The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #40 [Regular Edition]

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1966-06-09

Editing: Stan Lee (editor)

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Spidey Saves the Day!

(Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / cover / 1 page

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	John Romita
Inks:	Mike Esposito John Romita (touch-ups)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Sam Rosen

Genre:superhero

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]
(without a universe)
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
(without a universe)

Reprints (31)

in L'Uomo Ragno Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1991 series) #12 (Gennaio 1992) [Le copertine sono tratte dalle ristampe di "Marvel Tales" (come si riconosce dalla testata originale modificata).], #12 [Speciale Lucca] (Gennaio 1992) [Le copertine sono tratte dalle ristampe di "Marvel Tales" (come specificato dai curatori della rivista). ]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #25 (2023)

Indexer Notes

John Romita touch-up credits from John Romita at the San Diego Comic-Con (July 21, 2006).

This issue has 1 variant

#40 [British]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Non-Pareil Publishing Corp.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed]

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Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 1 page

Spidey Saves the Day!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils:	John Romita (credited)
Inks:	Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo) John Romita (credited) (touch-ups)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:If you missed our last ish because you were orbiting Earth on a space ship (the only acceptable reason for a true Spidophile's copping out), all we need tell you is that Spidey has been captured...
Keywords:amnesia

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

The Enforcers

Fancy Dan [Daniel Brito]
(flashback) (cameo)
Montana [Jackson Brice]
(flashback) (cameo)
Ox [Raymond Bloch]
(flashback) (cameo)

Betty Brant
(without a universe)
Dr. Nicholas Bromwell
(without a universe)

(cameo)
Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]
(without a universe)

(origin) (villain)
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
(without a universe)

(flashback) (cameo)
J. Jonah Jameson
(without a universe)
Ned Leeds
(without a universe)

(cameo) (Only Head Shot)
Lucky Lobo
(without a universe)

(flashback) (cameo)
Aunt May
(without a universe)
Harry Osborn
(without a universe)
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
(without a universe)
Mendel Stromm
(without a universe)

(flashback)
Anna Watson
(without a universe)

Crime Master (flashback, cameo)

Synopsis:: Spider-Man battles the Green Goblin. While battling, an explosion erases the last several years of Norman Osborn's memory, reverting him to his pre-Green Goblin state.; in Edderkoppen (I.K. [Illustrerede klassikere], 1967 series) #2 ([1967])
in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1915 (1967)
in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #5 (1967)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #15 ([April] 1967)
in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #29 (January 1971)
in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #38 (5 février 1973)
which is reprinted
in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #151 (5 juillet 1982)
in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #34 (6 October 1973)
in Spindelmannen (Red Clown, 1974 series) #1/1974 (1974), #2/1974 (1974)
in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #41
in Bring on the Bad Guys: Origins of the Marvel Comics Villains (Simon and Schuster, 1976 series) (1976)
in Bring on the Bad Guys: Origins of the Marvel Comics Villains (Simon and Schuster, 1976 series) (1976)
in El Hombre Araña / El Asombroso Hombre Araña (Novedades, 1980 series) #33 (10 de diciembre de 1980)
in Marvel-pocket (Semic, 1984 series) #1/1984; 1 (1984)
in Marvel-pocket (Semic, 1985 series) #1/1985 - Det grønne trollet ([mars] 1985)
in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #179 (September 1985)
which is reprinted
in L'Uomo Ragno Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1991 series) #12 (Gennaio 1992) [La storia è tratta dalla ristampa di "Marvel Tales" (come si riconosce dalla ri-colorazione).]
in The Very Best of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1991 series) ([July] 1991)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #16 ([August] 1991)
in The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #2 (July 1997)
in Spiderman de John Romita (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #2 (Febrero 1999)
in Spider-Man Komplett (Panini Deutschland, 1999 series) #v1966#40 [4] - The Amazing Spider-Man ([Juli] 2000)
in Spider-Man Visionaries: John Romita (Marvel, 2001 series) (August 2001)
in Os Maiores Clássicos do Homem-Aranha (Panini Brasil, 2002 series) #1 - John Romita (novembro de 2002)
in Spider-Man Taschenbuch (Panini Deutschland, 2004 series) (2004)
in Spider-man: De bästa Spider-Man-historierna! (Egmont, 2004 series) #1 (2004)
in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #15 - Spider-Man (2005)
in Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)
in Spider-Man: Les Incontournables (Panini France, 2007 series) #4 - La Menace du Bouffon Vert (juin 2007)
in Dark Reign: The Goblin Legacy (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 ([September] 2009)
in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 (2012)
in Marvel Gold. El Asombroso Spiderman: Días de Gloria (Panini España, 2012 series) (Mayo 2012)
in Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #3 - Spider-Man No More (2018)
in Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #52 - Spider-Man 9 (1966) ([August] 2025)

Indexer Notes

John Romita touch-up credits from John Romita at the San Diego Comic-Con (July 21, 2006)

Capricious Commentaries, Carefully Cooked-Up to Confuse and Confound You!

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Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 5)

Spider's Web / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Steve Ditko ?
Inks:	Steve Ditko ?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Who's the wiseguy that's holdin' out?

Characters:

Thing; Spider-Man

Reprints (1)

in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 (2012)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Colin Spezio, Pete Windt, Jerry Vision, Louis Rogers, William Whisner, Dan McNay, Alan Friedenthal, Michael Brisk, Mark Campbell, and Greg Lasserre; includes M.M.M.S. membership form.

[no title indexed]

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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents

Spidey Saves the Day! (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 1 page

Spidey Saves the Day! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages

Indexer Notes

Capricious Commentaries, Carefully Cooked-Up to Confuse and Confound You! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Spider's Web / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page

Spidey Saves the Day!

(Table of Contents)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Spidey Saves the Day!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Capricious Commentaries, Carefully Cooked-Up to Confuse and Confound You!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 5)

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