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
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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].
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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.
Publisher’s description
A new criminal dressed as a vulture is terrorizing New York City. J. Jonah Jameson wants pictures for an article in NOW magazine. Peter decides that if he can take pictures of the Vultures, he could sell them to JJJ to help out his Aunt May. Peter's teacher recommends him as a science assistant to Professor Cobwell. While on an errand for the Professor, his spider-sense detects a weird trace of radiation at the shop and from the radio he has just picked up.
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)