CATALOG RECORD
Giant-Size Spider-Man #1
first appearance of Equinox
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Equinox (Terry Sorenson, Marvel) — first appearance, name given in Marvel Team-Up #23
Dates
- Cover date
- July 1974
- On sale
- April 23, 1974
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: John Romita, Ross Andru, Gil Kane, Jack Kirbyinks: John Romita, Don Heck, Mike Esposito, Steve Ditkoletters: Danny Crespi, John Costanza, Artie Simekscript: Len Wein, Roy Thomas, Stan Leecolors: Glynis Oliverediting: Stan Lee
Stories
- Ship of Fiends! · 30 pages
Spider-Man is off to intercept a ship carrying a new vaccine that may help Aunt May pull through her current illness, but Dracula and the Mob are also after the eccentric doctor who has developed the cure.
- An Illuminating Introduction to Giant-Size Spider-Man #1 · 2 pages
- On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man! · 18 pages
An art thief frames Spider-Man and the Human Torch tries to hunt him down. Spider-Man convinces the Torch of his innocence, and the two track down the thief together.
Characters
Peter ParkerSpider-ManJohnny StormHuman TorchSusan Storm RichardsInvisible GirlMay ParkerDraculaAnna WatsonEquinoxTerry SorensonThe Fox
Reprinted in
Spider-Man Annual (1974), Spider-Man vs. Dracula (1994), Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Team-Up (2010), Spider-Man Firsts (2014), Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection (2017), Marvel Masterworks: Tomb of Dracula (2021), Marvel Team-Up Omnibus (2025), Giant-Size Marvel Omnibus (2025)