Amazing Fantasy Vol 1 15

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Original Unused Ditko Cover

Amazing Fantasy Vol 1 #15
Published
Released
August, 1962
June 5, 1962

 Editor-in-Chief
Stan Lee

 Cover Artists
Jack Kirby Steve Ditko

 Publisher
Marvel Comics

 Writers
Stan Lee Steve Ditko

 Pencilers
Steve Ditko

 Inkers
Steve Ditko

 Colourists
Stan Goldberg

 Letterers
Artie Simek

 Editors
Stan Lee

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  *My fault -- all my fault! If only I had stopped him when I **could** have! But I **didn't --** and now -- Uncle Ben -- is dead...*
--**Peter Parker (Earth-616)**
## Appearing in "Spider-Man!"Edit

**Featured Characters:**

* Spider-Man (Peter Parker) ***(First appearance)***

**Supporting Characters:**

* Aunt May ***(First appearance)***
* Uncle Ben ***(Only appearance; dies)***
* Flash Thompson ***(First appearance)***
* Liz Allan ***(First appearance)***
* Raymond Warren ***(Peter's teacher)*** ***(First appearance)***
* Radioactive Spider ***(First appearance)*** ***(Only appearance; dies)***
* NYPD
	+ Bernard O'Brien ***(Only appearance)*** ***(Unnamed)***

**Antagonists:**

* The Burglar ***(First appearance)***

**Other Characters:**

* Midtown High students ***(First appearance)***
	+ Template:Apn ***(Unnamed)***
	+ Template:Apn ***(Unnamed)***
	+ Carl King ***(Behind the scenes)***
	+ Jessica Campbell ***(Behind the scenes)***
* Scientists
	+ Dr. Eric Schwinner ***(First appearance)***
* Crusher Hogan ***(The Wrestler)***
* Max Shiffman ***(Max Shiffman)*** ***(First appearance)***
* Baxter Bigelow ***(Only appearance)*** ***(Unnamed)***
* Chet Huntley ***(Unnamed)***
* Cindy Moon ***(Behind the scenes)***
* Hector Cervantez ***(Behind the scenes)***
* J. Jonah Jameson ***(Behind the scenes)***
* Spider-Man (Future) (Peter Parker) ***(Behind the scenes)*** (Will reveal in 2037)

**Races and Species:**

* Humans
* Spiders

**Locations:**

* Earth
	+ United States of America
		- New York
			* New York City
				+ Queens
					- Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
						* New York Hall of Science ***(First appearance)***
					- Forest Hills
						* Aunt May's House ***(First appearance)***
						* Midtown High School ***(First appearance)***
				+ Manhattan
					- Acme Warehouse ***(First appearance)***
					- Television Studio ***(First appearance)***

**Items:**

* Spider-Man's Web-Shooters ***(First appearance)***
* Spider-Man's Red and Blue Suit ***(First appearance)***

## Appearing in "The Bell-Ringer!"Edit

**Featured Characters:**

* Old Pedros ***(First appearance)***

## Appearing in "Man in the Mummy Case!"Edit

**Featured Characters:**

* Rocco Rank ***(First appearance)***

## Appearing in "There Are Martians among Us!"Edit

**Featured Characters:**

* Martian Woman and her husband

## Trivia

* The cover ultimately published for *Amazing Fantasy* #15 was not the one originally planned. Originally, Steve Ditko both penciled and inked the cover, but at the last minute Stan Lee decided to have Jack Kirby come in and redo it.
* The date on the cover (August) is one month earlier than the date in the insignia (September 1962) for this issue.
* The "Experiments in Radio-Activity" exhibit (where Parker got his spider bite) was in room 30 of the science hall.
* Anthology titles like *Amazing Fantasy* presented stories that were usually only three to five pages long. The "Spider-Man!" story was therefore divided into two parts, even though Part 2 immediately followed Part 1.
* Plot elements in the live action Spider-Man movie originate from this issue.
* The cover of this issue appears in the comic galleries from the video games *The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin* (Sega CD version) and *Spider-Man*.

## See Also

* Write your own review of this comic!
* Discuss Amazing Fantasy Vol 1 15 on the forums
* Images from Amazing Fantasy Vol 1 15

### Footnotes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 First and only known appearance to date besides flashbacks
2. ↑  Brian Cronin,"Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #31!", *Comics Should Be Good*, ComicBookResources.com: December 29, 2005.