- "I've failed! Just now -- when it counted the most -- I've failed!"
- ―Spider-Man
| "The Final Chapter!" | |
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| The Amazing Spider-Man | |
| Title: | "The Final Chapter!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 33 |
| Cover price: | .12 |
| Cover date: | February, 1966 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Stan Lee |
| Writers: | Stan Lee; Steve Ditko |
| Pencilers: | Steve Ditko |
| Cover artists: | Steve Ditko |
| Cover inker: | Steve Ditko |
| Letterers: | Artie Simek |
| Editors: | Stan Lee |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Amazing Spider-Man #32 |
| Next: | Amazing Spider-Man #34 |
"The Final Chapter" is the title to the thirty-third issue of the first Amazing Spider-Man ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written & edited by Stan Lee with artwork by Steve Ditko, who also co-plotted the story. It was lettered by Artie Simek. This issue shipped with a February, 1966 cover date and carries a cover price of .12 cents per copy.
"The Final Chapter!"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Doctor Octopus, Otto Octavius (Referenced only)
- Master Planner (Referenced only)
Minor characters
- Ben Parker (As an after-thought)
- Bennett Brant (As an after-thought)
- Charlie
Organizations
Races
Locations
- Underwater lair
Items
Vehicles
Powers
- Superhuman agility
- Superhuman durability
- Superhuman equilibrium
- Superhuman stamina
- Superhuman strength
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Spider-Man was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in August, 1962 in a story titled "Spider-Man!" The character has since gone on to become one of the most well-known and enduring super-heroes of all time, having appeared in numerous comic book titles, as well as feature films, animated projects and video games.
- The tagline to this issue is "The Final Chapter".
- Spider-Man reflects on the death of his uncle, Ben Parker. Ben Parker was killed by an unidentified burglar in Amazing Fantasy #15.
- Peter Parker compares J. Jonah Jameson to Scrooge. Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. A famous pastiche of the character is Scrooge McDuck, as seen in animated films and shorts produced by Walt Disney Productions.
- The scene of Peter Parker's panic attack as he is being crushed by debris is paid homage to in the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming.
- May Parker's illness originated when Peter Parker gave her a blood transfusion using his own blood. This took place back in Amazing Spider-Man #10.
- This is the first, and to date, only known appearance of Charlie, who is a police officer.
- Curt Connors appears in human form only in this issue. He does not appear as The Lizard.
Reprints[]
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
- 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time 3
- 40 Years of the Amazing Spider-Man DVD-ROM
- Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection 2
- Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus 1
- Best of Marvel Comics 1
- Essential Spider-Man 2
- Marvel Masterworks 16
- Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man 4
- Marvel Tales Vol 2 26
- Marvel Tales Vol 2 172