(June 1974)

Marvel, 1974 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1974-02-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
squarebound
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Copyright © 1974 by Marvel Comics Group, A Division of Cadence Industries Corporation.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Morbius; Man-Wolf
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Kane pencils and Crespi lettering per Nick Caputo. Previous indexers credited Romita with pencils and Rosen or Saladino with lettering.

Chapter 1: Man-Wolf at Midnight! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Linda Lessmann (credited as L. Lessmann)
Letters
John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's him... Spider-Man!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (including in flashback); Man-Wolf [John Jameson] (including in flashback); Kristine Saunders (including in flashback); Fred; Robbie Robertson; Morbius (photograph); J. Jonah Jameson
Reprints

Chapter 2: Duel of the Demon Duo! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Linda Lessmann (credited as L. Lessmann)
Letters
John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rather... I'm here.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Man-Wolf [John Jameson] (also in flashback); Morbius [Michael Morbius] (also in flashback); Mary Jane Watson; Flash Thompson
Reprints

Chapter 3: When Strikes the Vampire! (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Linda Lessmann (credited as L. Lessmann)
Letters
John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Haven't been able to get my mind off Morbius since last night.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Man-Wolf [John Jameson]; Morbius [Michael Morbius]; Professor Harold Ward; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson
Reprints

An Awesome Apologia From Our Erudite Editor: (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Neal Adams (illustration)
Inks
Neal Adams (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino; typeset

Characters
Defenders [Sub-Mariner; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Roy Thomas editorial explains that the original idea of rotating three series was altered to have the characters appear in three separate titles. Includes an ad for Giant-Size Super-Teams, which was changed before publication to Giant-Size Defenders.

Rogues' Gallery (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Indexer Notes

A new page introducing the reprint pin-up section.

The Burglar (Table of Contents: 6)

A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes! / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Burglar
Reprints

The Chameleon (Table of Contents: 7)

A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes! / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Chameleon
Reprints

The Vulture (Table of Contents: 8)

A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes! / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Vulture
Reprints

The Terrible Tinkerer (Table of Contents: 9)

A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes! / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tinkerer
Reprints

Dr. Octopus (Table of Contents: 10)

A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes! / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Octopus
Reprints

Sandman (Table of Contents: 11)

A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes! / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sandman
Reprints

How Stan and Steve Create(d) Spider-Man! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number
X-746
Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Stan Lee; Steve Ditko
Synopsis
Stan keeps bothering Steve Ditko while he tries to draw a Spider-man strip.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The original title for this story was "How Stan Lee and Steve Ditko Create Spider-Man! New introduction to story is added.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Chapter 1: Man-Wolf at Midnight!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. Chapter 2: Duel of the Demon Duo!
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. Chapter 3: When Strikes the Vampire!
    Spider-Man
  5. 4. An Awesome Apologia From Our Erudite Editor:
  6. 5. Rogues' Gallery
    Spider-Man
  7. 6. The Burglar
    A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes!
  8. 7. The Chameleon
    A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes!
  9. 8. The Vulture
    A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes!
  10. 9. The Terrible Tinkerer
    A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes!
  11. 10. Dr. Octopus
    A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes!
  12. 11. Sandman
    A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes!
  13. 12. How Stan and Steve Create(d) Spider-Man!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Richard Bannister
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Darrel McCann
  • Eric Rom
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore