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The Amazing Spider-Man #3

Marvel · Series began 1963 · July 1963

first appearance of Doctor Octopus

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) — introduction · origin

Dates

Cover date: July 1963
On sale: 1963
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #3 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition12¢ cover
This edition’s page
UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Reprinted in

The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), The Essential Spider-Man (1996), Spider-Man Collectible Series (2006), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), Secrets of the Unknown (1962), Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965), Marvel Tales (1966), The Amazing Spider-Man (1977), Spider-Man Annual (1979), Spider-Man Pocket Book (1980), Marvel Masterworks (1987), The Exploits of Spider-Man (1992), The Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks (1992), Spider-Man Classics (1993), Marvel Milestone Edition: The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1995), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (1998), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2002), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Wizard Ace Edition: The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (2003)