Amazing Spider-Man 42

"Face it, Tiger... you just hit the jackpot!"

―Mary Jane Watson

"The Birth of a Super-Hero"
Amazing Spider-Man
Title:	"The Birth of a Super-Hero"
Volume:	1
Number:	42
Cover price:	.12
Cover date:	November, 1966
Publisher:	Marvel Comics
Credits
Chief:	Stan Lee
Writers:	Stan Lee
Pencilers:	John Romita, Sr.
Inkers:	John Romita, Sr.
Cover artists:	John Romita, Sr.
Cover inker:	John Romita, Sr.
Cover colorist:	Stan Goldberg
Letterers:	Sam Rosen
Editors:	Stan Lee
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"The Birth of a Super-Hero!" is the title to the forty-second issue of the first Amazing Spider-Man ongoing comic series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Stan Lee with pencil and ink work by John Romita. Romita also composed the cover art illustration for this issue with Stan Goldberg as cover colorist. No credit is given for the colorist on the interior pages. It was lettered by Sam Rosen and edited by Stan Lee. This issue shipped with a November, 1966 cover date and carried a cover price of 12 cents per copy (US). In this issue, John Jameson is affected by space spores that give him super-strength. Urged to believe that Spider-Man is now a bank-robber, he goes off to confront him.

Appearances

Featured characters

• Spider-Man, Peter Parker

Supporting characters

• Betty Brant
• Gwen Stacy
• Flash Thompson
• J. Jonah Jameson
• May Parker

Villains

• John Jameson
• Rhino, Aleksei Sytsevich

Minor characters

• Anna May Watson
• Foggy Nelson
• Frederick Foswell
• Harry Osborn
• Mary Jane Watson
• Ned Leeds
• Mister Dunlap

Organizations

• Daily Bugle staff
• Stark Industries staff

Races

• Humans
• Mutated humans

Locations

• New York

• New York City
• Manhattan
• Daily Bugle
• Empire State University
• Queensboro Bridge
• J.F.K. International Airport

Items

• Web-shooters

Vehicles

• Peter Parker's motorcycle

Powers

• Adhesion
• Superhuman agility
• Superhuman durability
• Superhuman strength

Notes & Trivia

• This is the second appearance of Rhino. He appeared last in Amazing Spider-Man #41.

• This issue finally reveals the face of Mary Jane Watson, whose name and/or shadow has been bandied about for the past ten issues or so.

• This issue was released the same month as The Amazing Spider-Man King-Size Special #3.

Recommended Reading

Ongoing Titles

Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 1 Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 2 Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 3 Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 4 Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 5 Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man

Spectacular Spider-Man Spider-Man Spider-Man Adventures Spider-Man Unlimited, Volume 1 Superior Spider-Man Web of Spider-Man

Limited Series

Absolute Carnage Vol 1 Edge of Spider-Verse Vol 1 Spider-Men II Spider-Man & Wolverine Spider-Man and Human Torch

Spider-Man: Blue Spider-Man: Fever Spider-Man: Lifeline Spider-Man: Quality of Life Vol 1 Spider-Man: Redemption

One-Shots & Graphic Novels

Spider-Man: Back in Quack Spider-Man: Hooky Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage

Spider-Man Holiday Special Spider-Man Super Special Spider-Man versus Wolverine

See also

Spider-Man Media

Spider-Man Spider-Man films Spider-Man comics Spider-Man images

Spider-man galleries Spider-Man programs Spider-Man storylines Spider-Man video games

The World of Spider-Man

Spider-Man items Spider-Man villains Spider-Man characters Spider-Man supporting cast

Spider-Man cast & crew Spider-Man organizations Spider-Man appearances Spider-Man miscellaneous

External Links

• Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 1 #42 at MDP
• Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 1 #42 at Comics.org
• Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 1 #42 at Comic Vine
• Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 1 #42 at SpiderFan.org

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