Appearing in "Spider-Man"
Featured Characters:
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,
- Unidentified Launch site near New York City (Slocum AFB?)
- Unidentified Air Force Base near New York City (Suffolk County AFB?)
- New York State
Items:
Vehicles:
- John Jameson's Space Capsule
Synopsis for "Spider-Man"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Spider-Man Vs. the Chameleon!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
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
- Manhattan
- New York City,
- New York State
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.[1]
- 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.
See Also
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
References
- ↑ The first story is reprinted in the following comics/TPB's:
- Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Pocket Books),
- Essential Spider-Man Volume #1
- Marvel Tales #138
- Marvel Milestone Edition: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 1
- Amazing Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 2
- Spider-Man Classics Vol 1 2
- 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time Vol 1 1
- Marvel Masterworks Spider-Man 1
- Spider-Man Classics Vol 1 2
- Spider-Man: Amazing Fantasy (Promo)
- Spider-Man Collectible Series Vol 1 2
- Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol 1 1
- Epic Collection Vol 1 Amazing Spider-Man 1
- Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Pocket Books),
- Essential Spider-Man Volume #1
- Marvel Tales #138
- Marvel Milestone Edition: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 1
- Amazing Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 7
- 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time Vol 1 1
- Spider-Man Classics Vol 1 2
- Spider-Man: Amazing Fantasy (Promo)
- Spider-Man Collectible Series Vol 1 3
- Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol 1 1
- Epic Collection Vol 1 Amazing Spider-Man 1
- Marvel Masterworks Spider-Man 1
- Marvel Comics Presents Spider-Man Vol 1 1
- Fantastic Four / Spider-Man Classic TPB