CATALOG RECORD
The Amazing Spider-Man #2
first appearance of The Vulture and Tinkerer
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- The Vulture (Adrian Toomes) — introduction
- Tinkerer (Phineas Mason) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1963
- On sale
- February 12, 1963
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #2 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Duel to the Death with the Vulture! · 14 pages
The Vulture is so confident in his abilities that he announces his plans to steal a diamond shipment to the police. When Spider-Man hears this he decides to stop the Vulture.
- The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer! · 10 pages
When Peter Parker discovers some alien modifications to a professor's radio he tracks down a group of aliens with plans to take over the Earth.
Characters
Reprinted in
The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), The Essential Spider-Man (1996), Spider-Man Collectible Series (2006), The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964), Marvel Tales (1966), The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), The Amazing Spider-Man (1975), The Amazing Spider-Man (1977), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), Marvel Masterworks (1987), The Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks (1992), Spider-Man Classics (1993), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (1998), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2002), Komikai Micro Comics Ultimate Marvel (2005), Spider-Man: Amazing Fantasy (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2009), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013), Spider-Man: Homecoming Prelude (2017), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2021)