The Amazing Spider-Man #124
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeAmazing Spider-Man #124 (September 1973) is the debut of Man-Wolf — John Jameson, J. Jonah Jameson's astronaut son — whose transformation via an alien gemstone retrieved from the moon added a genuine horror dimension to Marvel's flagship title at a moment when the Bronze Age was actively embracing monster comics. The issue is the opening chapter of what came to be called 'The Mark of the Man-Wolf' two-parter, and it shrewdly weaponizes Spider-Man's most enduring supporting-cast relationship: because the monster is Jonah's own son, Jameson threatens to frame Spider-Man for the attack if the wall-crawler pursues him, tightening the dramatic vise on Peter Parker in the raw aftermath of Gwen Stacy's death. Man-Wolf went on to headline his own feature in Creatures on the Loose and remains an enduring, if underutilized, piece of Marvel's supernatural mythology. The issue also marks the creative handoff between penciler Gil Kane — who had defined the Gwen Stacy death arc — and the incoming Ross Andru, making it a genuine transitional moment in the visual history of the series.
In "The Mark of the Man-Wolf," Peter Parker grapples with the fallout of Spider-Man’s tarnished reputation, especially after the public’s reaction to Norman Osborn’s death. The mystery deepens when the newly introduced Man-Wolf begins targeting J. Jonah Jameson, raising questions about the strange forces behind the beast’s transformation. Written by Gerry Conway and illustrated by Gil Kane with inks by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro, this pivotal issue features a cover by John Romita.
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Gerry Conway, who had taken over the Amazing Spider-Man writing duties from Stan Lee at age 19 starting with issue #111, conceived Man-Wolf by looking for a way to rehabilitate the long-dormant John Jameson character. In a widely quoted reflection, Conway noted that by 1973 Jameson was a NASA astronaut in a world where the moon landings had actually happened, and he asked himself what that real-world context might mean inside Spider-Man's world — the answer was a lunar gemstone that grafts itself to its wearer and triggers werewolf-like transformations under moonlight, reflecting the broader Bronze Age horror wave that Marvel was riding at the time with titles like Werewolf by Night and Tomb of Dracula. The issue's interior pencils were handled by Gil Kane, with inks by John Romita Sr. and Tony Mortellaro on backgrounds, while Romita also supplied the cover; Ross Andru would take over as the series' regular penciler beginning with the very next issue, #125. Roy Thomas served as editor.
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- First appearance of Man-Wolf (John Jameson III, a.k.a. Colonel John Jameson), son of J. Jonah Jameson, whose moonstone pendant — discovered during a lunar mission — grafts to his neck and causes him to transform into a feral wolf-like creature under moonlight.
- First appearance of Kristine Saunders, John Jameson's fiancée, who also appears in the story.
- Story titled 'The Mark of the Man-Wolf,' Part 1 of 2 (concluded in Amazing Spider-Man #125); written by Gerry Conway, penciled by Gil Kane, inked by John Romita Sr. and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds), cover by John Romita Sr., edited by Roy Thomas.
- Published with a September 1973 cover date; 36 pages; cover price 20 cents.
- The issue is set in the immediate emotional aftermath of the deaths of Gwen Stacy and Norman Osborn (Amazing Spider-Man #121–122), with Peter Parker still struggling with grief and the Daily Bugle still vilifying Spider-Man for Osborn's death — context that directly motivates Peter's fateful visit to Jonah's office.
- Man-Wolf later received his own solo feature in Creatures on the Loose #30–37 (July 1974–September 1975), and the character has remained an intermittent presence in Marvel continuity, eventually revealed to be the avatar of an alien entity called Stargod in Marvel Premiere #45–46 (1978–1979).
- The story was reprinted in Marvel Tales #101.
- This issue opens the stretch of Conway's run now collected as Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Man-Wolf at Midnight, spanning issues #124–142 and Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1. It also marks the final full issue penciled by Gil Kane before Ross Andru became the series' regular artist with #125.
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Reprinted in L'étonnant Spider-Man #26 (1973), El Sorprendente Hombre Araña #1 (1974), L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] #136 (1975), Super Spider-Man #173 (1976), The Amazing Spider-Man [Book and Record Set] #BR - 516 (1977), Marvel Tales #101 (1979), Edderkoppen #9/1979 (1979), Spindelmannen #9/1979 (1979), L'Uomo Ragno Gigante #50 (1980), El Hombre Araña / El Asombroso Hombre Araña #120 (1982), Spiderman de John Romita #53 (2003), The Comics Journal #252 (2003), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #13 (2011), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus #4 (2019), Man-Wolf: The Complete Collection #[nn] (2019), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection #8 (2022), Die Spinne #125, El Asombroso Hombre-Araña #29, Σπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] #12, Σπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] #285
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