Amazing Spider-Man 1

In this issue:

No Jack Kirby stories in this issue.

Kirby was tapped for the cover art to this first issue of Marvel's newest title. Steve Ditko provided the inking and, of course, all interior artwork. The meeting of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four was retold by Kirby in Fantastic Four Annual 1.

i would actually love to own one of these rare comics. i have the 4th issue of the Daredevil. i think they are so cool. please try to get me one

Glad to hear you're enjoying these old mags as much as the rest of us. As for a copy of S-M #1, how's about I clue you in on a couple of very inexpensive, easy-to-find reprints and call us even?

About ten years ago, Marvel published a series of reprints called Marvel Milestones which reprinted important issues in Marvel's history—exactly as they first appeared, advertising included!
Pertinent to this website, Marvel reprinted the entire contents of Amazing Spider-Man #1, Amazing Fantasy #15, and Tales of Suspense #39 (including the back-up mystery tales). The prices for these reprints are pretty cheap generally. Hope this helps!

I remember way back in 1974 when the first Marvel Treasury came on the stands. It had reprints of some pivotal Spidey stories way back when. I remember one in particular that stands out “Just a guy named Joe.” It might have been Ditko's last book as artist. It must have been Spidey # 38 or # 39 when Romita took over on the art. Getting back to the issue, I love the scene when Spidey fights the out of control robot that attacks his high school. Also in that issue he fights and wins against Flash Thompson. Thompson would also go on to fight in Viet Nam. Did he survive the ordeal? I don't remember, It's too far back. It's possible because I do remember a page from a 1978 Spider Man calendar. The monthly picture has Flash and the cast of seventies Spidey in a room together. It's drawn by none other than John Romita.

The classic 67 collection of Spidey DVD's do cover a lot of stories that Ditko and Lee have done in the comics. If you look at some of the shots from the DVD they are taken straight from the comic panels by Ditko. If you watch it you'll see his hands when he does his web spinning taken straight from one of the early issues. The next one I noticed was the head on shot of Spider Man swinging right in front of the screen. It's too bad Ditko wasn't asked to contribute art to the show. However Lee and Ditko did separate because of creative differences.

Ditko wanted the Green Goblin to be someone unknown to the current cast of Spider Man. I could see how this could work on a dramatic level. We can only sit here and speculate as to how it would have turned out if Ditko had stayed. I still have to wonder how he wouldn't allow himself to be interviewed after all these years. He's very reclusive and doesn't do many interviews. Why isn't he making any Spidey posters to sell to the public?I wonder if Marvel ever approached him? He still turns out his own self published comics! If you do a search on Steve Ditko he still has some fascinating work in the form of something called the “Ditko Package.” In it he showcases his thoughts on the comic industry and some of his older characters.

I really have a love for comics of the past because they seem so much better than what is coming out today. I just can't get into the characters like I could before. I do think that Michael J. Strazinski is the only writer that has interested me of late. It's time for me to get some of those classics out and start reading them again. And for those of you who love CD Rom Comics I recommend the Marvel Comics Library volume one. It has the first ten issues of Spider Man and many other greats like the FF, Hulk, Dare Devil, X-Men and Sub Mariner.

I AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING MY WEB SITE FOR MY COMPANY, OUTSIDERS ENTERTAINMENT. MY NAME IS DJ SPIDERMAN, AND I WAS ASKING PERMISSION TO USE SPIDERMAN PICTURES ON MY WEB SITE FOR DECORATIONS. I ALREADY HAVE THE PICTURES AND THEY ARE NOT BEING USED FOR RESELLING JUST FOR DECORATION ON THE WEB SITE. AGAIN THE PICTURES ARE NOT ON ANY OF MY COMPANY'S PRODUCTS OR MERCHANDISE. PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK WITH A REPLY. THANK YOU AND BEST OF LUCK IN THE FUTURE!!

Im a really big fan of stan lee and all his comics. especially ditkos artwork. I am doing a project for my english class and showing everyone about the development of spiderman but i cant find enough stuff about him so if you could could give me some facts or a timeline or even a website it would be greatly appreciated. thank you for your time and consideration.

I love comics and have been a huge fan of spider-man. I just wanted to
know how much copies did spiderman sell on his first apearences and how much copies does a comic have to sell, before it's classified as succussful.

spider-man 1 its not gud .he have very much problems .its very made in 2001 and now it cost
many this game.

I have a chance to buy spiderman No1 comic but im a bit suspicious everything looks genuine but where the No1 is in its white box it does not have the letters MAR underneath can anyone help.

Julian,
I know that Spider-Man #1 was reprinted in the '60s as part of a Golden Book and Record set. I don't have it nor can I find an image of the cover on the web but I suspect that is what you're being offered. If there's no MAR under the number one, I am confident it's not an original. A look inside the front cover at the publishing data would confirm this.

i love spider man very much although i am a girl since i watch his shows i fell in love with it .i relly enjoy it and i relly love being a fan of him. and i wish i will be just like him i relly think that i am a girl and love spiderman

In 1963 I walked into a candy shop in Brooklyn, NY on a Saturday afternoon to get my cherry coke and my comic book. I picked up a #l Amazing Spiderman for 12 cents to add to my collection of super heros. Hulk, Batman, Mighty Thor, etc. I just loved super hero comics. When I left for college (CA) years later, I put all the comics in a box and told my mother no matter what you do never throw out these comics (just because I liked them). Fast forward…Parents decided to move to CA about 25 years ago so I asked my mother, “remember those comics, are they still in the box?” Yes, she said. So I went back to NY to help pack and drive across county with them (comics in the box). Fast forward again..I still have the comics (even a #28 Brave and the Bold) and that #l Spiderman (very good condition) (original owner) that I paid 12 cents for. Not a bad return!

I love hearing stories such as yours. Enjoy those comics, that's what the hobby is all about!

When I was a kid in La Puente, CA, I made many, many trips to the local markets & liquor stores to purchase comic books. One liquor store was my main supply, as he always got the new comic books on time, and plenty of Marvels. A buddy of mine couldn't make the trip to the liquor store, so I volunteered to buy him a comic book with his 12 cent contribution. I picked up 2 copies of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1, along with a few other Marvels for myself. The liquor store owner, a very big guy with a large parrot, told me that I had two copies of ASM #1, and that my buddy & me should just swap the comic book to each other after reading it, and save 12 cents. I told him that we not only read comic books, but that we collected comic books! He just shook his head in disbelief, thinking that we were just crazy kids with too much money. I guess that many adults & kids back in the early 1960's never understood the hardcore comic book collecting hobby, but my buddies & I did, and we had big collections dating back to the mid-1950's. I no longer own a copy of ASM #1, but it was cool to own back in those days. I had never seen AMAZING FANTASY #15, so I was unaware of Spider-Man when I purchased the first issue. I quickly became a hardcore fan. My brother nick-named me The Vulture, after looking at the cover of ASM #2, my favorite issue of the series. On today's collector market, ASM #1 is one of the most sought after comic books of the silver age, and it makes me grin to think that I purchased two new copies of that great book off the rack for 24 cents! Those were the good old days, for sure!

i am a spidey fan, but im not a hardcore fan.i have really old dd comics(original)and the first fantastic 4 & spidey

By “original'' DD are you referring to DAREDEVIL vol.1(1964) or to the Lev Gleason Daredevil from the 40's?

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