CATALOG RECORD
The Amazing Spider-Man #11
first appearance of Bennett Brant and Blackie Gaxton
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Bennett Brant (Crime-Master) — introduction
- Blackie Gaxton (Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- April 1964
- On sale
- January 10, 1964
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #11 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
- Turning Point · 21 pages
Betty's brother has gotten himself into trouble with gambling debts and Betty is forced to help in Doc Ock's plot to break Blackie Gaxton out of prison to keep her sibling alive. Spider-Man interrupts the escape and Blackie shoots Bennett during the conflict. Gaxton is captured but Doc Ock gets away. Peter tries to comfort Betty over the loss of her brother.
Characters
Reprinted in
The Essential Spider-Man (1996), Spider-Man Collectible Series (2006), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964), Marvel Tales (1966), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Spider-Man Annual (1974), The Amazing Spider-Man (1977), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Spider-Man Classics (1993), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2002), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Target Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Greatest Battles (2004), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2009), Spider-Man: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility (2011), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013), Ditko Is... Amazing! King-Size (2019), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2021), The Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man (2022)