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Publishers / Marvel / The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) / #14
14July 1964
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #14

Marvel · July 1964 · on sale April 9, 1964

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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#14
Publication date
July 1964
Key date
July 1964
On-sale date
April 9, 1964
Indicia publisher
Non-Pareil Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file First appearance of the Green Goblin, July 1964. Spider-Man's defining enemy debuts with his identity kept secret, a mystery Lee and Ditko famously disagreed about resolving.

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
0The Green Goblin!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Green Goblin, Hulk, Norman Osborn, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
2The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin!comic story22script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekLiz Allan, Bruce Banner, Raymond Bloch, Betty Brant, Jackson Brice, Daniel Brito, Fancy Dan, Green Goblin, Hulk, J. Jonah Jameson, Montana, Norman Osborn, Ox, May Parker
9Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen
11-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #91967On eBay ›
Marvel Treasury Edition #11974On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #1521983On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #5
ISBN 0-87135-480-2		1988On eBay ›
Spider-Man Classics #151994On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-0286-8		1996On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #131986On eBay ›
The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (82579-8)
ISBN 0-671-82579-8		1979On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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