Amazing Spider-Man 4

"Looks like ol' J. Jonah is still gunnin' for me in his paper! Some guys just never give up!"

- Spider-Man

"Nothing Can Stop... The Sandman!" is the title to the fourth issue of the first The Amazing Spider-Man ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Stan Lee with artwork and inks by Steve Ditko. Ditko also rendered the cover art illustration to this issue. It was colored by Stan Goldberg and lettered by Artie Simek. The story was edited by Stan Lee. This issue shipped with a September, 1963 cover date and carries a cover price of .12 cents per copy.

Appearances

 * Spider-Man, Peter Parker


 * Betty Brant
 * Flash Thompson
 * J. Jonah Jameson
 * Liz Allan
 * May Parker


 * The Sandman, Flint Marko
 * Unnamed criminals


 * Andrew Davis
 * Sally Avril
 * Seymour O'Reilly


 * Daily Bugle staff
 * New York City Police Department


 * Humans
 * Altered humans


 * New York
 * New York City
 * Manhattan
 * Daily Bugle
 * Queens
 * Forest Hills
 * Midtown High School
 * Parker residence
 * Ryker's Island


 * Spider-Man's belt camera
 * Spider-Man's costume
 * Spider-signal
 * Web-shooters


 * Automobile
 * Police cars


 * Adhesion
 * Bio-conversion
 * Superhuman agility
 * Superhuman durability
 * Superhuman strength


 * High school
 * Prison

Notes & Trivia

 * This is the first appearance of the Sandman, who also goes by the name of Flint Marko. His origin is revealed in this issue. His real name is later revealed to be William Baker. He will become one of Spider-Man's major foes for several years, before transitioning over into becoming a foe of the Fantastic Four.


 * This is the first appearance of Betty Brant, who is J. Jonah Jameson's secretary. She becomes a major supporting character in the series, as well as a future cultist and widow of a costumed super-villain.


 * This is the first appearance of Andrew Davis, who is the principal of Midtown High School.


 * Reference is made to Johnny Storm in this issue. Johnny Storm is a super-hero named the Human Torch, and is a member of the Fantastic Four. He will one day become one of Spidey's closest friends.

Reprints
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
 * 40 Years of the Amazing Spider-Man DVD-ROM
 * Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection 1
 * Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus 1
 * Essential Spider-Man 1
 * Marvel Collectors' Item Classics 2
 * Marvel Masterworks 1
 * Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man 1
 * Marvel Tales 141
 * Spider-Man Classics 5
 * Spider-Man: Through the Decades
 * Spider-Man: Saga of the Sandman