Comic Book: Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series)
What This Book is About:
After his debut in Amazing Fantasy #15, Spider-Man gets his own book, and the rest as they say, is history.
Data Sheet:
Mar 1963 to Nov 1998
1963
N/A
Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.
Plus: Betty Brant, Frederick Foswell (
Big Man), Liz Allan (
Liz Osborn), Ned Leeds.
Comics Index
Page: 1 of 4
Total Indexed Comics:
83
Comics sorted by date. Oldest shown first. Up to 25 comics per page. Page navigator at the bottom of the page.
March 1963"Spider-Man"
Script: Stan LeeThe story opens with Peter regretting obtaining his powers as he gives a short recap of his origin from Amazing Fantasy #15. He notes also that since Uncle Ben’s death, he and Aunt May have been struggling financially. [...]
May 1963"Duel to the Death With the Vulture!"
Script: Stan LeeThis story opens with the revelation that a new danger has been troubling New York, just as said danger, The Vulture, swoops down and steals a briefcase full of bonds from a pedestrian. Over at “Jameson Publishing” the head of Now Magazine J. [...]
July 1963"Spider-Man versus Doctor Octopus"
Script: Stan LeeThe story opens with Spider-Man stopping a good, old-fashioned robbery while thinking that stopping crime has become too easy, almost wishing for someone to come along who could challenge him. [...]
September 1963"“Nothing Can Stop…The Sandman!”"
Script: Stan LeeOur story begins with
Spider-Man bemoaning a billboard advertising J. Jonah Jameson’s
anti-Spider-Man news articles. Just
then, Spidey spots some crooks about to break in to a store. [...]
October 1963""Marked For Destruction by Dr. Doom!""
Script: Stan LeeThe issue opens with a TV program about Spider-Man,
sponsored by J. Jonah Jameson, in order to expose Spider-Man as the menace
Jonah thinks he is. Peter Parker and a number of his classmates catch the
program while at a bowling alley. [...]
November 1963"Face to Face With...The Lizard!"
Script: Stan LeeThis story begins in quite a different location, as we
open upon a swamp in the Florida Everglades, where a creature calling itself
the Lizard is scaring people away from his domain! [...]
December 1963"The Return of the Vulture!"
Script: Stan LeeOur story opens with a quick recap of Amazing
Spider-Man #2, showcasing how Spidey used the anti-magnetic inverter he built
to stop the Vulture in their first encounter. [...]
January 1964"The Terrible Threat of the Living Brain"
Script: Stan LeeThe first story begins at Midtown High, where we find
a strange machine wheeled into the science class of Peter Parker.
Flash Thompson thinks the machine looks creepy to which Peter counters that it’s one
of the biggest scientific breakthroughs in recent memory. [...]
February 1964"The Man Called Electro!"
Script: Stan LeeOur issue opens with Spider-Man quickly and anxiously
making his way through the city. He swings upon a standoff between the police
and some crooks, who surrender upon seeing Spider-Man. Spidey, however, just
swings right on by, quickly getting home, and changing to Peter Parker on the
way. [...]
March 1964"The Enforcers!"
Script: Stan LeeOur story begins showcasing The Big Man, new criminal
mastermind, using his brilliance and resources to pull off a daring crime! He
lifts his hired crook, waiting on a flagpole, via a cable to a waiting
whirlybird hidden in the clouds. [...]
April 1964"Turning Point"
Script: Stan LeeOur story opens with Peter Parker moping at home,
pining over Betty Brant, who had left town the previous issue. Peter is snapped
out of his thoughts by a news bulletin on the radio, stating that
Doctor Octopus is being released from prison today. [...]
May 1964"Unmasked by Dr. Octopus!"
Script: Stan LeeDirectly following up on last issue, this one begins
with a Daily Bugle publication proclaiming how Doctor Octopus escaped during
his battle with Spider-Man. Spidey arrives at the Daily Bugle to find the
temporary secretary, hired by J. [...]
June 1964"The Menace of…Mysterio!"
Script: Stan LeeOur story begins with a shocking twist, as we see
Spider-Man escaping after having just robbed a bank! He webs up the chasing
police and swings away into the foggy night! The next day, the public reacts
with shock at the apparent confirmation that Spider-Man has turned to crime.
J. [...]
July 1964"The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin"
Script: Stan LeeThe Green Goblin hatches a foolproof plan to destroy Spider-Man. First he enlists the aid of the Enforcers in his scheme of revenge. Then, he promises Hollywood film producer B.J.Cosmos that he can deliver Spidey as the star of his next picture. [...]
August 1964"Kraven the Hunter"
Script: Stan LeeOur story starts with action right away, as Spider-Man
discovers a group planning a bank heist. He webs up three of the goons but the
fourth jumps out of the window before Spidey can see him, landing on an awning. [...]
September 1964"Duel With Daredevil"
Script: Stan LeeOur story begins with our hero in a rough spot, as
Peter Parker gets an earful from his Aunt May, nagging him about going out with
Mary Jane Watson. [...]
October 1964"The Return of the Green Goblin!"
Script: Stan LeeOur story begins with Peter Parker in class,
distractedly thinking about his last tussle with the Green Goblin, and
wondering whatever became of him. [...]
November 1964"The End of Spider-Man!"
Script: Stan LeeFresh off the last issue, this one opens with
J. Jonah Jameson, giddy as can be, reveling in his expose showing Spider-Man as the
coward Jameson, and the world now, think he is. We then see the reactions to
this news from several notable characters, hero and villain alike. [...]
December 1964"Spidey Strikes Back!"
Script: Stan LeeThis issue opens up action-packed from the get-go, as
Spider-Man intercepts a fleeing gang of crooks, easily taking them out as the
public looks on. Meanwhile, one crook hangs back, making himself seem innocent,
as he goes to warn his boss. We then cut
to a nearby lecture hall, where J. [...]
January 1965"The Coming of the Scorpion!"
Script: Stan LeePicking right up from last issue, Peter Parker notices
that a mysterious figure keeps following him around. Back at home, Peter waits
until the man leaves, presumably to report to his boss, before switching to
Spider-Man and in turn tail him! [...]
February 1965"Where Flies the Beetle...!"
Script: Stan LeeOur story begins with Abner Jenkins, otherwise known
as the Beetle, being released from prison after finishing his sentence. Having
not been rehabilitated, the Beetle immediately dons his armor once more and
sets off to get his revenge on the one who defeated him before, the
Human Torch. [...]
March 1965"Preeeeeesenting…the Clown, and his Masters of Menace!"
Script: Stan LeeOur story begins with Spider-Man stopping in on the
recently released Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime! Spidey warns them not to
try pulling anything like they did last time (referring to ASM #16), while
slyly placing one of his spider tracers on the Ringmaster’s hat. [...]
April 1965"The Goblin and the Gangsters"
Script: Stan LeeThis story begins right in the thick of it, with the
Green Goblin paying a visit to notorious crime boss Lucky Lobo. The Green
Goblin offers to take over leadership of Lucky’s gang, in order to take them to
new heights. Lucky disapproves of this idea and tells his men to attack the
Goblin. [...]
May 1965"Spider-Man Goes Mad!"
Script: Stan LeeOur story begins in the Forest Hills home of
Peter Parker, as he worries about the poor financial situation he and Aunt May are
in. Peter then goes out swinging as Spider-Man to see if he can get any photos
to sell to the Bugle. [...]
June 1965"Captured by J. Jonah Jameson!"
Script: Stan LeeOur story begins right where the last left off, with
Peter Parker heading home after helping Liz Allan in her science studies. Before he
heads home, Peter goes to retrieve his spider-signal, which he left on a roof
to distract Flash the previous issue. [...]
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