The FIRST adventure of the Amazing Spider-Man!

The FIRST issue of Amazing Spider-Man! The amazing Spider-Man swings into his very first starring series, fresh off of his debut in the pages of Amazing Fantasy #15. In one of his earliest adventures following Uncle Ben's death, Spider-Man must save a crew of astronauts aboard a malfunctioning space ship! Then, Spider-Man tries to join the Fantastic Four and then runs afoul of the Chameleon! Never miss an episode by subscribing today! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #spiderman #stanlee
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[@comicpop]

Buy the first volume of The Amazing Spider-Man right here! amzn.to/3mzdJSV

[@nick_j3831]

You should do X-men disassembled.

[@nick_j3831]

@@benparrish672 major character in it

[@brycemcgovern2278]

You should do a dc version were you cover crisis on earth 1

[@Vidiocity92]

The rant about children imitating superheroes: "If that kid jumps off that roof, he DESERVES to jump off that roof, because he's STUPID and he doesn't know his lore!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@daelen.cclark]

Even the FF comic talked about this at a point.

[@danielavvollanum1917]

Ever since 3 guys stood in a kitchen and discussed a random Spiderman/Venom book, I fell in love with the format. Years have passed, and I feel like I've been living an "Elseworld" event through and through. All this time, I've been able to count on this channel to deliver top-notch entertainment and shrewd commentary on subjects I adore, and that's been a integral part of me sustaining my sanity. Thank you. Thank you Sal, Ben, Ethan and Tiffany. You'll always be my ultimate POP!

[@chrisdaily2077]

It's amazing how well formed Doctor Octopus is in his first appearance while the Green Goblin's first appearance involves him tricking Spider-Man into doing a movie with him and the Enforcers but instead of throwing fake punches they'll actually try to kill him. And Goblin becomes Spider-Man's archnemesis.

[@brianadkins3880]

That may have been my first Spider-Man story! Read it in a Marvel Age reprint in the 80's!

[@lithantushelo7932]

To be fair to the readers of the time, the covers kept screaming at you THIS IS SPIDER-MAN'S GREATEST FOE!!

[@yurifairy2969]

it's amazing how CONSISTENT some of spider-man's foes are, doc ock has been practically the same guy since the 60s and everybody loves him

[@Smartalic10]

…also the Hulk just happened to be there too 😂😂😂 which I loved how Spidey changed his priority from “I need to beat these guys” to “sh*t I need to survive the Hulk!!!”

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Of course Uncle Ben didn't have a job. He taught his nephew that if you want a job, you beat everyone who works there like it's the Thunderdome and then they'll hire you.

[@chrisdaily2077]

"When I wanted a job, I went to the manager looked him in the eye gave him a firm handshake and then I socked him in the jaw!" - Uncle Ben, probably.

[@comix6358]

Not lying, That is pretty similar to how my Grandpa told me he got one of his first jobs (he's 85)

[@widdlewanwon]

​@@chrisdaily2077 lmao

[@Extradecentskeleton]

It's funny knowing spider-man from movies where he's always a good boy just to find out he was originally an emotionally unstable 15 year old who first thought is to swing on someone because he thinks being strong=being liked

[@bacsilva]

​@@comix6358 was he in the WWE?

[@scottskene8387]

Peter is 15 years old in 1962 in New York City. If Goodfellas has taught me anything, he's getting a job with the Mafia

[@ramblingRJ]

The Peter Palmer mistake is a lot like when the Hulk was erroneously called Bob Banner. (They later explained this mistake by saying Banner's full name is Robert Bruce Banner, but he prefers Bruce.)

[@thoarnejones6805]

Then it was somehow changed to David. Lol

[@rayvenkman2087]

@@thoarnejones6805 When you’re Bruce Banner, going from Bob to David is the least of your problems.

[@mycontentcreation5264]

So Peter Benjamin Palmer Parker?

[@grkpektis]

Casually Comics had a great theory that in his first appearance Spider-man was meant to be a tragic villain. If you look at that issue as a complete stand alone ignoring all other continuity like it was meant to be read originally that makes a lot of sense

[@pay7232]

They really need to retool chameleon and make him a major player in Captain America or another spy type book like that. He has a lot of potential for a character that doesn’t have a human lie detector sense. When they brought him back in ASM for the start of the gauntlet he was very creepy with his room of masks and traps.

[@chrisdaily2077]

The problem with Chameleon is the same problem with the Spot. They have a great power set but basically no personality which causes them to always be present but mostly as a plot device.

[@TupocalypseShakur]

​@@chrisdaily2077he has personality, it just never shows up when he's around Spider-man

[@halfmettlealchemist8076]

The Chameleon actually made a surprise appearance in Nick Spencer’s run on ASM and I got really excited because I thought that he was finally going to be part of a major storyline where he was treated as a genuine threat again, and to this day I have no idea if that plot thread actually went anywhere or not

[@pay7232]

@@benparrish672 best spot story was his only appearance in Ultimate. He was super creepy in that issue.

[@MrFtpforlife]

@@pay7232 The Spot was in Mark Waid’s Daredevil. It was a pretty good issue.

[@dwise23710]

Sal is like the only person i’ve heard use the word “clandestine” in their day to day life and he uses it often

[@Joeuphonium_mk._2]

And "esoteric" and "ramifications"

[@arthurgomes8214]

His vocabulary is the main thing that pulled Tiffany

[@Zoopadoopa23]

I love how anytime aunt may is brought up in any spider-man comic, sal just absolutely HAS to emphasise how INFINITELY ancient and geriatric she is, its actually so funny I nearly bust a gut laughing every single time.

[@SmokeysVideos]

Ooooh yes! I've been yearning for some more Silver Age Back Issues!

[@comixproviderftw_02]

Ah the Ultimate Universe auteur is here! 👍

[@thedukeofchutney468]

The Lee/Ditko and Lee/Romita roles are some of my favorite in comics. Heck this is how I first got into comics! This is gonna be a great episode!

[@Martin_TheCollector]

Uncle Ben having gambling troubles actually sounds legit. Scary levels legit. Thanx for another bodacious episode y'all!!!

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

I audibly gasped when i saw the notification. I've read these first few issues more times than i can count and that era of spidey holds a special place in my heart as I'm sure it does for many. I'm very excited to hear you guys explore (and rip to shreds) where it all started. These early issues Marvel Comics are some of my favorite episodes.

[@amazingspidermew]

When Spider-Man 3 came out in theaters decades ago my regional newspaper had promotional copies of Amazing Fantasy and the first handful of Amazing Spider-Man issues tucked into the Sunday deliveries which were my first introduction to the early Spidey comics and has forever garnered a reverence in me for the original Lee/Ditko run even to this day.

[@rayvenkman2087]

That newspaper did a better job promoting the comics that inspired the blockbuster than Marvel Disney themselves have in the 2010’s when the MCU gravytrain was riding hot.

[@taterslam0573]

Same! My grandparents would get the reprints of the Lee and ditko stories with their newspaper and every week when my parents would go visit them, I would go with cause they would give me the comics and reading those made me a bigger spiderman fan than I already was at the time.

[@codystork3008]

We must assume Chameleon knows his web is not as strong because he tried and failed to put a candle out with it.

[@GideonTyree]

My dad once broke his leg by jumping off a porch while holding an umbrella in an attempt to emulate the Penguin, so I guess kids jumping off roofs with a bath towel isn't out of the realm of possibility.

[@johnmobley9369]

Uncle Ben not having a job is kind of accurate since he describes to Peter that it’s basically like a battle royale in the workforce

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

Loved this Back Issue! I love how real Peter feels in the older comics. Makes me think of Ultimate by Bendis when Nick Fury was worried that Peter would become a super villain. Also, every time Sal say Ben it takes me a second to figure out if it's Uncle Ben, Ben Grim or our Ben lol

[@RagnorokKing]

Sal and his "Peter Palmer the spectacular Spiderman" line hit my funny bone in a special way smd I spent like 5 min trying not to just bust out laughing.

[@dinosaurusmaximus8506]

I am SO on board for more of 60s Spider-Man comics. I'd love it to be it's own series like Ultimate Spider-Man!

[@ryanbush6118]

Yo I live for these kind of episodes. Love when you guys cover the Silver Age stuff

[@aegis9109]

The BMOC (Big Man on Campus) shtick never gets old, it started in the Spider-Man Blue episode & it still lives on. 😂

[@MugenNiFukuzatsuna]

@52:32 And THIS is why I love Ben. Never change.

[@OreoBrawl]

I hope this eventually leads to Spider-Man: Chapter One one day Edit: OH WAIT THEY WILL

[@treyurbach2550]

I read somewhere once that the reason some comics in the Silver Age had “chapters” was to create the illusion there were more stories in the comic than there actually were. Also about the name thing. I suspect the inconsistency may be because the book had two different letterers. The astronaut story was lettered by Jonny Dee, while the Chameleon story was lettered by John Dufi.

[@rayvenkman2087]

Personally, I think we could do more with that style in comics again than decompressed storytelling.

[@Manus7100]

​@@rayvenkman2087knowing today's industry we would get more decomoressed stories with random chapters

[@xxmunkiexx]

I'm sorry but I love it when sal makes fun of boomer mentality. that whole "shake hands to get a job" bit never gets old.

[@startrekfanman]

This episode was so funny but 24:26 had me crying laughing

[@comicpop]

haha thanks!

[@joshcowdrey7894]

This was one of the funniest Back Issues episodes EVER!

[@mr.goblin6039]

It would be fun to see y’all do the classic origin for DC characters like Batman or Superman, too. It would be fun to see how campy it was compared to current storylines and see you talk about the history of the comics. Like, the Bill Finger story ALONE is wild.

[@rayvenkman2087]

Even better, the classic origin stories that gets followed up on with a sequel.

[@Yrevnoc]

Expanding on Ethan's point, it's always bothered me when people (or especially the movies) say anyone can be Spider-man. All of Spider-mans villains are a direct contradiction of that idea. All Spider-man villains are normal people who through some accident of fate are gifted with super-powers and then demonstrate how power corrupts. They are direct mirrors of Peter's situation and shown how it's expressly Peter's belief in Power and Responsibility that has him not turn out like them.

[@Thejmack115]

I think that's because people have a fundamental misunderstanding of what Spider-Man is actually about or perhaps it is a deliberate attempt to change the core of the character I'm not sure but regardless it's a very shallow reading of the characters in message to say anyone can be Spiderman because the point is that everyone has their own level of power and responsibility but saying anyone can be Spiderman is sort of a more simplified less intelligent way of getting that across

[@johnthai6188]

@@Thejmack115 i mean anyone can be spider-man look at spider-verse.

[@Thejmack115]

@@johnthai6188 fantastic animation very lackluster Spider-Man interpretation Spider-Man as a character was created by Stan Lee a self aggrandizing writer love him and Steve ditko an objectivist there's no part in the coding of the character that implies anyone could be Spiderman or just anyone could shoulder Peter Parker's burden it's quite the opposite the character it's a testament that exceptional individuals will always be burdened by unexceptional masses which is why police officers and the media are always giving Spider-Man trouble because they are institutions holding back exceptional individuals who are their own future it's a running theme in early Spider-Man comics the more you read them

[@johnthai6188]

@@Thejmack115 i wouldn't disagree, but just having the existence of spider-verse means that anyone can be spider-man.

[@Ultinuc]

That is the point. It's motivational. If you're willing to try and be as virtuous you too, can be Spider-Man. Like what you're saying is literally the point.

[@edwardosquidawardo]

I always love when you do the Lee-Kirby-Ditko era comics. I’d love to see you guys talk about the FF’s first issue or anything else of the 60s!!!!

[@ninja1man4u]

How convenient I was watching a spiderman story on back issues just to stop watching to watch another video on a spiderman story from backissues ❤

[@mrmikermac]

I love the just, pure joy Sal has in this episode.

[@hobbes6392]

I never actually looked into if this was a thing and not my father being awesome, but my father used to work in NYC and would bring home the Sunday Edition of the New York Times and wrapped in there was a *new* printing of the old Lee/Ditko Spidey comics so every week I’d get a new issue in the run and unironically it was my first Spider-Man I ever read. Maybe some Marvel Adventure line stuff from some Book Fair, but I have a special place in my heart for this run. I don’t think it did everything but it collected the major beats going up to issue 9/10, and I remember distinctly reading the If This Be My Destiny arc.

[@taterslam0573]

Man both the Lee/Ditko comics and the marvel adventure spiderman comics are so near and dear to my heart. Loved reading those as a kid

[@12380738]

I love that he's constantly on the brink of just robbing people the entire time. It's one of the most unspider-man things i can think of 😂

[@Sicod79]

I love that facsimile issue, also my wife got me the Spider-man Omnibus Vol 1 so it is so nice I have it twice.

[@samuelsummers4376]

I remember jumping off of the house at 6 years old acting like Superman. I wanted to be a daredevil.

[@ChristopherZubin]

I hurt my back recently so this episode was literally painfully funny

[@mikekasabion]

Thanks Sal for putting me on to Gotham City: Year One. Definitely one of the best noir stories I’ve read in comics, and holy hell I hope there’s room for an adaptation in James Gunn’s DCU.

[@andrewwestfall65]

This video is extra funny as someone who's mom jumped off the roof of her house with an umbrella to fly like Mary Poppins

[@elijahlamar7]

I remember reading the Spider-Man comic strip in the newspaper every day after school with the 3 panels, my teacher noticed why I kept asking for news papers and start giving me the actual comics dating back from the first couple issues, I was hooked

[@bigboychris446]

This channel among many other things inspired me to actually read Marvel comics. Currently in the early 80’s of Spidey. So fun to hear you guys go over this.

[@Hulkzilla0]

All right! Here we go with the classics, as told by the hilarious Comic Pop!

[@chancylvania]

I had this comic in a reprint that was black and white and pocket sized from dollar general. It had I think the first several issues, I remember the tinkerer in it.

[@jollyrouger2945]

Can’t imagine you’d cover them here but a good GBU would be some of the old Spidey stories from Steve and Stan where Pete gets JJ to send him out of new York to get photos but comes back with nothing. good chance to talk about Kazar.

[@ComicCrossing]

These older deep dives are great! Id love to see one for DC heroes. Especially given how different the era they were created was. Detective 27 and Batman #1. Action Comics and Superman. Great stuff!

[@DestinySpider]

I'd definitely love to see more of this. I read the first couple issues in form of like collection booklet over and over as a kid. Reading the beginnings and seeing how this character came to be is super interesting imo.

[@ityaboidrew1468]

I love when you guys do classics like this. My favorite was first the appearance of wolverine in that hulk book

[@izzythefizzy4]

Always excited to see a new Back Issues Love when you guys cover old comics, would love to see some of the old/first Superman or Batman comics too!

[@edwin831]

1:58 Ethan should’ve said “GET ME ISSUES OF SPIDER-MAN!”

[@TheGothamite3]

Fantastic episode. More vintage stories like these!

[@crisis98]

You know it's going to be a good day when you see the silver age on back issues.

[@chubbyakajc]

I just realized I've been watching you guys since yall did venom in the corner of a comic book store. Kudos amigos

[@Ultimate.OrgProductions]

I'd love to see an episode where they go over the first appearances of Vulture, Doc Ock, Sandman, Electro, Mysterio and Kraven, and build up into the 1st Annual and the first appearance of the Sinister Six. I know they said they probably wouldn't do that annual in another episode because of how short and simple it is, but that'd be a way to do it.

[@spheremode3271]

Oh, good, I won't have to read a new book before watching this one. That Evolutionary War shit was brutal, man.

[@hineschris9934]

I like how amazing fantasy was just the twilight zone for comics where they threw ideas at the wall to see what stuck

[@TheGreatDevlin]

I'm shocked Sal hasn't done this with Batman's first appearance

[@Henderson10666]

Snaps a man's neck with his plane "He's in a better place"

[@godzy323]

hahahaha Sal's rant is so good and a great form of natural selection

[@Ka_Five]

Oh man please keep doing episodes like this! This was a lot of fun+

[@cousinmarcus216]

"She never becomes a goblin" Even better

[@nickyt.2157]

I still love that cover of Spider-Man #1. It’s like he’s going, “if I don’t move from this spot, they probably won’t see me. Oh crap, they see me”. 😂

[@PPinho2711]

The way Sal describes Amazing Fantasy #15 is incredible

[@roogney]

Hey Sal and Crew! What a great episode. Truly a great reminder of what it means to have a fun story. It's so cool seeing how SM evolved from this into our modern day hero. Keep doing what you do guys!

[@valiantshadow89]

Definitely more classic Spider-Man, Sal. Especially with everything going on in the book currently, this stuff is good for the soul.

[@blabablu9293]

Yessssss, always love when Sal busts out the classics 🙌🙌🙌

[@galvatronus1139]

I enjoy all the episodes of Back Issues, but I LOVE the ones like these with classic comics. I'd love to see the guys talk about some of Superman 's early stuff!

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

I love it when you guys cover old Spidey comics!

[@DaneFalco]

One of my favorite things about Comicpop and the crew, is occasionally the pop culture references movie TV gaming quotes I can totally get. Making me think as a guy if a certain age, "my people."

[@pbjoey703]

No matter how crazy and wild life can be I can always count on you guys for a cozy time. I hope everyone is doing well.

[@mikelightning12]

Yess finally!!!!! Yh please do more of this guys

[@beansandpollo6286]

Love the episode, and I would love more of Lee and Ditkos run. But what I would love even more... is more Ultimate Spider-Man.😅

[@TupocalypseShakur]

The Human Torch Urban legend was made fun of in the Superhero Squad. H.E.R.B.I.E basically says it's a stupid myth and no child us dumb enough to copy what they see on cartoons, jumpcut to the next scene of Johnny falling for a scam and giving away his personal details

[@inducedfear]

When I was little, I did let a spider bite me because I thought it would turn me into Spider-Man. Needless to say, I was NOT SMART.

[@JLD22591]

Loved this episode. More classic Spidey please.

[@ianbruno237]

This really helped me come back to reality after the recent issue of asm. Thank you comic pop, you guys never disappoint

[@nathanmarkel3390]

Funniest back issues of the year. Great episode 👏.

[@karimzaid9726]

Please please do more of these crazy old stories, they r soo off the wall and funny

[@loganthomas2421]

I love these classic marvel backissues. Keep up the great work!

[@winfordlee7151]

Sal's rant at 17:30 is amazing (pun intended)

[@codystork3008]

17:50 the DC universe superman complex from the Naomi comic.

[@Katekyo504]

This Channel Rocks. I have written this comment Thus 10 Million People think "THIS CHANNEL ROCKS"

[@cosmicreader1312]

I found it funny that the head of marvel at the time was like nobody like spiders yet their competitor has a popular hero who is themed around another creature nobody likes.

[@dedbatt8869]

Maybe one of the best back issues episodes? Laughs and high energy - great stuff, would love to see first appearances of other spider-man characters and maybe first issues of other classic characters? Batman #1 maybe..?

[@jeff2178]

I LOVE when the guys do such old classic issues...some of their best work...

[@aliuniversal4100]

I just saw AF 15 at a con for 15,000 FREAKING dollars. And it was graded 0.9 out of 10!!

[@jjh01harmon38]

AYYYY one of my favorite Spider-Man stories.

[@Grand_Theft_Autobot]

I feel like Marvel missed an opportunity to launch a new hero/comic series: Peter Palmer: The Spectacular (hyphen-less) Spiderman (legally distinct from Spider-Man)! All the powers of Spider-Man, but a few that are slightly different. Or, maybe instead of Ben Reilly, the clone could have chosen the name Peter Palmer for himself and hyphen-less Spiderman instead of Scarlet Spider. It's been so long since I've read this, I had forgotten how Jameson just seemed to abhor Spider-Man right out of the gate seemingly without any sort of inciting incident. Not sure if I'm recalling incorrectly, but I don't remember Jameson despising any other costumed hero they way he despised Spider-Man.

[@ineptgamer3814]

While I watch various YT channels for different reasons, your channel is the only one that's actually funny, informative and entertaining. All four of you have such diverse personalities & characteristics and this allows for great videos. Please never change...!

[@Merlin0824]

This is my favorite channel on KZbin. Another great episode!

[@lewispritchard-r4x]

well done guys this was a really good episode

[@gradylarson6038]

Long day of school, then I get to come home to my favorite show! Thanks comic pop

[@orkess8634]

Top tier episode. Would love to see detective comics or even action comics or any more classic stuff.

[@comix6358]

I would love for you guys to do more silver age/even DC golden age books, they are very funny and entertaining!

[@theicedude395]

I shouldn't have drank my soda during Sal's Rant about Parent's worries about comics especially the Superman one XD

[@fl8m76]

Please do more, I used to listen to a podcast that just went through all the spider man podcasts from the beginning.i can only imagine it would be great in this format

[@matt15]

I love these early Spider-Man stories, especially when you guys cover them, please do more!!!

[@screamingsheik2264]

PLEASE KEEP DOING THIS

[@dekaritheprofessor2631]

I loveeed this look back on Spider-Man's training days lol. I hope there's more in the future!!