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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:
Dates
Mar 1963 to Nov 1998
1963
N/A

Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.

Spider-Man
Spider-Man

(Peter Parker)
J. Jonah Jameson
J. Jonah Jameson

(JJ Jameson)
May Parker
May Parker

(Aunt May)
Plus: Betty Brant, Frederick Foswell (Big Man), Liz Allan (Liz Osborn), Anna Watson.

Comics Index

Page: 2 of 4

Total Indexed Comics: 87

Comics sorted by date. Oldest shown first. Up to 25 comics per page. Page navigator at the bottom of the page.

Amazing Spider-Man #26
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #26

July 1965
"The Man in the Crime-Master's Mask!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story begins with Peter Parker looking through the house to try and find where his Aunt May put his Spider-Man costume after she took it last issue. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #27
4 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #27

August 1965
"Bring Back My Goblin to Me!"
Script: Stan Lee
Starting right off from last issue, the Green Goblin, with an unconscious Spider-Man, has crashed the Crime-Master’s takeover meeting! Goblin orders some goons to chain up Spider-Man, as they still struggle to remove his mask. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #28
3.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #28

September 1965
"The Menace of the Molten Man!"
Script: Stan Lee
We start off our story by finding Peter Parker at Midtown High, where he’s approached by Principal Davis. Principal Davis tells Peter that Flash explained how Peter wasn’t to blame for their fight from last issue, leaving Peter feeling grateful. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #29
3.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #29

October 1965
"Never Step on a Scorpion!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story begins with Peter Parker at home, noticing that a lot of his clothes are now getting too small. Peter just about cleans out his bank account before deciding to head to the Daily Bugle. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #30
4 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #30

November 1965
"The Claws of the Cat!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story starts by recapping last issue, detailing Betty Brant’s distress at the Daily Bugle attack and Ned Leeds taking her home, as well as Aunt May’s fainting spells. When Anna Watson decides take Aunt May out, Peter decides to go out swinging as Spider-Man. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #31
5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #31

December 1965
"If This Be My Destiny..."
Script: Stan Lee
Our story opens with a bunch of the masked mystery men from last issue in the middle of a daring heist at a radioactive plant! Quickly securing what they came for, they douse a guard with sleeping gas and load into their waiting aircraft. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #32
5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #32

January 1966
"Man on a Rampage!"
Script: Stan Lee
Continuing from last issue, this issue begins at the underwater base of the Master Planner, who we discover to actually be Doctor Octopus! [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #33
5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #33

February 1966
"The Final Chapter!"
Script: Stan Lee
Quickly recapping last issue, we see Aunt May fighting for her life as Curt Connors waits for the serum that might cure her! [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #34
3.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #34

March 1966
"The Thrill of the Hunt!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story opens with Kraven the Hunter perusing his trophy room of all of the wild beasts that he’s successfully hunted. However, Kraven the not satisfied, as his greatest prey, Spider-Man, has still eluded him. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #35
3 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #35

April 1966
"The Molten Man Regrets...!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story begins with the Molten Man being released from prison. The judge rules that his sentence has been suspended due to his good behavior. Molten Man heads home to his apartment and tests out his powers, finding himself just as strong as before, possibly even stronger! [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #36
3 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #36

May 1966
"When Falls the Meteor!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story begins with a meteor falling to earth and being discovered by a man named Norton G. Fester. Fester aims to prove that meteors contain microscopic living matter but finds it difficult to acquire a loan for his research. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #37
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #37

June 1966
"Once Upon a Time, There Was a Robot...!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story opens with a man named Mendel Stromm being released from prison, after having carried out his 10 year sentence. Stromm thinks about his plans to get his revenge on someone now that he is free. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #38
3.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #38

July 1966
"Just a Guy Named Joe!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story opens upon an ambitious fellow by the name of Joe Smith, determined to be the new boxing champ. He gets a manager named Tommy Tomkins to arrange a match for him. However, Joe soon proves to be quite the hapless loser, failing handily at both boxing and wrestling. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #39
5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #39

August 1966
"How Green Was My Goblin!"
Script: Stan Lee
We open upon the Green Goblin, deciding that he has waited long enough, and the time has come to get his revenge on Spider-Man! The Goblin muses to himself that he wants to toy with Spider-Man first, learn his identity and expose him, before finally finishing him! [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #40
5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #40

September 1966
"Spidey Saves the Day!"
Script: Stan Lee
Starting right off from last issue, Spider-Man has been captured, his identity discovered by the Green Goblin, who in turn revealed himself to be Norman Osborn! Peter tries to keep the clearly unhinged Osborn talking while he struggles against the coils that bind him. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #41
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #41

October 1966
"The Horns of the Rhino!"
Script: Stan Lee
Starting off on a slower note, we find Aunt May chatting with her friend Anna Watson, when Anna suggests that since Peter is in college now, that May sell the house and move in with her! Aunt May is reluctant however, still fretful about Peter, being his own family. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #42
4 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #42

November 1966
"The Birth of a Super-Hero!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story opens with Spider-Man fleeing a bank, money bag in hand, having seemingly just robbed it! The pedestrians are shocked as the police arrive to throw a cordon around the area. Spidey drops the money bag into the river, claiming that this will be a nightmare to explain. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #43
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #43

December 1966
"Rhino on the Rampage!"
Script: Stan Lee
Starting off action packed right away, the Rhino escapes his confines, smashing right through the wall, the tranquilizers from last issue having worn off. Meanwhile at the Daily Bugle, Frederick Foswell congratulates Betty Brant and Ned Leeds on their recent engagement, when J. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #44
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #44

January 1967
"Where Crawls the Lizard!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story starts off at the train station, where Peter Parker is sending his Aunt May off on a doctor-ordered vacation. In the very same station, Dr. Curt Connors awaits the arrival of his wife Martha and son Billy, when he suddenly thinks his hand turns green and scaly! [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #45
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #45

February 1967
"Spidey Smashes Out!"
Script: Stan Lee
With the Lizard still on the loose, Spider-Man makes his way through the city, even with his wounded arm. While searching the city, he happens upon a truck being hijacked and easily takes care of the crooks, finding that his arm isn’t slowing him down, at least against regular crooks. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #46
4 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #46

March 1967
"The Sinister Shocker!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story begins with Spider-Man perched on a wall when said wall suddenly starts violently vibrating, knocking him off. Spidey flips onto a flagpole before investigating the source of the vibration, finding a colorful criminal calling himself the Shocker! [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #47
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #47

April 1967
"In the Hands of the Hunter!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story begins with a flashback to a previously unseen encounter between Spider-Man and Kraven the Hunter from a few months prior. Turns out, the Green Goblin had promised to pay Kraven $20,000 to eliminate Spider-Man. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #48
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #48

May 1967
"The Wings of the Vulture!"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story begins with Spider-Man swinging through a heavy snowfall, on the lookout for Kraven the Hunter, who escaped last issue. While staying on the move to keep warm, Spidey swings past the municipal prison, before deciding to call it a night. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #49
4 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #49

June 1967
"From the Depths of Defeat!"
Script: Stan Lee
Starting right off from last issue, Spider-Man lies unconscious in the snow, after succumbing to his fever in a battle with the new Vulture. After long, fateful moments, Spidey finally comes to and wearily makes his way home, too weak to even web-swing. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #50
5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #50

July 1967
"Spider-Man No More!"
Script: Stan Lee
We start off our story action packed, with Spider-Man stopping a store robbery. Spidey stylishly takes care of the goons, ending the fight by wrapping a door around them. [...]