Publishers / Marvel / The Amazing Spider-Man (1999) / #51 (492)
51 (492)May 2003
$2.25; 3.75 CAD

The Amazing Spider-Man #51 (492)

Marvel · May 2003 · on sale 2003-03-19

First appearance: Digger1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series)
Issue
#51 (492)
Publication date
May 2003
Key date
2003-05-00
On-sale date
2003-03-19
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960604716105111
Rating
PG

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Digger - 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
0-cover1pencils: J. Scott Campbell; inks: Tim Townsend; colors: Dan KempMary Jane Watson, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
1Diggercomic story22script: J. Michael Straczynski; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Dan Kemp; letters: Chris EliopoulosDigger First, Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
2Subscribe and Save!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07148602457605

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-3894-5		2009On eBay ›
Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-91706-7		2018On eBay ›
Marvel Tales Flip Magazine #222007On eBay ›
The Life and Death of Spiders
ISBN 978-1-302-96540-2		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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