The Avengers #11
In "The Mighty Avengers Meet Spider-Man!", the Avengers face a chilling mystery when a robotic version of Spider-Man appears, sent back in time by the time-traveling villain Kang. With Iron Man's whereabouts unknown and the hero's armor acting strangely, the team must confront an enemy who wears their friend's face — all while Stan Lee's sharp storytelling and Don Heck's dynamic art bring the clash to life, enhanced by Chic Stone's inks and Stan Goldberg's vibrant colors. The cover, a striking collaboration by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, captures the tension in bold, iconic lines.
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- First meeting of Spider-Man (Peter Parker) and the Avengers as a team — confirmed across multiple sources as the first time they appeared together in a single story, with prior individual encounters noted but not a full-team crossover.
- Kang the Conqueror returns as the main villain, his first Avengers appearance since issue #8; he does not appear in person but schemes from the future, dispatching the Spider-Man robot to infiltrate and destroy the team.
- First appearance of the Spider-Man Robot (later known as Timespinner), a Kang-built android that possesses all of Spider-Man's abilities and is the primary antagonist of the story.
- The Spider-Man Robot later returned in Spider-Man Team-Up #4 (September 1996), now operating under the name Timespinner with additional time-based powers.
- Iron Man appears prominently on the cover but is entirely absent from the interior story, referenced only via a continuity thread from Tales of Suspense #61 in which Tony Stark's 'death' was reported.
- The cover's credits are disputed: Jack Kirby penciled the bulk of it, but researcher Nick Caputo argues Steve Ditko drew or revised the Spider-Man figure — and possibly the Giant-Man figure — with Chic Stone on inks; some earlier sources credited Kirby and Dick Ayers.
- Cameo appearances (in Kang's data files) include Baron Zemo, the Executioner, Wonder Man, Kraven the Hunter, Radioactive Man, the Unicorn, Mysterio, Magneto, and Doctor Doom.
- The issue has been reprinted numerous times, including in Avengers Annual #5 (January 1972), Essential Avengers Vol. 1, Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 2, and the 2019 trade Decades: Marvel in the '60s — Spider-Man Meets the Marvel Universe.
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Reprinted in Los Vengadores #14 (1966), Terrific! #11 (1967), Terrific! #12 (1967), Los Vengadores #5 (1970), Il Mitico Thor #18 (1971), The Avengers Annual #5 (1972), Vengeur #7 (1973), The Avengers #8 (1973), Die ruhmreichen Rächer #10 (1974), De Vergelders #2 (1979), Los Vengadores #11 (1981), Les Vengeurs Color #4 (1983), Marvel Masterworks #9 (1989), The Avengers #350 (1992), Biblioteca Marvel: Los Vengadores #2 (1999), Essential Avengers #1 (1999), Spider-Man Komplett #41 [4] (2000), Avengers Vol. 1, No. 11 (In New York Edition) #[nn] (2004), Avengers : L'intégrale #1963-1964 (2006), Avengers Classic #11 (2008), Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #2 (2009), Hasbro / Secret Wars #12 (2009), The Avengers Omnibus #1 (2011), Avengers Epic Collection #1 (2014) + 14 more
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