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28September 1965
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #28

Marvel · September 1965 · on sale 1965-06-08

First appearance: Mark RaxtonFirst appearance: Molten ManOrigin: Mark Raxton1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#28
Publication date
September 1965
Key date
1965-09-00
On-sale date
1965-06-08
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 Mark Raxton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

Origin story on record for: Mark Raxton, Molten Man.

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 Molten Man!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenMolten Man First, Peter Parker, Mark Raxton First, Spider-Man
2The Menace of "the Molten Man!"comic story20script: Steve Ditko, Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenLiz Allan, J. Jonah Jameson, Molten Man First, May Parker, Peter Parker, Mark Raxton First, Spencer Smythe, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson, Anna Watson
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Wally Wood, Dick Ayers; inks: Vince Colletta, Wally Wood, Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen
4Journey into Mysterypromo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekThor; Hercules; Loki; Radioactive Man; Lava Man
5The Merry Marvel Bullpen Page!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenThing; Spider-Man
6-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan GoldbergSpider-Man

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #1661984On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #10
ISBN 0-87135-596-5		1989On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #21997On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2534462 (Molten Man), first-appearance property (CC0)

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