Publishers / Marvel / The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) / #56
56January 1968
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #56

Marvel · January 1968 · on sale 1967-10-10

First appearance: George Stacy
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
January 1968
Key date
1968-01-00
On-sale date
1967-10-10
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 George Stacy - 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
0Disaster!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam RosenDoctor Octopus, Otto Octavius, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
2Disaster!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam RosenBetty Brant, Doctor Octopus, J. Jonah Jameson, John Jameson, May Parker, Otto Octavius, Harry Osborn, Peter Parker, Robbie Robertson, Spider-Man, George Stacy First, Gwen Stacy, Anna Watson, Mary Jane Watson
3Who Says This Isn't the Marvel Age of Batty Bulletins?in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4-letters page2letters: typeset

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #411973On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #3
ISBN 0-7851-0658-8		1998On eBay ›
Spider-Man Comics Magazine #21987On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q7879740 (George Stacy), first-appearance property (CC0)

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