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Issue: Amazing Fantasy #15
Publication Date: September 1962
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Issues: #15 of 1 Issue (2 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: UK Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Atlas Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 1962
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: 9.0 pence GBQ 0-0-9
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
34 (4 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Spider Man

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Genres: superhero
First Line: Though the world may mock Peter Parker, the timid teenager... it will soon marvel at the awesome might of... Spider-Man!
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Disclose Notes: Though some people believe that the other person on the cover is "the Burglar," there is no resemblance to the character depicted in the interior story, and no indication on the cover that it is the same character.
In Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 2004 Series) #15 (January 2006), it is revealed that the man Spider-Man is carrying is a guy named Steve.
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Even if You Can't Draw

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Synopsis: Advertisement for "Magic Art Reproducer" from Norton Products of New York, New York, USA.
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Indicia on page.
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Spider-Man!

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Genres: superhero
First Line: Like costume heroes?
Synopsis: Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains the abilities of a spider. When he fails to stop a burglar who runs past him, his uncle is killed as a result. He therefore swears never to shirk his responsibility again.
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Job Number: V-789
Disclose Notes: This story is divided into two untitled parts (6 pp, 5 pp).

This is the first Spider-Man story published, the Burglar has never been definitively named.

Winner of the 1962 "Best Short Story" Alley Award.
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Amazing New Home Training Plan

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Synopsis: Advertisement for training booklets for air conditioning and refrigeration from Commercial Trades Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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My Secret New Dynaflex Method

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Character(s): Mike Marvel [pictured]
Synopsis: Advertisement from Mike Marvel System of New York, New York, USA.
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The Bell-Ringer!

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Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Old Pedros
First Line: This is the way this little tale was told to us...
Synopsis: On a small Mediterranean island of fisherfolk, Old Pedros is the town bell-ringer. One day the volcano atop the island begins to erupt. The villagers evacuate and put out to sea. Old Pedros, though, stays at the church. "The bells must be rung," he tells himself. "Someone will hear. For centuries someone has always heard!" Molten rock streams toward the church. Before it reaches Old Pedros, a ray of sunlight surrounds him. The superstitious villagers swear they saw him ride that ray into the sky. Did their eyes play tricks on them, or did Someone hear the bells?
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Job Number: V-792
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Giant 10-Foot Inflatable Boa-Constrictor

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Synopsis: Advertisement from Medford Products of Bethpage, New York, USA.
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$ave Hundreds of Dollar$...

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Synopsis: Advertisement for "Amazing Chest-O Bank" from Medford Products of Bethpage, New York, USA.
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Man in the Mummy Case!

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Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Rocco Rank
First Line: A mummy case might seem to be as good a place as any to hide in!
Synopsis: A fugitive accepts a mummy's help to escape the police, only to find himself an ancient Egyptian slave.
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Job Number: V-791
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Be a Powerhouse of Muscles!

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Synopsis: Advertisement for "Famous Hip Pocket Gym" from Major League Suppliers of New York, New York, USA.
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Boys Wanted to Sell Grit

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Synopsis: Advertisement from Grit Publishing Co. of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Important Announcement from the Editor!

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Feature(s): Fan Page
First Line: You will notice that the format of AMAZING has been changed.
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Disclose Notes: Stan Lee's editorial explains: "We are omitting the word ADULT from our masthead. A number of our teen-age readers have written to say that it makes them feel a bit awkward to buy a magazine which seems to be written exclusively for older readers."

Lee also explained the new feature: "..The SPIDERMAN, who will appear every month in AMAZING. Perhaps, if your letters request it, we will make his stories even longer, or have TWO Spiderman stories per issue."

Based on job numbers researched by Will Murray, the stories that appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #'s-2 were likely prepared for the next issues of Amazing Fantasy. Publisher Martin Goodman cancelled the title before sales figures came in and immediately reinstated Spider-Man in a title of his own when he discovered how well the issue sold.
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[Stamps / Shop by Mail]

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Synopsis: Classified advertisements.
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There Are Martians among Us!

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Genres: science fiction
First Line: The problem was... how to find the Martians??
Synopsis: The discovery of a crashed flying saucer frightens a small town, especially when the townspeople realize that the Martians are among them. A month goes by with the aliens still at large. A man leaves for the city and tells his wife to stay in the house where she is safe. Later that day, though, she has to go to the store for coffee. On her way home she is captured! When her husband gets home and finds her missing, he makes a desperate phone call ... to another Martian, who like him must have four arms.
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Job Number: V-790
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An Amazing Invention - Magic Art Reproducer

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Disclose Notes: Ad for projector-type art reproducer for $1.98 from Norton Products.
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Amazing New Home Training Plan

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Disclose Notes: Ad for air conditioning and refrigeration training booklets.
On page between pages 6-7 of "Spider-Man!"
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Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method

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Character(s): Mike Marvel (photo)
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Dynaflex body-building course for $1.98.
On page after end of "Spider-Man!"
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So Life-Like…You'll Expect It to Hiss!

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Disclose Notes: Ad for 10-foot inflatable boa-constrictor for $2.98 from Medford Products.
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Save Hundred of Dollars…

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Disclose Notes: Ad for the "Amazing Chest-O Bank" for $1.98 from Medford Products.
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In Just 30 Days Be a Powerhouse of Muscles!

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Disclose Notes: Ad for "Hip Pocket Gym" for $2.95 from Major League Suppliers.
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Look! Boys Wanted to Sell Grit

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Disclose Notes: Ad to recruit sellers of Grit newspaper.
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Shop by Mail

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Disclose Notes: Multiple small ads for stamps and other products.
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Now! Everything You Need to Start Your Valuable Stamp Collection!

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Disclose Notes: Ad for Scott Stamp Kit for $2.00 from Scott Publications, Inc.
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Learn Any Dance Fast!

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Disclose Notes: Ad for "giant foot charts" for dancing for $1.00.
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Live Sea Horses!

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Disclose Notes: Ad for "mated pair of Dwarf species Living Sea Horses" for $6.98 for two pairs from Florida Sea Horse Co. On bottom of first page after end of "There Are Martians among Us!"
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Treasure Chest of Fun

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Disclose Notes: Ad for various novelty items starting with "Throw Your Voice".
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no title

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Character(s): Ben Rebhuhn (photo); William Butler (photo)
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Disclose Notes: Ad for "5 World Famous Strength Test Courses" for free.
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Boys, Girls, Men, Women

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Disclose Notes: Ad to recruit sellers of Christmas cards.
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Free U.S. Stamp if You Act Now!

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Synopsis: Advertisement for stamp collecting kit from Scott Publications, Inc., of New York, New York, USA.
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Learn Any Dance Fast!

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Synopsis: Advertisement for "Giant Foot Charts" from Famous Dance Course of Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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Live Sea Horses!

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Synopsis: Advertisement from Florida Sea Horse Co. of Miami, Florida, USA.
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Treasure Chest of Fun

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Synopsis: Advertisement for many products from Honor House Prod. Corp. of Lynnbrook, New York, USA.
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All-Male He-Man

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Character(s): Ben Rebhuhn [pictured]
Synopsis: Advertisement from American Body Building Club of Great Neck, New York, USA.
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If You Know Just 20 People...

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Synopsis: Advertisement for selling Christmas cards from Wallace Brown, Inc., of New York, New York, USA.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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