Key factsKey issue
- 1st appearance of Sergei Kravinoff
- 1st appearance of Kraven the Hunter
- 1st appearance of Anna Watson
This is the regular first-print edition (Cover A). Collect the 1 variant cover on their own pages.
Market value
Market value (all grades)
- Low
- $663
- Mid
- $1,148
- High
- $1,585
Updated 12 Oct 2026
- Graded copies for sale
- $355 - $8,500
- 20 graded copies for sale, Updated 10 Oct 2026
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The Chameleon hires his old friend Kraven the Hunter to hunt down Spider-Man.
Cover date
August 1, 1964
On sale date
May 12, 1964
Pages
36
Cover price
$0.12
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Editor
S.L
Price history
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Characters
Kraven the Hunter (1st appearance); Sergei Kravinoff (1st appearance); Anna Watson; Aunt May Parker; Betty Brant; Chameleon; Dmitri Smerdyakov; Flash Thompson; J. Jonah Jameson; Liz Allan; Nails; Pee-Wee; Peter Parker; Rocky; Spider-Man
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Collected in
- Marvel Tales #10
- Pow! #34
- Spider-Man Comics Weekly #7
- The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (82579-8)
- Marvel Tales #153
- Marvel Masterworks #5
- Spider-Man Classics #16
- The Essential Spider-Man #1
- Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #2
- The Essential Spider-Man #1 [Second Edition]
- The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus #1
- Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #2
- Spider-Man: Origin of the Hunter #1
- Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection #1
- The Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man #1
- Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #2
- The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus #1 [Fifth Edition]
- Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #2 [Third Edition]