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Issue #1 Dec 10, 1962 Issue #-1 May 14, 1997 Issue #2 Mar 01, 1963 Issue #3 May 01, 1963 Issue #4 Jul 01, 1963 Issue #5 Aug 01, 1963 Issue #6 Sep 01, 1963 Issue #7 Oct 01, 1963 Issue #8 Nov 01, 1963 Issue #9 Dec 01, 1963 Issue #10 Jan 01, 1964 Issue #11 Feb 01, 1964 Issue #12 Mar 01, 1964 Issue #13 Apr 01, 1964 Issue #14 May 01, 1964 Issue #15 Jun 01, 1964 Issue #16 Jul 01, 1964 Issue #17 Jul 09, 1964 Issue #18 Aug 11, 1964 Issue #19 Oct 01, 1964
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Marvel Comics The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)

Spider-Man; Spider-Man Vs. The Chameleon

by Stan Writer Stan Lee Writer +20 more
Dec 10, 1962 $9.00 36 pages
Key Issue
3.5/5 (1 review)
Overview Market Data $4,199+ Variations 8 Reviews 1 Discussion

Peter Parker tests his new powers by approaching the Fantastic Four for a paying job, only to find the team is nonprofit. Meanwhile J. Jonah Jameson launches his media campaign against Spider-Man, and a second story features the Chameleon impersonating Spider-Man to steal missile plans and frame him for espionage.

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
Issue Number
#1
Release Date
December 10, 1962
Cover Date
March 1963
Cover Price
$9.00
Page Count
36

Series Details

Title
The Amazing Spider-Man
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1963 - 1998
Issues Count
651
Also Known As
The Amazing Ricochet
Genres
Format
Standard
Original Language
English
Language
English

Key Issue

Appearance

  • First appearance of Chameleon
  • First appearance of J. Jonah Jameson

Story

  • Premiere issue

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Reviews
1 review

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Creators
Stan

Stan

Writer (Uncredited)

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Writer, Editor

Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko

Writer, Artist, Inker, Cover Artist, Cover Inker

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Artist, Penciller, Cover Artist

Sol Brodsky

Sol Brodsky

Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Stan Goldberg

Stan Goldberg

Colorist

Artie Simek

Artie Simek

Letterer

John Duffy

Letterer

Jon D'Agostino

Jon D'Agostino

Letterer

Mac Duffy

Letterer

Gabriele Dell'Otto

Gabriele Dell'Otto

Cover Artist

Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld

Cover Artist

Characters
Aunt May

Aunt May

May Reilly Parker Jameson

Chameleon

Chameleon

Dmitri Anatoly Smerdyakov Kravinoff

Flash Thompson

Flash Thompson

Eugene Thompson

Human Torch

Human Torch

Jonathan Lowell Spencer Storm

Invisible Woman

Invisible Woman

Susan Storm Richards

J. Jonah Jameson

J. Jonah Jameson

John Jonah Jameson Junior

John Jameson

John Jameson

John Jonah Jameson III

Liz Allan

Liz Allan

Elizabeth Allan

Mr. Fantastic

Mr. Fantastic

Reed Richards

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Peter Parker

Thing

Thing

Benjamin Jacob Grimm

Maxie Shiffman

Maxie Shiffman

Max Schiffman

Teams

Communists

Communists

Daily Bugle

Daily Bugle

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

New York Police Department

New York Police Department

United States Air Force

United States Air Force

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