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138November 1974
$0.25

The Amazing Spider-Man #138

Marvel · November 1974 · on sale 1974-08-06

First appearance: MindwormFirst appearance: William TurnerOrigin: Mindworm
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#138
Publication date
November 1974
Key date
1974-11-00
On-sale date
1974-08-06
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Origin story on record for: Mindworm, William Turner.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Madness Means the Mindworm!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny CrespiMindworm First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, William Turner First
2Madness Means... the Mindworm!comic story17script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Frank Giacoia, D. Hunt; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Annette KaweckiMindworm First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson, William Turner First
11-letters page1.17pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Frank Giacoia
12Be a Mighty Marvel Salesperson!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
13Vampires -- Back to Back!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33Dracula; Blacula; Barnabas Collins
14Sumptuous Scoops About Summer, Spidey - And Softball!in-house column1script: Stan LeeLuke Cage, Power Man
17Hey Hero! Have We Got a Bonus Page to Pick With You!in-house column1letters: typesetIron Fist, Danny Rand, Shang-Chi
19The Greatest, Grandest Most Gigantic Comic-Book Of All Time!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Romita; inks: John RomitaPeter Parker, Spider-Man

Plus 13 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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