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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published 1964
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 72
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details

Genre Superhero
Pencils Steve Ditko; Jack Kirby
Inks Steve Ditko; Frank Giacoia
Colors Stan Goldberg

11 page Spider-Man story "Spider-Man"

Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko
Colors Stan Goldberg
Letters John Duffy
Reprinted from Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 1962 series) #15 (August 1962)

6 page Hulk story "The Coming of the Hulk"

Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Paul Reinman
Colors Stan Goldberg
Notes chapter 1 only
Reprinted from Incredible Hulk, The (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (May 1962)

13 page Ant-Man story "Return of the Ant-Man"

Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Stan Goldberg
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #35 (September 1962)

2 page Giant-Man story "The Birth of Giant-Man"

Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Colors Stan Goldberg
Notes 2 page excerpt
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #49 (November 1963)

6 page Sgt. Fury story "Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandoes"

Genre war
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Stan Goldberg
Letters Artie Simek
Notes excerpt
Reprinted from Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #1

2 page text article "Meet the Gang in the Merry Marvel Bullpen"

Script Stan Lee
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Staff photos

13 page Iron Man story "Iron Man Is Born"

Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Colors Stan Goldberg
Letters Artie Simek
Reprinted from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 (March 1963)

4 page Iron Man story "How Iron Man Created His New Thinner Uniform"

Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Stan Goldberg
Letters Artie Simek
Notes excerpt
Reprinted from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #48 (December 1963)

13 page Thor story "The Stone Men from Saturn!"

Characters Thor (Intro; Origin); Don Blake (Intro); Gorr (Intro)
Synopsis Origin of Thor.
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script)
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Stan Goldberg
Letters Art Simek
Notes First appearance of Thor, Don Blake and Gorr, origin of Thor.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83 (August 1962)