Amazing Spider-Man #4

Nothing can stop… the Sandman!

Featuring: Spider-Man
Release: June 11, 1963
Cover: September 1963
12 cents
By: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
21 pages

Previous#85Next
Tales of Suspense #45Reading orderFantastic Four #18
Amazing Spider-Man #3Amazing Spider-ManAmazing Spider-Man #5

You teen-agers are all alike– You think the world owes you a living! Now go out and get me some shots of Spider-Man, and don’t come back till you do!

The covers so far have mostly been single images. Here, the cover is itself a comic. It’s not a common artistic choice, perhaps because it forces the images to be smaller. But it effectively shows off the range of Sandman’s powers.

Lee and Ditko share the credits for this issue with a simple “By”, rather than breaking up who did the story and who did the art.

In 4 issues, this series has introduced:

  • Chameleon
  • Vulture
  • Tinkerer
  • Dr. Octopus
  • Sandman

That’s 5 enduring villains, and at least 3 iconic ones.

Continue reading “Amazing Spider-Man #4”