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The Amazing Spider-Man #51

Marvel · Series began 1963 · August 1967

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Dates

Cover date: August 1967
On sale: May 9, 1967
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #51 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition12¢ cover
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UK pence edition10d [0-0-10 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 10d [0-0-10 GBP].
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Creators

script: Stan Leepencils: John Romitainks: John Romita, Mike Espositocolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Sam Rosen

Stories

In the Clutches of...the Kingpin! · 20 pages
Spider-Man is back and starts interfering with Kingpin's criminal activities. Kingpin recruits shady reporter Foswell and kidnaps J. Jonah Jameson. Spider-Man intervenes, but is exposed to gas which renders him helpless at the Kingpin's feet.

Publisher’s description

When the Kingpin orders that J. Jonah Jameson be silenced for his negative press on Fisk's illegal activites, Spidey swings in to save the EIC. But can the Wallcrawler take the big guy in a one-on-one brawl?

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManMary Jane WatsonJ. Jonah JamesonGwen StacyWilson FiskKingpinRobbie RobertsonBetty BrantHarry OsbornNed LeedsFrederick Foswell

Reprinted in

The Essential Spider-Man (1996), Creepy Worlds (1962), Marvel Tales (1966), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Spider-Man Comics Magazine (1987), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2009), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013), Civil War II: Kingpin (2016), Spider-Man: Spider-Verse - Amazing Spider-Man GN-TPB (2022)