Today, we’re going back to where it all began:
I hate to make light of such a serious situation, but… Peter, you done goofed!
Amazing Fantasy (Vol. 1) #15
Published: c. June, 1962?
Cover Date: August, 1962
“Spider-Man!”
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Steve Ditko
Inker: Steve Ditko
Letterer: Artie Simek
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on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #60 (Legacy #954): “Hit The Road, Zeb” or “All [REDACTED] Things Must Come To An End”: “Yep, as I predicted, Paul is here to stay. Marvel want Peter and MJ apart, and Paul is the story…” Nov 4, 17:43
on Panel(s) of the Day #1610 (Mary Jane Monday!): “Wow, Peter actually said, “I done blame her.”” Nov 4, 13:28 on Panel of the Day #1609 (Splash Page Sunday!): “Who knew Peter had a skirt in his closet made out of webbing?” Nov 4, 07:43 on Panel(s) of the Day #1608 (Ditko!): “Peter is so upset that he forgot his own hyphen. Twice! And he also referred to himself as “The” Spiderman.” Nov 4, 04:28 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #60 (Legacy #954): “Hit The Road, Zeb” or “All [REDACTED] Things Must Come To An End”: “@Joshua Nelson: At this point I don’t expect Marvel to have Peter tell Aunt May that he’s Spider-Man. If they…” Nov 3, 00:40 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #60 (Legacy #954): “Hit The Road, Zeb” or “All [REDACTED] Things Must Come To An End”: “@Kenneth: I wasn’t even thinking about her health but you’re right. But just from the years of May making wheatcakes…” Nov 3, 00:36 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #60 (Legacy #954): “Hit The Road, Zeb” or “All [REDACTED] Things Must Come To An End”: “@Dark Mark: Yeah, this issue really felt like an epilogue and not the final issue of a story. One issue…” Nov 3, 00:35
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #60 (Legacy #954): “Hit The Road, Zeb” or “All [REDACTED] Things Must Come To An End”: “Well…it’s over. Like most, I have not liked this run. At all. There are plenty of things I can critique…” Nov 2, 18:13
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Even as a child, reading that for the first time; it hit me in the guts.
Classic.
@William: Now that I think about it, I think I’d like it if more artists did the half-mask thing to show his emotions while fully masked instead of making the eyes expressive.
I have always wondered about the dots in his eyes.
I always find the image of Spidey with dots in his eyes weirdly creepy. It also takes away a little from the pure elegance of Ditko’s Spidey look. I completely get the logic of using them to show shock more clearly, though changing the shapes of the eyes or doing the half-mask face turned out to be the much better option.
Either way, a great reveal in one of the best comics of all time. Of course, now we all know the origin incredibly well, but at the time this would’ve been an amazing twist.
@Chi-Town: Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s why the dots are in the eyes.
I’ve noticed that some reprints have them removed. Maybe whoever was in charge at the time thought they were some kind of art mistake.
The moment he learned the power lesson in life. Did Steve Ditko put two dots on the white eyes to express the “Shocked” look?