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A review by oleksandr
Amazing Spider-Man #1 by Stan Lee
3.0
This is the first issue of Amazing Spider-Man published in March 1963. Unlike DC Comics of the same period, this actively comments on the real life issues. In this (and several other early issues) issue there are two stories.
In the first Spider-Man saves J.J. Jameson’s son, who is an astronaut (or more precisely a test pilot), when his capsule has a malfunction. Note that on April 12, 1961, the USSR surprised the world by launching Yuri Gagarin, and on May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space, launching in a ballistic trajectory on Mercury-Redstone 3. Compare real astronaut’s photo
And Ditko’s depiction.
The probe is also drawn very like the real Mercury probe.
The second story is about a local American version of Fantomas, called the Chameleon, who has a number of face-masks of different people and can pose as anyone. Note that the popular French comedy film starring Jean Marais Fantômas was released later, on 4 November 1964 and in the US in came only in 1966.
The Chameleon has a lot of masks and even poses as a Spidy
But it doesn’t help this commie traitor, who tried to sell secret blueprints to a sub with hammer and sickle. I guess it is impossible for modern Spider-Man to face say Chinese spies and call them commies.
In the first Spider-Man saves J.J. Jameson’s son, who is an astronaut (or more precisely a test pilot), when his capsule has a malfunction. Note that on April 12, 1961, the USSR surprised the world by launching Yuri Gagarin, and on May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space, launching in a ballistic trajectory on Mercury-Redstone 3. Compare real astronaut’s photo
And Ditko’s depiction.
The probe is also drawn very like the real Mercury probe.
The second story is about a local American version of Fantomas, called the Chameleon, who has a number of face-masks of different people and can pose as anyone. Note that the popular French comedy film starring Jean Marais Fantômas was released later, on 4 November 1964 and in the US in came only in 1966.
The Chameleon has a lot of masks and even poses as a Spidy
But it doesn’t help this commie traitor, who tried to sell secret blueprints to a sub with hammer and sickle. I guess it is impossible for modern Spider-Man to face say Chinese spies and call them commies.