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4September 1963
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #4

Marvel · September 1963 · on sale 1963-06-11

First appearance: Flint MarkoFirst appearance: SandmanOrigin: Flint Marko1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
September 1963
Key date
1963-09-00
On-sale date
1963-06-11
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 Flint Marko - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

Origin story on record for: Flint Marko, Sandman.

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
0Nothing Can Stop... the Sandman!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekFlint Marko First, Peter Parker, Sandman First, Spider-Man
1Nothing Can Stop... the Sandman!comic story21script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek, Sam RosenLiz Allan, Betty Brant, J. Jonah Jameson, Flint Marko First, May Parker, Peter Parker, Sandman First, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson
2-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers, Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek
4-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko, Sol Brodsky; inks: Steve Ditko, Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #21966On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #1411982On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #1
ISBN 0-87135-305-9		1987On eBay ›
Spider-Man Classics #51993On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-0286-8		1996On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #101986On eBay ›
The Amazing Spider-Man #81433 [1]
ISBN 0-671-81443-5		1977On eBay ›
Spider-Man Collectible Series #82006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q63761188 (Flint Marko), first-appearance property (CC0)

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