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16September 1964
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #16

Marvel · September 1964 · on sale 1964-06-09

First appearance: Great Gambonnos1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
September 1964
Key date
1964-09-00
On-sale date
1964-06-09
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

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

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
0Spidey Battles Daredevil!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekDaredevil, Matt Murdock, Peter Parker, Ringmaster, Spider-Man, Maynard Tiboldt
1Duel with Daredevilcomic story22script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: S. RosenBetty Brant, Daredevil, Great Gambonnos First, J. Jonah Jameson, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, May Parker, Peter Parker, Ringmaster, Spider-Man, Maynard Tiboldt
2-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko, Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen
3-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #111967On eBay ›
Giant-Size Spider-Man #31975On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #1541983On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #5
ISBN 0-87135-480-2		1988On eBay ›
Spider-Man Megazine #11994On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-0286-8		1996On 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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