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The Birth of a Super-Hero!

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Spider-Man takes on the Rhino again as the villain proves nearly impossible to contain. Back in Peter's personal life, he finally comes face to face with Mary Jane Watson, the neighbor his Aunt May has been trying to set him up with.

Issue Details

Series

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)

Issue Number

#42

Release Date

August 9, 1966

Cover Price

$0.12

Cover Date

November 1966

Page Count

36 pages

Series Details

Publisher

Marvel Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1963 - 1998

Issues Count

652

Also Known As

The Amazing Ricochet

Genres

Adventure, Action, Superhero, Crime, Fantasy, Comedy, Horror, Sports

Format

Standard

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

John Romita

John Romita

Penciller, Inker

John Romita Sr.

Penciller, Inker, Artist, Cover Artist (Uncredited)

Sam Rosen

Sam Rosen

Letterer

Stan

Stan

Writer (Uncredited)

Stan Goldberg

Stan Goldberg

Colorist (Uncredited)

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Writer, Editor

Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko

Penciller, Inker (Uncredited)

Characters

Anna May Watson

Anna May Watson

Anna May Watson

Aunt May

Aunt May

May Reilly Parker Jameson

Betty Brant

Betty Brant

Elizabeth Brant-Leeds

Flash Thompson

Flash Thompson

Eugene Thompson

Foggy Nelson

Foggy Nelson

Franklin P. Nelson

Gwen Stacy

Gwen Stacy

Gwendolyne Stacy

Harry Osborn

Harry Osborn

Harold Osborn

J. Jonah Jameson

J. Jonah Jameson

John Jonah Jameson Junior

John Jameson

John Jameson

John Jonah Jameson III

Mary Jane

Mary Jane

Mary Jane Watson

Rhino

Rhino

Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Peter Parker

Story Arcs

Horns of the Rhino

Horns of the Rhino

Main Story

Key Issue

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