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15August 1964
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #15

Marvel · August 1964 · on sale 1964-05-12

First appearance: Anna Watson1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#15
Publication date
August 1964
Key date
1964-08-00
On-sale date
1964-05-12
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 Anna Watson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

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
0Kraven, the Hunter!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenChameleon, Kraven the Hunter, Sergei Kravinoff, Peter Parker, Dmitri Smerdyakov, Spider-Man
1Kraven the Hunter!comic story22script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekLiz Allan, Betty Brant, Chameleon, J. Jonah Jameson, Kraven the Hunter, Sergei Kravinoff, May Parker, Peter Parker, Dmitri Smerdyakov, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson, Anna Watson First
2-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky, Chic Stone; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek
3-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
Marvel Tales #101967On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #5
ISBN 0-87135-480-2		1988On eBay ›
Spider-Man Classics #161994On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-0286-8		1996On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #1531983On eBay ›
The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (82579-8)
ISBN 0-671-82579-8		1979On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q16592823 (Anna Watson), first-appearance property (CC0)

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