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2May 1963
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #2

Marvel · May 1963 · on sale 1963-02-12

First appearance: Betty BrantFirst appearance: Adrian ToomesFirst appearance: The Vulture1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
May 1963
Key date
1963-05-00
On-sale date
1963-02-12
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 Betty Brant - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Adrian Toomes - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Vulture - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Phineas Mason - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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
0-cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek, Sol BrodskyPeter Parker, Spider-Man, Adrian Toomes First, The Vulture First
1Duel to the Death with the Vulture!comic story14script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: John DuffyLiz Allan, J. Jonah Jameson, May Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson, Adrian Toomes First, The Vulture First, Betty Brant First, Ben Parker, Raymond Warren
2The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer!comic story10script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekLiz Allan, Phineas Mason First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson, Tinkerer First, Sally Avril, Raymond Warren
3Watch for the Greatest Symbols in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky, Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21965On eBay ›
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #71970On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #1391982On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #1
ISBN 0-87135-305-9		1987On eBay ›
Spider-Man Classics #31993On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-0286-8		1996On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2628255 (Betty Brant), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q27813421 (Adrian Toomes), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q26261996 (Phineas Mason), first-appearance property (CC0)

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