Amazing Spider-Man 23

"The Goblin and the Gangsters" is the title to the twenty-third issue of volume one of the superhero fantasy comic book seriesThe Amazing Spider-Man, published by Marvel Comics. The story was written and edited by Stan Lee with artwork by Steve Ditko, who also provided the cover art composition for this issue. It was colored by Stan Goldberg with lettering by Artie Simek. This issue shipped with an April, 1965 cover date and carries a cover price of 12 cents per copy (US).

Appearances

 * Spider-Man, Peter Parker


 * Betty Brant
 * Frederick Foswell
 * J. Jonah Jameson
 * May Parker


 * Green Goblin, Norman Osborn
 * Lucky Lobo


 * Mike


 * New York City Police Department


 * Humans
 * Altered humans


 * New York
 * New York City
 * Manhattan
 * Daily Bugle
 * Queens
 * Forest Hills
 * Parker residence


 * Pumpkin bombs
 * Web-shooters


 * Goblin Glider


 * Adhesion
 * Superhuman agility

Notes & Trivia

 * This is the third appearance of the Green Goblin. He appeared last in Amazing Spider-Man #17.


 * This is the first appearance of Lucky Lobo.


 * This is the first, and to date, only appearance of Mike, who is a random gangster in this issue.


 * This is the second appearance of the Goblin Glider. It appeared last in Amazing Spider-Man #17.

Reprints
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
 * 40 Years of the Amazing Spider-Man
 * Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus 1
 * Essential Spider-Man 2
 * Marvel Masterworks 10
 * Marvel Tales 18
 * Marvel Tales 161