The amazing Spider-Man. Great power. Volume 1, 1962-1964 / writer, Stan Lee ; artist, Steve Ditko ; additional pencils, Jack Kirby ; additional inks, Steve Ditko ; letterers, Art Simek & Sam Rosen with Jon D'Agostino & John Duffy ; editor, Stan Lee.
"Originally published in magazine form as Amazing Fantasy 15, and amazing Spider-Man 1-17 and Annual 1"--Title page verso. "The Epic Collections feature the best characters and stories from Marvel's vast history. Volumes are not published in chronological order"--Page 4 of cover. Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #1-17 and Annual #1, and material from Amazing fantasy (1962) #15.
Contents:
The return of the Green Goblin! Spider-Man! -- Amazing Spider-Man #1. March 1963. Spider-Man:Freak! Public menace! ; The Chameleon! -- Amazing Spider-Man #2. May 1963. Duel to the death with the Vulture! ; The uncanny threat of the terrible Tinkerer! -- Amazing Spider-Man #3. July 1963. The strangest foe of all time-- Doctor Octopus! -- Amazing Spider-Man #4. September 1963. Nothing can stop-- The Sandman! -- Amazing Spider-Man #5. October 1963. Marked for destruction by Dr. Doom! -- Amazing Spider-Man #6. November 1963. Face-to-face with-- The Lizard! -- Amazing Spider-Man #7. December 1963. The return of the Vulture -- Amazing Spider-Man #8. January 1964. The terrible threat of the living brain! ; Spider-Man tackles the Torch! -- Amazing Spider-Man #9. February 1964. The man called Electro! -- Amazing Spider-Man #10. March 1964. The Enforcer! -- Amazing Spider-Man #11. April 1964. Turning point! -- Amazing Spider-Man #12. May 1964. Unmasked by Dr. Octopus! -- Amazing Spider-Man #13. June 1964. The menace of Mysterio! -- Amazing Spider-Man #14. July 1964. The grotesque adventure of the Green Goblin -- Amazing Spider-Man #15. August 1964. Kraven the Hunter! -- Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1. 1964. The Sinister Six! ; A gallery of Spider-Man's most famous foes! ; The secrets of Spider-Man! ; How Stan Lee and Steve Ditko create Spider-Man! -- Amazing Spider-Man #16. September 1964. Duel with Daredevil! -- Amazing Spider-Man #16. October 1964. The return of the Green Goblin!
Summary:
"In 1962, in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave birth to one of the most enduring icons in American popular culture: the Amazing Spider-Man! Turning the concept of a super hero on its head, they imbued the young, guilt-ridden Peter Parker with the fantastic powers of an arachnid and the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager. The combination was pure magic. Now, you can leap into Spider-Man's web-slinging world from the very beginning, including the tragic origin that started it all; the first appearances of the Daily Bugle and J. Jonah Jameson; and the debut of classic villains including the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture and Electro!"-- summary from Forbidden Planet web site.
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