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The Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #1 (July 1968):
“Lo, This Monster”
by Stan Lee, John Romita, Jim Mooney

The Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #1

Title: “Lo, This Monster”

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 1968

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Stan Lee
Art by: John Romita, Jim Mooney


12 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)		 Religious
Affiliation		 Team(s)
[Notes]		 Pub. #
app.
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(lead character)		 hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
 Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson supporting character
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
 [was wife of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)] Marvel 1,827
Aunt May Aunt May supporting character
CBR Scale: S Protestant
 [raised Peter Parker (Spider-Man)] Marvel 1,368
J. Jonah Jameson J. Jonah Jameson supporting character
CBR Scale: M hates Spider-Man
 [Peter Parker's boss; Spider-Man's denouncer] Marvel 1,719
Robbie Robertson Robbie Robertson supporting character
   black Marvel 739
Harry Osborn Harry Osborn supporting character
CBR Scale: I resurrected
 [Peter Parker's best friend; Green Goblin's son] Marvel 607
Miles Warren villain scientist
CBR Scale: U religious
 [professor of biochemistry; cloning expert] Marvel 5
Betty Brant Betty Brant supporting character
CBR Scale: I Students of Love (temporary)
 [former girlfriend of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)] Marvel 612
Gwen Stacy Gwen Stacy supporting character
   [Spider-Man's deceased girlfriend] Marvel 560
Captain George Stacy Captain George Stacy supporting character
   NYPD
[NYPD captain; Gwen Stacy's father]		 Marvel 49
Anna Watson Anna Watson supporting character
   [Mary Jane Watson's aunt] Marvel 206
Richard Raleigh villain
   [crooked politician, NYC mayoral candidate] Marvel 5

This publication is also known as: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1. The logo on the cover appears simply as The Spectacular Spider-Man. This is a magazine-format publication that is distinct from the regular comic book series which was later published with the same title.

The process of listing characters who appeared in this source is not yet complete. This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for The Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #1 (July 1968) created 23 January 2013. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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