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40September 1966
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #40

Marvel · September 1966 · on sale 1966-06-09

Origin: Green Goblin1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
September 1966
Key date
1966-09-00
On-sale date
1966-06-09
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

Origin story on record for: Green Goblin, Norman Osborn.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Spidey Saves the Day!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito, John Romita; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenGreen Goblin, Norman Osborn, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
2Spidey Saves the Day!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mickey Demeo, John Romita; letters: Sam RosenRaymond Bloch, Betty Brant, Jackson Brice, Daniel Brito, Nicholas Bromwell, Fancy Dan, Green Goblin Origin, Human Torch, J. Jonah Jameson, Ned Leeds, Lucky Lobo, May Parker, Montana, Harry Osborn
3Capricious Commentaries, Carefully Cooked-Up to Confuse and Confound You!in-house column1letters: typeset
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1Thing; Spider-Man; Hulk
5-letters page2pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve DitkoThing; Spider-Man

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #291971On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #1751985On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #16
ISBN 0-87135-730-5		1991On eBay ›
Bring on the Bad Guys: Origins of the Marvel Comics Villains #[nn]
ISBN 0-671-22355-0		1976On eBay ›
The Essential Spider-Man #21997On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #1791985On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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