(December 1971)

Marvel, 1964 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly except December, semi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-07-13
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

The Sinister Shocker! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Shocker
Reprints

The Sinister Shocker! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
John Romita (credited)
Inks
John Romita (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Feature Logo
The Amazing Spider-Man
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Shocker; Harry Osborn; Frederick Foswell [Patch]; J. Jonah Jameson; Aunt May Parker; Anna May Watson; Mary Jane Watson; Gwen Stacy; Flash Thompson
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On the Trail of Spider-Man! (Table of Contents: 2)

Giant-Man and the Wasp / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Dick Ayers (credited)
Inks
Paul Reinman (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Egghead [Elihas Starr]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Synopsis
Egghead tricks Giant-Man into attacking Spider-Man in order to distract them while he robs an armored car. The Wasp realizes the trick, and the three of them capture Egghead together.
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Indexer Notes

The final panel of the story has been altered to fit the Spider-Man theme of the annual.

Spider-Man No More! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
John Romita (credited as Johnny Romita)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Feature Logo
The Amazing Spider-Man
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (origin recap); Aunt May; Anna May Watson; Harry Osborn; Professor Warren; Gwen Stacy; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Mary Jane Watson; Frederick Foswell; Kingpin; The Mob; Johnny Carson (cameo); Ed McMahon (cameo); Uncle Ben Parker (cameo flashback); The Burglar (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Fearing for his aunt's health and tired of being hounded by Jameson, Peter gives up being Spider-Man and concentrates on being a simple college student. A kid finds the discarded Spider-Man suit in the trash can and brings it to the Daily Bugle where Jonah proudly puts it on display. Peter’s personal life starts looking up but crime increases as the Kingpin gathers the mob under his leadership. Feeling guilty about the crime wave, Peter remembers the lessons taught to him by his uncle's death and decides to become Spider-Man once again.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Sinister Shocker!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. The Sinister Shocker!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. On the Trail of Spider-Man!
    Giant-Man and the Wasp
  4. 3. Spider-Man No More!
    Spider-Man
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