Amazing Spider-Man  (1962)

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2nd appearance of Spider-Man

1st appearance of J. Jonah Jameson

First meeting of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four

1st appearance of Chameleon, Dmitri Smerdyakov, half-brother of Kraven the Hunter

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[February 2022 - confirmed, Fred Hechinger cast as Chameleon in the Kraven movie]

Walmart ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Facsimile ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022
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International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Australian reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #1

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3rd appearance of Spider-Man

1st appearance of Vulture

1st appearance of the Terrible Tinkerer

1st cameo appearance of Mysterio, disguised as the assistant of the Terrible Tinkerer

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Spider-Man first references his ability to sense danger as his Spider-Sense tingling

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1st appearance, cover and origin of Dr. Octopus

Debut of the 'Spider's Web' fan letters section

An editing error has Doctor Octopus mistakenly refer to Spider-Man as Super-Man

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1st appearance and origin of Sandman

1st appearance of Betty Brant, a secretary at the Daily Bugle

Spider-Man refers to himself as 'The Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' for the first time

1st cameo appearance of Jessica Jones, a spectator of the Sandman versus Spider-Man fight - this appearance is retconned as revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man #601

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First battle of Spider-Man vs Dr. Doom

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1st appearance and origin of the Lizard

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2nd appearance of Vulture

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1st appearance of the Living Brain

First battle Spider-Man vs Human Torch

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1st appearance and origin of Electro

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1st team appearance of The Enforcers: Fancy Dan, Ox, Montana

1st appearance of Big Man

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2nd appearance of Dr. Octopus

1st appearance of Bennett Brant, later becomes Crime Master

Peter Parker uses a Spider Tracer for the first time to keep surveillance on Doctor Octopus

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3rd appearance of Dr. Octopus

Reference to the creators of Spider-Man, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko are depicted on a sign advertising a fictional company called Leedit Inc. aka Lee Dit(Co.)

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1st appearance of Mysterio

Quentin Beck aka Mysterio, first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #2 not in costume

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1st appearance of the Green Goblin

First battle of Spider-Man versus the Hulk

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1st appearance of Kraven the Hunter

2nd appearance of the Chameleon

First mention of Mary Jane Watson

[June 2021 - a Kraven movie is in-development with Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the lead role]

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First meeting of Spider-Man and Daredevil

4th appearance of Daredevil and first appearance outside of his own title

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2nd appearance of Green Goblin

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1st appearance of Ned Leeds, later becomes the third Hobgoblin

3rd appearance of Sandman

4th appearance of Kraven the Hunter

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1st appearance of Mac Gargan, becomes Scorpion in The Amazing Spider-Man #20

[September 2023 - there is a rumor that the Scorpion story arc will pick up in Spider-Man 4 which makes sense since the character was introduced in Spider-Man Homecoming]

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1st appearance and origin of Scorpion, Mac Gargan appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #19

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2nd appearance of the Beetle

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1st appearance of Princess Python

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3rd appearance of Green Goblin

Norman Osborn is seen briefly without the Green Goblin costume but it is not revealed that he is the costumed villain until The Amazing Spider-Man #39

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Cited as a Mysterio appearance but the character only appears in disguise, not in costume

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1st appearance of Spencer Smythe and the Spider-Slayers

1st cameo appearance of Mary Jane Watson, face is obscured by a tree

⚠ Misconception: cited by some sources as the first appearance of Mary Jane but she does not appear in full until The Amazing Spider-Man #42

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1st appearance of Bennett Brant as Crime Master

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Death of Crime Master

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1st appearance and origin of Molten Man

Peter Parker graduates from high school

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2nd appearance of Scorpion

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1st appearance of the Cat Burglar

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1st appearance of Gwen Stacy

1st appearance of Harry Osborn

1st appearance of Miles Warren, later becomes the Jackal

First time Doctor Octopus is referred to as the Master Planner

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2nd appearance of Curt Connors in human form throughout - does not turn into the Lizard again until The Amazing Spider-Man #44

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Debut of new power, Spider-Man displays incredible strength

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2nd appearance of Gwen Stacy

2nd appearance of Harry Osborne

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2nd appearance of Molten Man

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First use of the word 'Thwip' when activating Spider-Man's web-shooters

1st appearance of the Looter, later becomes Meteor Man

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1st full appearance of Norman Osborn, not in Green Goblin costume, identified by name

1st appearance of Mendel Stromm, later becomes Gaunt and then Robot Master

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Final Steve Ditko issue before quitting Marvel

2nd cameo appearance of Mary Jane Watson before appearing in full

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Green Goblin and Spider-Man discover one another's identities

First artwork on The Amazing Spider-Man by John Romita

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Origin of Green Goblin

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1st appearance of Rhino

[April 2023 - Rhino was teased in the first look of Kraven The Hunter at Sony's CinemaCon 2023]

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2000
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Reprint offered exclusively by Toy-Biz packaged with Spider-Man Classics action figure series 2

Identical cover with the year 2000 in the indicia inside front page, and updated advertising pages

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2nd appearance of the Rhino

1st full appearance of Mary Jane Watson, final panel

Mary Jane Watson delivers her iconic line "Face it, Tiger…you just hit the jackpot!"

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2nd appearance of Mary Jane Watson

Peter and Mary Jane's first date

3rd appearance and origin of Rhino

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2nd appearance of Curt Connors as the Lizard

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3rd appearance of the Lizard

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1st appearance of the Shocker

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