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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published January 1968
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 68
Editing Roy Thomas; Gary Friedrich
Notes The cover is a composite of the Spider-Man figure from the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1962 series) #17 and the Green Goblin figure from the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1962 series) #39.

Cover Details - "The Return of the Green Goblin!"

Genre superhero
Pencils Steve Ditko; John Romita
Inks Steve Ditko; John Romita
Colors Stan Goldberg
Notes The cover is a composite of the Spider-Man figure from the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1962 series) #17 and the Green Goblin figure from the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1962 series) #39.
Reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #17 (October 1964); from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #39

22 page Spider-Man story "The Return of the Green Goblin"

Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko
Colors Stan Goldberg
Letters Sam Rosen
Reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #17 (October 1964)

13 page Human Torch [Johnny Storm] story "The Human Torch Vs. the Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete!"

Characters Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard; Paste-Pot Pete; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo)
Synopsis Johnny practices in his obstacle course, then thinks back on his adventures with The Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete. By a wild coincidence, Pete breaks The Wizard out of jail and the two join forces. They frame Johnny as a spy, but their partnership is strained by Wiz's megalomania. "I'm a partner, not a servant, you know!" says Pete.
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Co-Plot); Dick Ayers (Co-Plot); Ernie Hart [as H.E. Huntley] (Dialogue)
Pencils Dick Ayers
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Stan Goldberg
Letters John Duffy
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #110 (July 1963)

7 page Wasp story "The Magician and the Maiden"

Script Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
Pencils Larry Lieber
Inks Larry Lieber
Colors Stan Goldberg
Letters Sam Rosen
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #58 (August 1964)

13 page Thor story "Challenged by the Human Cobra!"

Characters Thor; Jane Foster; Dr. Bruce Andrews; Odin; Klaus Vorhees (I); Professor Shecktor; Cobra [Klaus Vorhees] (I)(O)
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Colors Stan Goldberg
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes Origin and first appearance of the Cobra.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #98 (November 1963)