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71April 1969
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #71

Marvel · April 1969 · on sale 1969-01-09

First appearance: Martha RobertsonFirst-appearance dispute on file1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#71
Publication date
April 1969
Key date
1969-04-00
On-sale date
1969-01-09
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Martha Robertson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference points at The Amazing Spider-Man #68 instead - the dispute is on file, not hidden.

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
0And Now... Quicksilver!cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam RosenPietro Maximoff, Peter Parker, Quicksilver, Spider-Man
2The Speedster and the Spider!comic story20script: John Romita, Stan Lee; pencils: Johnny Romita, Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Sam RosenBetty Brant, Wilson Fisk, J. Jonah Jameson, John Jameson, Edwin Jarvis, Kingpin, Ned Leeds, Pietro Maximoff, Harry Osborn, Peter Parker, Quicksilver, Robbie Robertson, Martha Robertson First, Randy Robertson
3-in-house column1script: Stan LeePeter Parker, Spider-Man
4-letters page1letters: typesetWilson Fisk, Kingpin, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
5-statement of ownership0.25script: John F. Hayes
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.75pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank GiacoiaBaron Zemo, Batroc the Leaper, Georges Batroc, Captain America, Doctor Faustus, Johann Fennhoff, Living Laser, Peter Petruski, Red Skull, Steve Rogers, Johann Shmidt, Sub-Mariner, Trapster, Namor

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Essential Spider-Man #4
ISBN 0-7851-0760-6		2000On eBay ›
Spider-Man Comics Magazine #71988On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #7071 of 443#72 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q138640369 (Martha Robertson), first-appearance property (CC0)

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