The Amazing Spider-Man #173

Published
October 1977
Page count
36
Cover price
0.35 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
None
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/1087039

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Molten Man's Last Stand! (The Amazing Spider-Man) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
The Amazing Spider-Man
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Ross Andru, penciller [signed]
 
John Romita, inker [signed]
Text
Danny Crespi, letterer
Editing
Len Wein, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #173 (October 1977)
The Molten Man's Last Stand!
Show/hide 1. The Avengers Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page
Show/hide 2. If You Can't Stand the Heat…! Comic story, 17 pages

Featuring

Genre
Superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Molten Man [Mark Raxton] (villain); Liz Allen; Flash Thompson; Harry Osborn; Mary Jane Watson

Credits

Writing
Len Wein, scripter [credited]
Art
Ross Andru, penciller [credited]
 
Jim Mooney, inker [credited]
Text
John Costanza, letterer [credited]
Editing
, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #173 (October 1977)
If You Can't Stand The Heat...!
Show/hide 3. Spiderman! (Spider-Man) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Spider-Man
Genre
Superhero
Code
V-816
Characters
Intro and first appearance of J. Jonah Jameson

Credits

Writing
Stan Lee, scripter [credited]
Art
Steve Ditko, line art [credited]
Text
John D'Agostino, letterer [credited as Johnny Dee]
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (March 1963)
Spider-Man
Also printed
Australia
Strange Tales (Horwitz, 1963 series) #5 ([1963?])
Spider-Man
 
Australia
The Amazing Spider-Man (Newton, 1974 series) #1 ([May 1975])
Untitled [Freak! Public Menace!]
 
Australia
Giant Team-Up Annual Featuring Spider-Man (Newton, 1975) (October 1975) —Giant Team-Up Annual Featuring Spider-Man with the X-Men Human Torch Thing
Untitled [Spider-Man]
 
Australia
The Amazing Spider-Man (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #174 (November 1977)
Spider-Man, Part 2

Notes

This reprint includes only the first six pages of the original 14 page story.'Continued next issue…'

Show/hide 4. Spider-Man vs. the Chameleon! (Spider-Man) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Spider-Man
Genre
Superhero
Characters
With Fantastic Four. vs the Chameleon, 1st.

Credits

Writing
Stan Lee, scripter [credited]
Art
Steve Ditko, line art [credited]
Text
John Duffy, letterer [credited as John Duffi]
Editing
Stan Lee, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (March 1963)
Spider-Man vs. The Chameleon
Also printed
Australia
Strange Tales (Horwitz, 1963 series) #5 ([1963?])
Spider-Man vs. The Chameleon
 
Australia
Strange Tales (Horwitz, 1963 series) #5 ([1963?])
 
United States
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #7 (December 1970)
Spider-Man Vs. the Chameleon
 
United States
The Amazing Spider-Man (Pocket, 1977 series) #81443 [1] (September 1977)
Spider-Man vs. the Chameleon
 
United States
Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #1 (1987)
Spider-Man vs. The Chameleon
 
United States
Marvel Comics Presents Spider-Man (Marvel, 1988 series) (1988)
Spider-Man vs. The Chameleon
 
United States
Spider-Man Classics (Marvel, 1993 series) #2 (May 1993)
Spider-Man vs. the Chameleon
 
United States
The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (December 1996)
Spider-Man vs. The Chameleon
 
United States
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001)
Spider-Man vs. The Chameleon
 
United States
Wizard Ace Edition: Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 2003 series) (January 2003)
Spider-Man vs. The Chameleon
 
United States
Spider-Man: Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)
Spider-Man vs. The Chameleon
 
United States
Spider-Man Collectible Series (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (3 September 2006)
Spider-Man Vs. The Chameleon!
Show/hide 5. Fantastic Action! The Fantastic Four Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Mike Poley

AusReprints ID

  • 101433

Entry created

  • 01/04/2016

Cover added

  • 26/02/2021

Index completed

  • 10/01/2022

Last updated

  • 10/01/2022