Publishers / Marvel / Spider-Man: Chapter One (1998) / #3
3January 1999
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Spider-Man: Chapter One #3

Marvel · January 1999 · on sale 1998-11-04

First appearance: Professor Cobbwell1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Spider-Man: Chapter One (Marvel, 1998 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
January 1999
Key date
1999-01-00
On-sale date
1998-11-04
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.75 CAD
Pages
46
Barcode
75960604711600311
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Introducing... The Deadly Menace of the Vulture!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; letters: ComicraftDoctor Octopus, Phineas Mason, Otto Octavius, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Tinkerer, Adrian Toomes, The Vulture
1Let's Meet the Ever-Amazing Spider-Man!comic story1pencils: ? (stats); inks: ? (stats); letters: typeset
2Previously in ... Spider-Man: Chapter Onecomic story1pencils: ? (stats); inks: ? (stats); letters: typeset
3First Fallcomic story23script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Joe Andreani; letters: John ByrneLiz Allan, Quentin Beck, Betty Brant, Professor Cobbwell First, Doctor Octopus, J. Jonah Jameson, Phineas Mason, May Parker, Mysterio, Otto Octavius, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson, Tinkerer

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07480803421501

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man: Chapter One #[nn]
ISBN 978-0785158486		2011On eBay ›
Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91952-8		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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