The Amazing Spider-Man #39 · 1966
An identity unmasked.
The Green Goblin carries an unmasked Peter Parker above New York. Trace John Romita Sr.’s dramatic aerial composition through new heroes, villains and parodies.
The origin pointThe Amazing Spider-Man #39 · John Romita Sr.
The original cover
The Amazing Spider-Man #39
The Green Goblin carries an unmasked Peter Parker above New York. Trace John Romita Sr.’s dramatic aerial composition through new heroes, villains and parodies.
This catalog follows the original cover’s composition across published comics and announced editions. Trade dress, virgin, foil and sketch treatments are described in edition notes. Connecting sets identify their participating issues and panels.
Verified records have source support for the exact cover and target. Partial records retain attribution or edition gaps. Reprints, interior-scene homages, different targets and unresolved references are listed separately below.
August 1966 cover date; first John Romita Sr. issue of the series. The Green Goblin carries an unmasked Peter Parker above New York. Original artwork is preserved in full, including the title and cover text. Image presentation: a clean digital reproduction of the original cover art.
The Amazing Spider-Man #39 collection
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- 6
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Research & releases · Reviewed October 18, 2026
New editions and open questions
No newly announced future ASM39 homage verified as of 2026-10-18 in this research pass. Absence of a verified announcement is not proof none exist.
Undisclosed print quantities, ambiguous credits and conflicting edition dates remain identified as unknown. This catalog can grow as publishers, artists and collectors provide new evidence.
Reprints, interior-scene homages and references (3)
- Spider-Man Comics Weekly #33
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Original-art reprint; excluded from unique homage-art counts.
Research source ↗ - Marvel Tales #178
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Original-art reprint; excluded from unique homage-art counts. Original workbook street date conflicts with edition sources; August 1985 cover date retained rather than guessing a day.
Research source ↗ - The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 2 HC John Romita DM Edition Vol. 2
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Original-art reprint; excluded from unique homage-art counts.
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Research changes and source notes
- CL-ASM39-0001: Reference / related edition
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Original-art reprint; excluded from unique homage-art counts.
- CL-ASM39-0002: Reference / related edition
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Original-art reprint; excluded from unique homage-art counts. Original workbook street date conflicts with edition sources; August 1985 cover date retained rather than guessing a day.
- CL-ASM39-0003: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Additional depicted identity details require review.
- CL-ASM39-0004: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Additional depicted identity details require review.
- CL-ASM39-0005: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Additional depicted identity details require review.
- CL-ASM39-0006: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18.
- CL-ASM39-0007: Reference / related edition
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Original-art reprint; excluded from unique homage-art counts.
- CL-ASM39-0008: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Additional depicted identity details require review.
- CL-ASM39-0009: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Lenticular reveal includes the original ASM39 image; one manufactured cover, not two distinct new-art entries.
- CL-ASM39-0010: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18.
- CL-ASM39-0011: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Additional depicted identity details require review.
- CL-ASM39-0012: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Additional depicted identity details require review. Zombie and non-zombie treatments should be nested as related variants; they differ in character rendering. Exact primary scan is zombie virgin.
- CL-ASM39-0013: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18.
- CL-ASM39-0014: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Additional depicted identity details require review. Both principal roles are Wolverine; do not tag Green Goblin or Spider-Man merely from the homage target. Identities of individual Wolverine incarnations remain unresolved.
- CL-ASM39-0015: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18. Additional depicted identity details require review.
- CL-ASM39-0016: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed 2026-10-18.
- CL-ASM39-0017: Cover homage
Corrects erroneous exclusion in supplied Research Log. New cover art on a later printing merits its own entry. Exact cover scan visually reviewed.
- Dynamic Forces ASM39 four-cover commission set: Not added
Original commissioned sketches on variable blank titles, not a fixed published cover edition.
- Amazing Spider-Man #595 splash: Not added
Interior art rather than published cover.
- Doug Baron ASM39 tribute: Not added
Standalone artist illustration; no published comic edition verified.
- Amazing Spider-Man #39 Alan Quah variants (2023): Not added
Homage target is ASM300, not the 1966 ASM39.
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