Key facts
- 1st appearance of Joe Smith
This is the regular first-print edition (Cover A). Collect the 1 variant cover on their own pages.
Average Joe, Joe Smith, fails at being a fighter and tries his hand at acting. Dressed up as a robotic monster, he is zapped with electricity and chemicals which causes him to go on a violent spree against those who doubted his abilities. Meanwhile, Norman Osborn puts a price on Spider-Man’s head and our hero is plagued with goons trying to bump him off. Pete narrowly misses meeting Mary Jane.
Cover date
July 1, 1966
On sale date
April 12, 1966
Pages
36
Cover price
$0.12
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Editor
S.L
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Colorist
Letterer
Characters
Joe Smith (1st appearance); Aunt May; Flash Thompson; Gwen Stacy; Harry Osborn; J. Jonah Jameson; Mary Jane Watson; Ned Leeds; Peter Parker; Spider-Man
Where to buy
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Collected in
- The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #7
- Spider-Man Comics Weekly #32
- Marvel Tales #177
- Marvel Masterworks #16
- The Essential Spider-Man #2
- The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus #1
- Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #4
- Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection #2
- Marvel Comics Digest #1
- The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus #1 [Fifth Edition]
- Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #4
- Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #4 [Second Edition]