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Cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #4
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CATALOG RECORD

The Amazing Spider-Man #4

Marvel · Series began 1963 · September 1963

first appearance of Sandman and Betty Brant

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Sandman (William Baker / Flint Marko) — introduction · origin
  • Betty Brant — introduction

Dates

Cover date
September 1963
On sale
June 11, 1963
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #4 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Creators

script: Stan Leepencils: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirbyinks: Steve Ditko, Dick Ayerscolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen

Stories

  • Nothing Can Stop... the Sandman! · 21 pages

    The Sandman tries to hide from police in the high school where Peter Parker goes to school.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManJ. Jonah JamesonMay ParkerFlash ThompsonFlint MarkoSandmanBetty BrantLiz Allan

Reprinted in

The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), Marvel Masterworks (1987), The Essential Spider-Man (1996), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965), Marvel Tales (1966), Pow! (1967), The Amazing Spider-Man (1977), Spider-Man Pocket Book (1980), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), The Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks (1992), The Exploits of Spider-Man (1992), Spider-Man Classics (1993), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (1998), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2002), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Spider-Man Collectible Series (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2009), Spider-Man: Through the Decades (2011), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)

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