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81February 1970
$0.15

The Amazing Spider-Man #81

Marvel · February 1970 · on sale 1969-11-18

First appearance: KangarooFirst appearance: Frank OliverOrigin: Frank Oliver1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#81
Publication date
February 1970
Key date
1970-02-00
On-sale date
1969-11-18
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Origin story on record for: Frank Oliver, Kangaroo.

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 Coming of the Kangaroo!cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam RosenPeter Parker, Spider-Man, Kangaroo First, Frank Oliver First
2The Coming of the Kangaroo!comic story20script: John Romita, Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema, Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Artie SimekJ. Jonah Jameson, May Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Kangaroo First, Frank Oliver First
5Mixed-Up Mementos Modestly Garnished with Machiavellian Memorabilia!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam Rosen
12Pick a Pair of Winners from Mighty Marvel!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, George Tuska; inks: Bill Everett, Mike Esposito; letters: Sam RosenBoris Bullski, Jane Foster, Iron Man, Tony Stark, Thor, Titanium Man, Crimson Dynamo, Alex Nevsky, Thor Odinson
14-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Jim MooneyPeter Parker, Gwen Stacy, Flash Thompson

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

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The Essential Spider-Man #4
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Series context

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Sources

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