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The Amazing Spider-Man #210

Name: The Amazing Spider-Man #210
Brand: Marvel
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Nov 1980 · Marvel · 0.50 USD

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“The Prophecy of Madame Web!”

★ 1st appearance — Madame Web★ 1st appearance — Madame Web★ 1st appearance — Cassandra Webb

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The Amazing Spider-Man #210 is the debut issue of Madame Web (Cassandra Webb), one of the most distinctive supporting characters ever added to Spider-Man's world: a blind, paralyzed, clairvoyant mutant whose web-shaped life-support chair became one of Marvel's most visually arresting designs. By introducing a non-combatant psychic ally who immediately reveals she knows Spider-Man's secret identity, writer Denny O'Neil pushed the supporting cast in a genuinely new direction — away from physical sidekicks and toward a figure defined entirely by mystical knowledge and frailty. Over the following four decades, Cassandra Webb proved far more durable than her debut story's modest street-crime plot suggested, eventually becoming a linchpin of the 'Web of Life and Destiny' concept that underpins Spider-Verse mythology. The issue simultaneously launched John Romita Jr.'s long-running tenure as the title's penciler, a partnership that would define the visual identity of Amazing Spider-Man throughout the early-to-mid 1980s.

In "The Prophecy of Madame Web!", Spider-Man tracks a kidnapping to a mysterious clairvoyant named Debra Whitman, only to find her world is far more complex than it seems. With the help of Madame Web’s precognitive visions, Spider-Man uncovers hidden truths at the scene of the crime—and begins a new chapter in his journey as he starts her tutelage. Written by Denny O'Neil and illustrated by John Romita Jr. with inks by Joe Sinnott, this landmark issue features a striking cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Milgrom, all in a 50-cent comic from 1980.

writer Denny O'Neil · artist John Romita Jr. · artist, inker Joe Sinnott · colorist B. Sharen · letterer J. Novak · cover John Romita Jr., Al Milgrom

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History

The issue arrived near the start of Denny O'Neil's brief but eventful return to Marvel in 1980, during which he scripted Amazing Spider-Man while also editing Daredevil through Frank Miller's landmark run. O'Neil's stated creative goal for Spider-Man was to introduce supporting players who could deepen Peter Parker's mythology without displacing him from center stage — Madame Web was the most memorable result of that ambition, designed as a blind, paraplegic psychic whose web-like life-support apparatus was conceived by her late husband Jonathan. John Romita Jr., who had joined the title two issues earlier with #208, provided breakdowns that were finished by veteran inker Joe Sinnott, with Al Milgrom and Mary Jo Duffy providing editorial oversight; critics have generally regarded O'Neil's Spider-Man run as uneven compared to his DC work, but the introduction of Madame Web stands as its clearest lasting contribution.

Trivia · 8 facts

First appearance of Madame Web (Cassandra Webb), a blind, paralyzed, clairvoyant mutant who operates from a spider-web-shaped life-support system designed by her late husband Jonathan Webb.
Story title: 'The Prophecy of Madame Web!' — written by Denny O'Neil, breakdowns by John Romita Jr., finished art by Joe Sinnott, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Jim Novak, cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Milgrom.
Edited by Al Milgrom with Mary Jo Duffy as assistant editor; published with a November 1980 cover date.
Marks the beginning of John Romita Jr.'s approximately three-and-a-half-year regular penciling run on Amazing Spider-Man, starting with issue #208 and continuing through #250.
Peter Parker ends his employment at the Daily Globe in this issue.
J. Jonah Jameson appears in a cameo; Debbie Whitman and villain Rupert Dockery (circulation manager of the Daily Globe and kidnapping mastermind) also appear.
By the story's end, Madame Web discloses to Spider-Man that she already knows his secret identity — establishing the core dynamic of their relationship from her very first appearance.
Madame Web was later adapted into the 1994–1998 Spider-Man: The Animated Series, where she was voiced by Joan Lee (wife of Stan Lee) and became a major recurring character guiding Spider-Man through multiversal challenges; she subsequently received her own Sony live-action film in February 2024 starring Dakota Johnson. The issue is reprinted as part of the Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Spider-Man — Threat or Menace? (collecting Amazing Spider-Man #207–223 and Annuals #14–15).