| Issue | #3 |
| Published | July 1963 |
| Frequency | bimonthly |
| Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Characters | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #1; in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #140; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #1; in Spider-Man Classics (Marvel, 1993 series) #4; in Essential Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (December 1996) |
| Characters | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (Introduction; Origin); Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Charlie (Burglar); J Jonah Jameson; May Parker; Flash Thompson; Liz Allen |
| Synopsis | When an experiment goes wrong, Otto Octavius gains control of his robotic arms and decides to take over an atomic facility, but Spider-Man stops him. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Letters | John Duffy |
| Notes | Spider-Man called "Super-Man" on pg 8; corrected in later reprintings; Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #1; in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #140; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #1; in Spider-Man Classics (Marvel, 1993 series) #4; in Essential Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (December 1996) |
| Characters | Spider-Man |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Notes | Pencil credit from the Official Marvel Index to the Amazing Spider-Man via David Elson (October 26, 2005). |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #140; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #5; in Spider-Man Classics (Marvel, 1993 series) #4; in Essential Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 |
| Notes | House ad for Sgt. Fury #1 |