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#12,605: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #31
"If This Be My Destiny...!"
Title: Amazing Spider-Man (v001)
Editor-in-Chief: Stan Lee
Editor: Stan Lee
Writer: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
Artist: Steve Ditko
Inker: Steve Ditko
Cover Artist: Steve Ditko
Letterer: Sam Rosen
Cover Date: December 1965
Release Date: September 1965
Pages: 20
Cover Price: $0.12
Story Arc: If This Be My Destiny (1 of 3)
Times Read: 2,477
Times Rated: 1,243
Plot Flags: Character Introduction
Universe: Earth-616
Issue Blurb
Peter has started life in college and Aunt May's illness is revealed. Can Peter navigate a social life on campus, worry for his aunt, and his identity as Spider-Man
Issue Notes
This issue sees the introduction of iconic Spider-Man characters Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn.
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callmehalalfood Feb 12, 2026
A New Era Begins Amazing Spider-Man #31 is messy, overloaded, and occasionally frustrating, but its undeniably pivotal. Acting as a soft reset for Peter Parkers world, the issue transitions him from the familiar halls of Midtown High into college life, expanding the scope of the series while...
bastos Sep 12, 2014
What a mess this issue is. The cover - gentle suggestion of a thousand things - reveals its terrible contents inside. It's funny, but when this comic works hard to NOT try and tell a story - focusing on character - the opposite happens. It should tell an interesting story, and let the character...