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110July 1972
$0.20

The Amazing Spider-Man #110

Marvel · July 1972 · on sale 1972-04-11

First appearance: Martin BlankFirst appearance: Gibbon1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#110
Publication date
July 1972
Key date
1972-07-00
On-sale date
1972-04-11
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Martin Blank - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gibbon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Birth of the Gibbon!cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: John CostanzaMartin Blank First, Gibbon First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
2The Birth of...the Gibbon!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita, Tony Mortellaro; letters: John CostanzaMartin Blank First, Gibbon First, Kraven the Hunter, Sergei Kravinoff, Harry Osborn, May Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy, Flash Thompson
4Incredible, Inedible Info to Stun Your Six Senses and Soothe Your Secret Soul!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
7-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #891978On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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