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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.