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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: 3 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 #51
5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #51

August 1967
"In the Clutches of...the Kingpin!"
Script: Stan Lee
With Spider-Man seemingly gone, the Kingpin is free to take over the criminal underworld. Kingpin starts to put his plans in motion, sending out some guys to bring him J. Jonah Jameson, deciding he must be silenced due to his editorials about the crime wave. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #52
5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #52

September 1967
"To Die a Hero!"
Script: Stan Lee
After Spider-Man was defeated by the Kingpin last issue, he and J. Jonah Jameson are hauled off to the sub-cellar to be disposed of on the Kingpin’s orders. Spidey and Jameson are cuffed together in the middle of a large room, as Jameson frantically tries to awaken Spider-Man. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #53
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #53

October 1967
"Enter: Dr. Octopus"
Script: Stan Lee
Our story opens with Spider-Man perched outside the Daily Bugle, reading the news coverage of the previous issue with disdain, as J. Jonah Jameson yells at him from the window. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #54
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #54

November 1967
"The Tentacles and the Trap!"
Script: Stan Lee
Needing a place to lie low after last issue, Doctor Octopus answers the ad Aunt May put in the paper for a boarder. Aunt May remembers Doc Ock from Annual #1, still thinking the entire thing was a harmless visit. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #55
5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #55

December 1967
"Doc Ock Wins!"
Script: Stan Lee
Angrier than ever after the events of last issue, Spider-Man eagerly combs the city for Doctor Octopus, finding one of his old hideouts filled with his goons. Spidey tears through the goons before hearing Doc Ock’s voice, thinking that he’s finally found the villain. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #56
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #56

January 1968
"Disaster!"
Script: Stan Lee
While battling Doctor Octopus last issue, Spider-Man was hit by his nullifier which caused Spidey to lose his memory! Doc Ock convinced Spidey that the two of them work together and Spidey loads the nullifier into their van. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #79
4 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #79

December 1969
"To Prowl No More!"
Script: Stan Lee
We see Peter Parker jumping through the window of J. Jonah Jameson's office. Using his spider powers, he lands on the ground safely and runs up the building. Meanwhile, the Prowler believes he's just killed Parker, and flees through the window as Jameson and Robbie Robertson enter the office. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #80
0 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #80

January 1970
"On The Trail of...the Chameleon!"
Script: Stan Lee
[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #81
0 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #81

February 1970
"The Coming of the Kangaroo!"
Script: Stan Lee
[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #82
0 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #82

March 1970
"And Then Came Electro!"
Script: Stan Lee
[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #83
0 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #83

April 1970
"The Schemer! (1 of 3)"
Script: Stan Lee
[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #84
0 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #84

May 1970
"The Kingpin Strikes Back!"
Script: Stan Lee
[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #85
0 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #85

June 1970
"And now...the Secret of the Schemer!"
Script: Stan Lee
[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #86
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #86

July 1970
"Beware...The Black Widow!"
Script: Stan Lee
Spider-Man swings by on his way home, reeling from an encounter with the Kingpin, and he is spotted by the Black Widow who has an idea. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #87
0 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #87

August 1970
"Unmasked At Last!"
Script: Stan Lee
[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #88
0 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #88

September 1970
"The Arms of Doctor Octopus!"
Script: Stan Lee
[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #89
0 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #89

October 1970
"Doc Ock Lives!"
Script: Stan Lee
[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #90
0 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #90

November 1970
"And Death Shall Come!"
Script: Stan Lee
[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #91
0 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #91

December 1970
"To Smash the Spider"
Script: Stan Lee
[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #100
4.5 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #100

September 1971
"The Spider or the Man?"
Script: Stan Lee
After spoiling a robbery, Spider-Man reflects on what matters most to him: Gwen Stacy. The young couple wants to get married, but how could they live a normal life if he is Spider-Man? [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #119
4 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #119

April 1973
"The Gentlemans Name is... Hulk"
Script: Gerry Conway
Peter Parker's Aunt May receives a mysterious telegram from a Jean-Pierre Rimbaud in Montreal. Fearing a connection to Dr. Octopus, Peter decides to investigate as Spider-Man. Seeing on the TV news that the Hulk is in Canada, Peter persuades J. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #120
4 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #120

May 1973
"The Fight and the Fury"
Script: Gerry Conway
At the bottom of the lake, Hulk hurls the slab to which Spider-Man is clinging out of the water and Spidey leaps to safety. Hulk's underwater thrashing causes a massive tidal wave, preventing the army from following him as he leaps away. Returning to Montreal, Spidey captures one of Dr. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #252
3 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #252

May 1984
"Homecoming!"
Script: Tom DeFalco
It has been over a week since the majority of Earth’s superheroes mysteriously vanished. In the offices of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson and Robbie Robertson plan the day’s front page while Robbie resists his boss’ urging to blame the disappearances on Spider-Man. [...]
Amazing Spider-Man #328
3 stars

Amazing Spider-Man #328

January 1990
"Shaws Gambit"
Script: David Michelinie
The Hulk is approached by a Hellfire Club member, Sebastian Shaw, who offers him lots of money to destroy Spider-man. Spidey however, has been granted the power cosmic, increasing his abilities. After ridding the Statue of Liberty from terrorists, Spider-Man flies across town to meet his wife. [...]