WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Joe Smith (actor, Marvel) — First appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- July 1966
- On sale
- April 12, 1966
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #38 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition10d [0-0-10 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 10d [0-0-10 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- Just a Guy Named Joe! · 20 pages
Average Joe, Joe Smith, fails at being a fighter and tries his hand at acting. Dressed up as a robotic monster, he is zapped with electricity and chemicals which causes him to go on a violent spree against those who doubted his abilities. Meanwhile, Norman Osborn puts a price on Spider-Man’s head and our hero is plagued with goons trying to bump him off. Pete narrowly misses meeting Mary Jane.
Publisher’s description
There's a bounty on Spider-Man's head and Norman Osborn is behind it! As if struggling with homework wasn't enough, Peter Parker must confront the villains who are seeking his life. Also, a chemically-altered boxer named Joe Smith may be stirring up trouble for Spider-Man.
Characters
Reprinted in
The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964), Marvel Tales (1966), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Marvel Masterworks (1987), The Essential Spider-Man (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2009), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013), Marvel Comics Digest (2017), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2021)