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How Green Was My Goblin! | |
Comic Book series: | Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 |
Issue Number: | 39 |
Release Date: |
August, 1966 |
Executive Editor: |
Stan Lee |
Cover Artist: |
John Romita Sr. |
Writer(s): |
Stan Lee |
Penciler(s): |
John Romita Sr. |
Inker(s): |
Mike Esposito |
Colourist(s): |
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Letterer(s): |
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Editor(s): |
Stan Lee |
Previous issue: |
Amazing Spider-Man #38 |
Next issue: |
Amazing Spider-Man #40 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 #39 is the 39th issue of Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1.
Plot[]
"How Green Was My Goblin!"[]
- TBA
Continuity Developments[]
- The identity of the Green Goblin is revealed to be Norman Osborn at the end of the issue.
Characters[]
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) (Identity revealed)
Other Characters:
- Dr. Nicholas Bromwell
- Professor Miles Warren
- Mendel Stromm (Recap)
- Boinard (First appearance)
- Selwyn (First appearance)
Notes[]
- Some may speculate that the revelation of the Green Goblin's identity may have caused Spider-Man co-creator and artist Steve Ditko to leave the job of penciling/inking Spider-Man titles.
- This story is reprinted in Marvel Masterworks #16.
- The chapter "Identity Crisis" in Untold Tales of Spider-Man takes place a few weeks prior to the happenings in this story.
Trivia[]
- The cover was homaged in other Marvel comic books.
- The cover of this issue is one of the 32 that appear in the comic collection from the 2000 video game Spider-Man.
- In this issue, inker Mike Esposito is credited as "Mickey Demeo".
- This issue is the first to feature a letters page dubbed, "The Spider's Web". Letters are published from Donald Jackson, Ron Wilshire, Mrs. Melanie Skinner, Tom Salazar, Charles Key, Don Stuckman, John Cahill, Mike McBride, and Anne Kong.
- This is the first artwork on this title by John Romita. Stan Lee decided on John Romita Sr as the new artist after viewing his work on a Spider-Man/Daredevil crossover in Daredevil #16 and Daredevil #17. Romita will pen or ink over 100 issues and covers of Spider-Man and become Marvel's Art Director in the 1970's.