Steve Ditko

Marvel May 1963

Amazing Spider-Man #2

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3rd appearance of Spider-Man
1st appearance of Vulture
1st appearance of the Terrible Tinkerer
1st cameo appearance of Mysterio, disguised as the assistant of the Terrible Tinkerer
Spider-Man first references his ability to sense danger as his Spider-Sense tingling
Marvel Jul 1963

Amazing Spider-Man #3

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1st appearance, cover and origin of Dr. Octopus
Debut of the 'Spider's Web' fan letters section
An editing error has Doctor Octopus mistakenly refer to Spider-Man as Super-Man
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Origin of the Fantastic Four retold
1st appearance of Krang, an Atlantean warlord
1st appearance of Lady Dorma in the Silver Age
Namor finds Atlantis
Marvel Sep 1963

Amazing Spider-Man #4

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1st appearance and origin of Sandman
1st appearance of Betty Brant, a secretary at the Daily Bugle
Spider-Man refers to himself as 'The Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' for the first time
1st cameo appearance of Jessica Jones, a spectator of the Sandman versus Spider-Man fight - this appearance is retconned as revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man #601
Marvel Apr 1964

Amazing Spider-Man #11

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2nd appearance of Dr. Octopus
1st appearance of Bennett Brant, later becomes Crime Master
Peter Parker uses a Spider Tracer for the first time to keep surveillance on Doctor Octopus
Marvel May 1964

Amazing Spider-Man #12

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3rd appearance of Dr. Octopus
Reference to the creators of Spider-Man, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko are depicted on a sign advertising a fictional company called Leedit Inc. aka Lee Dit(Co.)
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1st team appearance of the Sinister Six: Doctor Octopus, Kraven, Vulture, Electro, Mysterio, Sandman
3rd appearance of Kraven, Vulture, Electro, Mysterio and Sandman
Reprinted in Marvel Tales #150
Character profiles of Dr. Doom, the Lizard and others
Additional pages explain how Spider-Man's powers and gadgetry work
Canadian
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Canadian edition, blank back cover
U.S. version has an advertisement for toy army soldiers
Similar to predominantly black covers, blank back covers are difficult to find unblemished and in high grade
Marvel Apr 1965

Amazing Spider-Man #23

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3rd appearance of Green Goblin
Norman Osborn is seen briefly without the Green Goblin costume but it is not revealed that he is the costumed villain until The Amazing Spider-Man #39
Marvel Jun 1965

Amazing Spider-Man #25

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1st appearance of Spencer Smythe and the Spider-Slayers
1st cameo appearance of Mary Jane Watson, face is obscured by a tree
⚠ Misconception: cited by some sources as the first appearance of Mary Jane but she does not appear in full until The Amazing Spider-Man #42
Marvel Jul 1965

Strange Tales #134

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First mention of Eternity
Final issue featuring Human Torch and the Thing as headliners
4th appearance of Kang, a variant version of Prime Kang
Marvel Aug 1965 Vol 2

Marvel Tales #2

Annual
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Reprint of X-Men #1
Marvel Tales #1 and #2 were titled and released as annuals then annual was dropped from the title with issue #3 and continued as a bi-monthly book

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