Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 1

Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #1

March, 1963

Editor-in-Chief

Stan Lee

Cover Artists

Jack Kirby
Steve Ditko

Publisher

Marvel Comics

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Appearing in "Spider-Man"

Featured Characters:

•  Spider-Man (Peter Parker) 

Supporting Characters:

• Ben Parker (Uncle Ben) (Mentioned)
•  J. Jonah Jameson  (First appearance)
•  May Reilly Parker (Aunt May) 

Villains:

• Burglar (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

• Flash Thompson
•  John Jameson  (First appearance)
•  Liz Allan 
•  Maxie Shiffman 
•  Sally Avril 
• Seymour O'Reilly
• May Parker's Landlord
• Army personnel

Locations:

• United States Of America
  • New York State
    • New York City,
      • Manhattan
        • Daily Bugle Building
        • Empire State University
      • Queens
        • Forest Hills,
          • Aunt May's House
            • Midtown High School
    • Unidentified Launch site near New York City (Slocum AFB?)
    • Unidentified Air Force Base near New York City (Suffolk County AFB?)

Items:

• Spider-Man's Web-Shooters
• The Daily Bugle

Vehicles:

• John Jameson's Space Capsule
  
  

Synopsis for "Spider-Man"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in "Spider-Man Vs. the Chameleon!"

Featured Characters:

• Spider-Man (Peter Parker)

Supporting Characters:

• Fantastic Four
  •  Human Torch (Johnny Storm) 
  •  Invisible Girl (Sue Storm) 
  •  Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) 
  •  Thing (Ben Grimm) 

Villains:

• Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov)  (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Policemen
• Professor Newton (First appearance)

Locations:

• United States Of America
  • New York State
    • New York City,
      • Manhattan
        • Baxter Building
        • The Lark Building (First appearance)
      • Queens
        • Forest Hills,
          • Aunt May's House

Items:

• Spider-Man's Web-Shooters
• Daily Globe newspaper
  
  

Synopsis for "Spider-Man Vs. the Chameleon!"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• In "Spider-Man", letters are credited to Johnny Dee.

• In "Spider-Man Vs. the Chameleon!", letters are credited to John Duffi.

• The Chameleon is Spider-Man's first costumed foe.

• The second story features the first time Spider-Man makes a web parachute, the first time he used his webbing like a slingshot, and the first time he uses his Spider Sense.

• This issue is reprinted in other comics and books, see references for more info.

• References: Amazing Fantasy #15
  

Trivia

• Peter Parker's last name is given incorrectly as "Palmer" in the second story.
• The cover of this issue appears in the comic galleries from the video games The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (Sega CD version only) and Spider-Man.

• Spider-Man meets the Fantastic Four for the first time.

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See Also

• Discuss Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Amazing Spider-Man series

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Recommended Reading

• A more detailed version of Spider-Man's battle with the Fantastic Four at the beginning of the second story appears as the second story in Fantastic Four Annual #1.

• Spider-Man meets the Fantastic Four for the first time.

Links and References

• http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spiderman_amazing/001.html
• http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spiderman_amazing/001-b.html
• Information on Amazing Spider-Man #1 at www.samruby.com
• Amazing Spider-Man #1 at The Complete Marvel Reading Order