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Marvel Comics   ·   Released Apr 8th, 1965

The Amazing Spider-Man #26

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THE MAN IN THE CRIME-MASTER'S MASK!

Peter’s looking for a Spider-Man outfit to wear and despite trying home as well as The Daily Bugle, he's come up empty. As Peter goes to bed, we see a meeting on the docks between the Green Goblin and a man known as the Crime-Master who apparently knows the Goblin’s secret identity yet the Goblin knows Crime-Master’s identity too. The masked Crime-Master then pays visits to all the big criminal organizations in town stating that he’s taking control immediately. As we see the Crime-Master go home, we see Frederick Foswell hide a set of clothes in a panel behind his clock.  Meanwhile, Peter goes to school, and has heard enough from Flash and attacks him but is seen by the principal Mr. Davis and gets in trouble. Flash does the honorable thing and lets Mr. Davis know what really happened. After getting a Spider-Man outfit from a costume shop, he goes to track down Frederick Foswell but as he goes into his apartment, a gunshot goes off and almost hits him. As Spider-Man follows the figure, he discovers it’s the Crime-Master and before he lays a fist on him, he’s given a gas that suffocates him. As he falls off the side of a building, he’s presumed dead.  Meanwhile, the mob groups have decided to meet and hear the Crime-Master’s deal down by a pier and a character known as Patch tells the cops what’s happening. Yet as Spider-Man does surveillance on the meeting, the Green Goblin swoops down and begins to attack him. A pumpkin bomb stuns Spider-Man and the Goblin goes to unmask him, but can’t since Spider-Man had to use his sticky webbing to keep the cheap store-bought costume together. As the Crime-Master makes his presentation, the Green Goblin presents a limp body of Spider-Man to the crowd of criminals.

Format
Comic
Page Count
36 pages
Cover Price
$0.12
The Amazing Spider-Man #26
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Creators

Steve Ditko
Story, Artist, Cover Artist
Steve Ditko
Stan Lee
Writer, Editor
Stan Lee
Stan Goldberg
Colorist
Stan Goldberg
Sam Rosen
Letterer
Sam Rosen

Characters

Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis
Earth-616
Betty Brant
Betty Brant
Earth-616
Crime-Master
Nicholas Lewis
Crime-Master
Earth-616
Flash Thompson
Flash Thompson
Earth-616
Frederick Foswell
Frederick Foswell
Earth-616
Green Goblin
Norman Osborn
Green Goblin
Earth-616
J. Jonah Jameson
J. Jonah Jameson
Earth-616
Liz Allan
Liz Allan
Earth-616
May Parker-Jameson
May Parker-Jameson
Earth-616
Seymour O'Reilly
Seymour O'Reilly
Earth-616
Spider-Man
Peter Parker
Spider-Man
Earth-616

Key Events

First Appearance
Frederick Foswell as Patch Earth-616
First Appearance
Nicholas Lewis as Crime-Master Earth-616

Collected In

  • Essential Spider-Man Vol. 2
    Essential Spider-Man Vol. 2
    Essential Spider-Man
  • Essential Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 TP 2nd Edtion
    Essential Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 TP 2nd Edtion
    Essential Spider-Man
  • Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (1987)
  • Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 TP
    Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 TP
    Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (1987)
  • Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man: Volume 3 UK
    Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man: Volume 3 UK
    Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (1987)
  • Marvel Tales #21
    Marvel Tales #21
    Marvel Tales Vol. 2 (1964 - 1994)
  • Marvel Tales #164
    Marvel Tales #164
    Marvel Tales Vol. 2 (1964 - 1994)
  • Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 - The Goblin and the Gangsters TP
    Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 - The Goblin and the Gangsters TP
    Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2021)
  • The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 (1963 - 1998)
  • The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 HC 2016 Printing
    The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 HC 2016 Printing
    The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 (1963 - 1998)
  • The Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Great Responsibility TP
    The Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Great Responsibility TP
    The Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)

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