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Lee Benaka UNITED STATES
Member Since February 2004
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Amazing Spider-Man 140, page 1

Location: Amazing Spider-Man (Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, Dave Hunt)
Artists: Ross Andru (Penciller) ,  Frank  Giacoia (Inker) ,  Dave Hunt (Inker)

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Amazing Spider-Man 140, page 1
Artwork Details
Location: Amazing Spider-Man (Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, Dave Hunt)
Title: Amazing Spider-Man 140, page 1
Artist:  Ross Andru (Penciller) ,  Frank  Giacoia (Inker) ,  Dave Hunt (Inker)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Title Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 4404
Likes on CAF: 7
Comments: 39
Added to Site: 2/7/2013

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When I was in 3rd grade, I found a copy of Amazing Spider-Man #140 at my school's library, left on a shelf by someone. I asked the librarian if I could have it, and she told me I had to wait until the end of the day in case the owner claimed it. That was a very long day for me, but in the end no one claimed the comic. I believe that was the first comic I ever owned, so I am really, really pleased to have acquired this splash page from Mike Burkey. Mike was very easy to work with and allowed me to pay for this over several months. Thanks Mike! And thanks also to Jeff and Aaron, who both gave good counsel as I considered pulling the trigger on this.

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Member Since: February 2004
Last Login: April 2026
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Country: UNITED STATES
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Foggy Bottom Member Since 2009
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Posted On 2/7/2013

Baller.
. BRAUNY Member Since 2007
Posted On 2/7/2013

Congrats Lee. Enjoy!
Jeff Sharpe Member Since 2003
Posted On 2/7/2013

Congrats Lee, what a great story!
Fred Chamberlain Member Since 2007
Posted On 2/7/2013

Congrats on getting ahold of an amazing piece!!!
Hart R. Member Since 2004
Posted On 2/7/2013

Congrats Lee on your childhood art victory!
Jeremy Radisich Member Since 2004
Posted On 2/7/2013

Great piece--always liked weird villains like the Grizzly. And I love the inkwork on the page--I assume that's Giacoia; so much texture.
frank x townsondecker Member Since 2006
Posted On 2/7/2013

Great splash! congratulations!!!!
Ron S Member Since 2007
Posted On 2/7/2013

Excellent! Congrats!
Ben Friedman Member Since 2006
Posted On 2/7/2013

Awesome pick-up. Congrats!
Steve Kro Member Since 2007
Posted On 2/8/2013

Oh, so that's where I left my copy of ASM 140. Can I have it back? :) Great page, Lee, congrats!
My NAME IS LEGION Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 2/8/2013

A great story and a great personal achievement for your collection- congrats man
bob fish Member Since 2011
Posted On 2/8/2013

It's great that you find this page from the first comics you ever read !! And it's an amazing page from a great issue ! Congrats
Andrew Van Embden Member Since 2006
Posted On 2/8/2013

This is certainly a grail piece, featuring the GRIZZLY and the JACKAL, two of Spidey's best bronze-age villains.
Carlos DS Member Since 2006
Posted On 2/8/2013

Another highlight in your incredible collection !! congrats lee !
Lars Teglbjaerg Member Since 2005
Posted On 2/8/2013

Sweet acquisition. Congrats, Lee!!
Michael One Minute Later Member Since 2005
Posted On 2/8/2013

WOW...winner winner winner
Frederic Lorge Member Since 2007
Posted On 2/8/2013

Sweet childhood memories. I guess that's why most of us are here now.
Patrick  Brooks Member Since 2008
Posted On 2/8/2013

HOLY CRAP, Lee!! This is AWESOME!! A HUGE congrats, bud.
Don Raskin Member Since 2010
Posted On 2/8/2013

Great title page with our hero in peril. Even better that it has historical significance for you.
Len G Member Since 2004
Posted On 2/8/2013

Nice page! I know how satisfying it is to get a piece of your first comic (or one of the first) -- CONGRATS!
John Livesay Member Since 2009
Posted On 2/8/2013

awesome!!
Ferran Delgado Member Since 2006
Posted On 2/8/2013

It brings lots of memories, congrats!
J L Member Since 2005
Posted On 2/8/2013

Congratulations on a fantastic splash!!!! The fact that it's was your first ASM book makes it even sweeter!!!!
EDWARD E Member Since 2005
Posted On 2/8/2013

So how did you talk him into selling??? He has MY first Spiderman splash as well. Need your secret. Awesome stuff...Edward
Michael  Mikulovsky Member Since 2009
Posted On 2/9/2013

Very nice congrads! Loved the Jackal & especially the Grizzly character too as a young teen.
Guy Van Gompel Member Since 2009
Posted On 2/9/2013

Congrats! It couldn't have found a better home for itself :)
J R Member Since 2011
Posted On 2/9/2013

Fantastic¡¡
comicinkking. com Member Since 2004
Posted On 2/14/2013

Congrats!! Great story! I had a similar experience with Uncanny X-men 123. Sadly, I don't own any pages from that book. :(
steve  roden Member Since 2011
Posted On 2/20/2013

um... yeah... this freaking rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Peter Venkman Member Since 2003
Posted On 3/31/2013

My first Spider-Man story too. Call it nostalgia. Congrats for landing this one!
Vicente B. Member Since 2007
Posted On 1/2/2016

Fantastic piece! I've always loved these Spider-man pages by Ross Andru.
THIEFAR art Member Since 2010
Posted On 1/19/2016

Incredible¡¡¡¡
glen gold Member Since 2004
Posted On 4/17/2016

I was introduced to Spider-Man around this time, when I got #135 through 138 from Cherokee Comics on Hollywood Blvd. So this is my era and I love it. I bought this splash from another collector in 1995 and sold it for the price I paid a couple weeks later. I think it was a hundred bucks? Something like that?
glen gold Member Since 2004
Posted On 4/17/2016

Also: I love that if you've read the storyline to the end and go back, it's really hard to figure out why Professor Warren is walking on his palms like that.
Lenny Da Collector Member Since 2005
Posted On 7/31/2016

Nice splash featuring Spidey's villains but I especially love your story. What a great story! It can't be emphasized enough how much a piece means when you can remember every detail about this comic book so vividly.
Brian Norton Member Since 2006
Posted On 5/12/2019

great splash page from a fantastic run of spiderman.

 Dietmar Krueger Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 3/8/2020

Stunning splash!!!

 Duke  Fleed Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 11/3/2022

Too much fun and really nostalgic for us ASM fans from this period. Wow!

 Sean Clarke Member Since 2005
Posted On 2/20/2026

This is my favorite kind of collector story in our nutty hobby... major congrats, Lee! This is right around when I started formally collecting the book, too, and Andru/Giacoia/Hunt looks better than ever to my presbyopic eyes!

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