1963 The Amazing Spider-Man #1 CGC FN+ 6.5

The first issue of The Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man's own title, with the first appearances of J. Jonah Jameson and the Chameleon.

After his debut in Amazing Fantasy #15, Spider-Man was given his own title with The Amazing Spider-Man #1, dated March 1963. The issue retells his origin, and Spider-Man meets the Fantastic Four for the first time.

The issue contains two stories. In the first, Peter Parker is struggling for money after the death of his Uncle Ben, while Jameson attacks Spider-Man in the editorials of the Daily Bugle. When the space capsule of Jameson’s son, the astronaut John Jameson, goes off course, Spider-Man helps save him, and Jameson accuses him of staging the rescue for publicity. In the second, Spider-Man tries to join the Fantastic Four in the hope of being paid, only to learn that the team earns no salary, and he goes on to face the Chameleon, a master of disguise who has framed him for a theft.

Written by Stan Lee and drawn by Steve Ditko, with a cover by Jack Kirby and Ditko, it began one of the most successful series in comics.

One hundred and forty-five examples have achieved Fine+ 6.5 at CGC, with three hundred and eleven graded higher.

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