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11April 1964
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #11

Marvel · April 1964 · on sale 1964-01-10

First appearance: Bennett BrantFirst appearance: Blackie GaxtonDeath of Bennett Brant1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#11
Publication date
April 1964
Key date
1964-04-00
On-sale date
1964-01-10
Indicia publisher
Non-Pareil Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bennett Brant - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Blackie Gaxton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

Death on record for: Bennett Brant.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Long-Awaited Return of Doctor Octopus!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekDoctor Octopus, Otto Octavius, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
1Turning Pointcomic story21script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: S. RosenBennett Brant First, Betty Brant, Doctor Octopus, Otto Octavius, May Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Blackie Gaxton First
2-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Roussos; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Bill Everett; inks: George Roussos, Bill Everett; colors: Stan Goldberg
4-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #31966On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #1481983On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #5
ISBN 0-87135-480-2		1988On eBay ›
Spider-Man Classics #121994On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-0286-8		1996On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #131986On eBay ›
The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (81444)
ISBN 0-671-81444-3		1978On eBay ›
Spider-Man Collectible Series #232007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111910243 (Blackie Gaxton), first-appearance property (CC0)

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