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The Amazing Spider-Man#42
Cover: John Romita

The Amazing Spider-Man #42

Nov 1966 · Marvel · 0.12 USD
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“The Birth of a Super-Hero!”

In "The Birth of a Super-Hero!", John Jameson returns from a space mission altered by mysterious spores, gaining super strength and a new mission: to capture Spider-Man after the web-slinger is wrongly accused of a bank robbery. Written by Stan Lee and brought to life with dynamic art by Johnny Romita, this 1966 classic features a thrilling twist on heroism and suspicion, with John Romita's sharp cover capturing the moment Jameson steps into his new role.

writer Stan Lee · artist, inker Johnny Romita · letterer Sammy Rosen · cover John Romita

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Cast · 14 characters

Aleksei SytsevichAnna WatsonAunt May ParkerBetty BrantFlash ThompsonFoggy NelsonFrederick FoswellGwen StacyHarry OsbornJ. Jonah JamesonLieutenant Colonel John JamesonMary Jane WatsonNed LeedsSpider-Man

Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist, inker Johnny Romita
letterer Sammy Rosen
cover pencils, inks John Romita

Reprints

Reprinted in HIP Comics #1919 (1967), Marvelserien #8 (1967), Hit Comics #19 (1967), America's Best TV Comics #[nn] (1967), The Amazing Spider-Man #[nn] (1969), Marvel Tales #31 (1971), Strange #40 (1973), Spider-Man Comics Weekly #36 (1973), Marvel Treasury Edition #1 (1974), Die Spinne #43 (1975), The Amazing Spider-Man #[nn] (1979), Edderkoppens gavealbum [En superhelt blir til] #[nn] (1980), Spindelmannen jättealbum #[nn] (1980), El Hombre Araña / El Asombroso Hombre Araña #36 (1980), Une Aventure de l'Araignée #19 (1983), Marvel-pocket #1/1984; 1 (1984), Marvel-pocket #1/1985 (1985), Marvel Tales #178 (1985), Marvel Tales #182 (1985), Marvel Masterworks #22 (1992), The Essential Spider-Man #2 (1997), Spiderman de John Romita #4 (1999), Spider-Man Komplett #42 [4] (2000), Spider-Man Visionaries: John Romita #[nn] (2001) + 18 more

Key issues in The Amazing Spider-Man

#121★
#121 Death — Death of Gwen Stacy
#300★
#300 1st full appearance — Venom (Eddie Brock)
#129★
#129 1st appearance — The Punisher (Frank Castle)
#1★
#1 1st appearance — J. Jonah Jameson
#14★
#14 1st appearance — Norman Osborn
#3★
#3 1st appearance — Otto Octavius
#31★
#31 1st appearance — Gwen Stacy
#50★
#50 1st appearance — Wilson Fisk

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