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The Amazing Spider-Man #15

Marvel · Series began 1963 · August 1964

first appearance of Kraven the Hunter and Anna Watson

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Kraven the Hunter (original Sergei Kravinoff) — introduction
Anna Watson (MJ's aunt) — Aunt May's neighbor, introduction

Dates

Cover date: August 1964
On sale: May 12, 1964
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #15 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition12¢ cover
Source ↗
UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
This edition’s page

Creators

script: Stan Leepencils: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirbyinks: Steve Ditko, Chic Stone, Sol Brodskycolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simek

Stories

Kraven the Hunter! · 22 pages
The Chameleon hires his old friend Kraven the Hunter to hunt down Spider-Man.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManJ. Jonah JamesonMay ParkerFlash ThompsonBetty BrantLiz AllanSergei KravinoffKraven the HunterChameleonDmitri SmerdyakovAnna Watson

Reprinted in

Marvel Tales (1966), The Essential Spider-Man (1996), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), The Amazing Spider-Man (1977), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Spider-Man Classics (1993), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2002), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2009), Spider-Man: Origin of the Hunter (2010), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2021), The Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man (2022)