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The Amazing Spider-Man #81

Marvel · Series began 1963 · February 1970

first appearance of Kangaroo

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Kangaroo (Frank Oliver) — introduction · origin

Dates

Cover date: February 1970
On sale: November 18, 1969
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #81 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition15¢ cover
Source ↗
UK pence edition1/- [0-1-0 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 1/- [0-1-0 GBP].
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: John Romita, John Buscema, Jim Mooney, Marie Severin, George Tuska, Jack Kirbyinks: John Romita, Jim Mooney, Joe Sinnott, Bill Everett, Mike Espositoletters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simekscript: John Romita, Stan Lee

Stories

The Coming of the Kangaroo! · 20 pages
Aunt May decides Peter is sick and puts him to bed. The Kangaroo escapes Feds who seek to deport him, then steals what he thinks is money but is actually a vial of deadly bacteria. Peter sneaks out to catch the Kangaroo and get the vial back. He succeeds, but Aunt May collapses when she finds the web dummy Peter left in his bed. Now Peter feels more guilt than ever.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManJ. Jonah JamesonMay ParkerKangarooFrank Oliver

Reprinted in

TV21 (1970), The Essential Spider-Man (1996), Marvel Tales (1966), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Spider-Man Comics Magazine (1987), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)