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Marvel Comics Amazing Fantasy (1962)

Spider-Man!; The Bell Ringer; The Man in the Mummy Case; There are Martians Among Us

by Stan Lee Writer Steve Ditko Writer +18 more

Jun 5, 1962 $0.12 32 pages

Key Issue

4.0/5 (1 review)

Overview Market Data $13,900+ Variations 4 Reviews 1 Discussion

Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962), by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, introduces bookish high schooler Peter Parker, who gains extraordinary abilities after a radioactive spider bite. Torn between using his new powers for personal gain and the greater good, Peter's choices set him on the path to becoming Spider-Man.

Series

Amazing Fantasy (1962)

Issue Number

#15

Release Date

June 5, 1962

Cover Date

August 1962

Cover Price

$0.12

Page Count

32

Series Details

Title

Amazing Fantasy

Publisher

Marvel Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1962 - 1962

Issues Count

4

Genre

Superhero

Format

Standard

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Writer, Editor

Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko

Penciller, Inker, Writer, Artist, Cover Inker, Cover Artist

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Artist, Penciller, Cover Artist

Andy Yanchus

Andy Yanchus

Colorist

Jean-Francois Beaulieu

Jean-Francois Beaulieu

Colorist, Cover Colorist

Stan Goldberg

Stan Goldberg

Colorist

Artie Simek

Artie Simek

Letterer

John Duffy

Letterer

Jon D'Agostino

Jon D'Agostino

Letterer

Rock-He Kim

Rock-He Kim

Cover Artist

Axel Alonso

Axel Alonso

Editor

Characters

Aunt May

Aunt May

May Reilly Parker Jameson

Flash Thompson

Flash Thompson

Eugene Thompson

Liz Allan

Liz Allan

Elizabeth Allan

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Peter Parker

Uncle Ben

Uncle Ben

Benjamin Parker

Chet Huntley

Chet Huntley

Amazing Fantasy Boy

Amazing Fantasy Boy

Baxter Bigelow

Baxter Bigelow

Baxter Bigelow

Bernard O'Brien

Bernard O'Brien

Bernard O'Brien

Crusher Hogan

Crusher Hogan

Joseph Hogan

Dr. Eric Schwinner

Dr. Eric Schwinner

Jason Ionello

Jason Ionello

Teams

New York Police Department

New York Police Department

Martians

Martians

Key Issue

First appearance of Spider-Man
First appearance of Aunt May

Reviews

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