Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Awesome Announcements Calculated to Rouse You Into a Seething Sea of Lethargy! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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Spider's Web / letters page / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas ?

Pencils

John Buscema (illustration)

Inks

Jim Mooney (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan, John, and Jim, Spider-Man #77 was too fabulous...

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #3 (2017)

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Paul Boring, Bob Asbrand, Jean Leidig, Randy Schuppener, and Lester Boutillier; includes a panel reproduced from a previous issue and Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

John F. Hayes (Business Manager)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #3 (2017)

Indexer Notes

Filed October 1, 1969. Total Paid Circulation 12 month average: 372,352.

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Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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