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31December 1965
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #31

Marvel · December 1965 · on sale 1965-09-09

First appearance: Gwen StacyFirst appearance: Harry OsbornFirst appearance: Miles Warren1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
December 1965
Key date
1965-12-00
On-sale date
1965-09-09
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 Gwen Stacy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Nicholas Bromwell - 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
0If This Be My Destiny...cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenPeter Parker, Spider-Man
2If This Be My Destiny...!comic story20script: Steve Ditko, Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekBetty Brant, Nicholas Bromwell First, Frederick Foswell, J. Jonah Jameson, Ned Leeds, Master Planner, Otto Octavius, Harry Osborn First, May Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy First, Flash Thompson, Miles Warren First
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott, Wally Wood; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers; inks: Mike Esposito, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen
5-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko, Marie Severin; inks: Steve Ditko, Marie Severin; colors: Marie SeverinGreen Goblin; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Thing
6-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Marie SeverinSpider-Man [Peter Parker]

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 #241970On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #1701984On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #16
ISBN 0-87135-730-5		1991On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #21997On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #3031 of 443#32 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111838220 (Nicholas Bromwell), first-appearance property (CC0)

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