Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 12

Alternate Covers:
UK Variant

Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #12

May, 1964

Editor-in-Chief

Stan Lee

Cover Artists

Steve Ditko

Publisher

Marvel Comics

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Appearing in "Unmasked By Doctor Octopus!"

Featured Characters:

•  Spider-Man (Peter Parker) 

Supporting Characters:

•  Aunt May 
• Daily Bugle Staff
  • Betty Brant
  •  J. Jonah Jameson 

• Flash Thompson
• Liz Allan
• Sally Avril
• Seymour O'Reilly

Adversaries:

•  Doctor Octopus 

Other Characters:

• Dr. Bromwell
• Peter Parker's high school classmates
• New York Police Department
  • Bill  (First appearance)
  •  Joe 
• Betty Brant's replacement

Locations:

• United States of America
  • New York City, New York
    • Manhattan
      • Daily Bugle Building
    • Forest Hills, Queens
      • Aunt May's House
      • Midtown High School
    • Coney Island

Items:

• Spider-Man's Web-Shooters
• Spider-Man's Utility Belt
• Spider-Man's Spider-Signal
• Doctor Octopus' Tentacles
• The Daily Bugle

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "Unmasked By Doctor Octopus!"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in Amazing Spider-Man # 2 (Pocket Books).
• credits:
  • Written in the white heat of inspiration by: Stan Lee
  • Drawn in a wild frenzy of enthusiasm by: Steve Ditko
  • Lettered in a comfortable room by: Art Simek
    

Trivia

• The unmasking is referred to in a flashback of Sensational Spider-Man #28
• The unmasking is shown in a flashback in Amazing Spider-Man #87
• On Page 14, Panel 5, in an effort to attract Spider-Man, Dr. Octopus tips over a sign advertising Leedit, Inc. This is an obvious nod to Spider-Man creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (the KO still sounds like CO, and if you're referring to companies, a synonom for CO is Inc.)
• It's ironic how immediatley after Peter makes a joke about talking to Flash using 1 syllable words, Liz says the next sentence to Flash using nothing but one syllable words!

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See Also

• Discuss Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 12 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Amazing Spider-Man series

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Recommended Reading

• Spider-Man last appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #11; He appears next in Untold Tales of Spider-Man #11.
• Doctor Octopus was last seen in Amazing Spider-Man #11; He appears next as the leader of the Sinister Six in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1.
• The story in Untold Tales of Spider-Man #10 takes place between the events depicted in this story.

Links and References

• http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spiderman_amazing/012.html
• http://www.samruby.com/AmazingSpider-ManA/amazing_spiderman_012.htm