Amazing Fantasy #15 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1962

About Amazing Fantasy #15

The origin and first appearance of Spider-Man, and the first appearances of Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko cover and art. Currently the #1 book on Overstreet's list of Top 50 Silver Age Comics.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Spider Man

Characters: Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Burglar

Pencils: Jack Kirby

Inks: Steve Ditko

Colors: Stan Goldberg

Letters: Artie Simek

Reprints: Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #137 (March 1982)

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: Spider-Man!

Characters: Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (introduction, origin); Ben Parker (introduction); Crusher Hogan; Flash Thompson (introduction); Liz Allen (introduction); May Parker (introduction); the Burglar

Synopsis: Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains the abilities of a spider. When he fails to stop a burglar who runs past him, his uncle is killed as a result. He therefore swears never to shirk his responsibility again.

Pages: 11.000

Script: Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils: Steve Ditko (signed)

Inks: Steve Ditko (signed)

Letters: Artie Simek

Reprints: Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #137 (March 1982), | Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964), | The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #275 (April 1986)

Notes: This story is divided into two untitled parts (6 pp, 5 pp). This is the first Spider-Man story published, the Burglar has never been definitively named. Winner of the 1962 "Best Short Story" Alley Award.

Title: The Bell-Ringer!

Characters: Old Pedros

Synopsis: On a small Mediterranean island of fisherfolk, Old Pedros is the town bell-ringer. One day the volcano atop the island begins to erupt. The villagers evacuate and put out to sea. Old Pedros, though, stays at the church. "The bells must be rung," he tells himself. "Someone will hear. For centuries someone has always heard!" Molten rock streams toward the church. Before it reaches Old Pedros, a ray of sunlight surrounds him. The superstitious villagers swear they saw him ride that ray into the sky. Did their eyes play tricks on them, or did Someone hear the bells?

Pages: 3.000

Script: Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils: Steve Ditko (signed)

Inks: Steve Ditko (signed)

Letters: Artie Simek

Title: Man in the Mummy Case!

Characters: Rocco Rank

Synopsis: A fugitive accepts a mummy's help to escape the police, only to find himself an ancient Egyptian slave.

Pages: 5.000

Script: Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils: Steve Ditko (signed)

Inks: Steve Ditko (signed)

Letters: Artie Simek

Title: Important Announcement from the Editor!

Pages: 1.000

Script: Stan Lee

Letters: typeset

Notes: Stan Lee's editorial explains: "We are omitting the word ADULT from our masthead. A number of our teen-age readers have written to say that it makes them feel a bit awkward to buy a magazine which seems to be written exclusively for older readers." Lee also explained the new feature: "..The SPIDERMAN, who will appear every month in AMAZING. Perhaps, if your letters request it, we will make his stories even longer, or have TWO Spiderman stories per issue." Based on job numbers researched by Will Murray, the stories that appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #'s-2 were likely prepared for the next issues of Amazing Fantasy. Publisher Martin Goodman cancelled the title before sales figures came in and immediately reinstated Spider-Man in a title of his own when he discovered how well the issue sold.

Title: There Are Martians among Us!

Synopsis: The discovery of a crashed flying saucer frightens a small town, especially when the townspeople realize that the Martians are among them. A month goes by with the aliens still at large. A man leaves for the city and tells his wife to stay in the house where she is safe. Later that day, though, she has to go to the store for coffee. On her way home she is captured! When her husband gets home and finds her missing, he makes a desperate phone call ... to another Martian, who like him must have four arms.

Pages: 5.000

Script: Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils: Steve Ditko (signed)

Inks: Steve Ditko (signed)

Letters: Artie Simek

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