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The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998)
Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998) #16
Spidey does battle with Daredevil, the Man Without Fear! Will they end up as friends or foes?
25 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 1964
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Stan Lee
7,680 books2,421 followersStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
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October 19, 2024
DUEL with DAREDEVIL
Sep 1964.
After a run of strong first appearances from classic super villains..we downgrade and Ringmaster turns up with his hypnotic hat!
He'd previously turned up in Hulk #3..which promptly got cancelled.
Matt, Foggy and Karen end up at the same circus..so you can guess.
Sep 1964.
After a run of strong first appearances from classic super villains..we downgrade and Ringmaster turns up with his hypnotic hat!
He'd previously turned up in Hulk #3..which promptly got cancelled.
Matt, Foggy and Karen end up at the same circus..so you can guess.
February 5, 2022
aunt may encouraging peter to cheat on betty with mj oh that's where peter gets his messiness from
August 15, 2017
The Ringmaster is back! From his defeat at the hands of the Hulk, the Ringmaster is back and up to his old tricks! After one thing and another, the Spider-Man becomes hypnotized and is forced to fight Daredevil! Daredevil manages to help Spider-Man gain his own will again before sitting back and watching the web-slinger beat up a bunch of henchmen! Overall, a pretty cool comic that features one of my favourite Marvel characters!
October 28, 2019
Come sospettavo, avevo indovinato l'identità della misteriosa ragazza che Zia May voleva far incontrare a Peter. L'incontro però è ancora a data da destinarsi, perché lui è in fissa con Betty e le sue crisi di gelosia.
Carina la comparsa di Daredevil, ma che è quella tutina gialla?
Carina la comparsa di Daredevil, ma che è quella tutina gialla?
June 22, 2026
Corny at times but Spider-Man literally joins the circus and becomes brainwashed. Daredevil saves him.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 14, 2019
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11-16, ANNUAL #1 (The Sinister Six)
*Note: A nifty READING ORDER has been provided at the end of this review
Here, Spider-Man is really allowed to come into his own as a character and achieve more of an arc than was previously possible, all for the betterment of the story.
Peter's intellect is effectively explored in greater detail, as the villains' powers force him to find creative solutions to the obstacles they present. Each story introduces him caught off guard by the new set of powers, forcing him to use his knowledge and creativity, thus setting up a rematch that shows his growth since the beginning of the issue. This newly utilized characteristic really makes Spider-Man a unique superhero and have more of an arc in each issue than before.
This growth doesn't come without consequence, as Stan also uses Peter's intellect to destroy his relationship with Betty Page (as Liz Allen becomes attracted to this very intellect). With Betty suspecting cheating, it creates a tragic irony in his strength costing him the people he loves. Thus Lee effectively expands this loose end from the previous arc, as it builds off the reveal of Betty's big secret she was keeping from Peter... which I won't dare spoil here.
Stan Lee brilliantly ties both of these arcs together, in the annual issue. Each new villain returns in this issue, along with Doctor Octopus from the first in this arc, to found the Sinister Six!
It not only is one of the best made Spider-Man issues in history, it also allows the arc to come full-circle: With the first issue re-introducing Doctor Ock, through him kidnapping Betty Page, and the Annual issue featuring Doctor Ock, once again kidnapping Betty Page, it allows the entire arc to return where it began! Thus, the formula set up in these issues (failure followed by growth) is utilized across the entire arc!
READING ORDER:
-Amazing Spider-Man#11-16
-Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
*Note: A nifty READING ORDER has been provided at the end of this review
Here, Spider-Man is really allowed to come into his own as a character and achieve more of an arc than was previously possible, all for the betterment of the story.
Peter's intellect is effectively explored in greater detail, as the villains' powers force him to find creative solutions to the obstacles they present. Each story introduces him caught off guard by the new set of powers, forcing him to use his knowledge and creativity, thus setting up a rematch that shows his growth since the beginning of the issue. This newly utilized characteristic really makes Spider-Man a unique superhero and have more of an arc in each issue than before.
This growth doesn't come without consequence, as Stan also uses Peter's intellect to destroy his relationship with Betty Page (as Liz Allen becomes attracted to this very intellect). With Betty suspecting cheating, it creates a tragic irony in his strength costing him the people he loves. Thus Lee effectively expands this loose end from the previous arc, as it builds off the reveal of Betty's big secret she was keeping from Peter... which I won't dare spoil here.
Stan Lee brilliantly ties both of these arcs together, in the annual issue. Each new villain returns in this issue, along with Doctor Octopus from the first in this arc, to found the Sinister Six!
It not only is one of the best made Spider-Man issues in history, it also allows the arc to come full-circle: With the first issue re-introducing Doctor Ock, through him kidnapping Betty Page, and the Annual issue featuring Doctor Ock, once again kidnapping Betty Page, it allows the entire arc to return where it began! Thus, the formula set up in these issues (failure followed by growth) is utilized across the entire arc!
READING ORDER:
-Amazing Spider-Man#11-16
-Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
August 20, 2023
Spider-Man tiba-tiba dimasukkan ke dalam selembaran di iklan pertunjukkan sirkus. Karena merasa belum ada persetujuan darinya, ia pun mengunjungi sirkus tersebut. Di sisi lain, Matt Murdock--seorang pengacara tunanetra--ikut datang ke acara tersebut bersama dua orang rekan kerjanya. Meskipun Matt tidak bisa melihat, pancaindranya yang lain berfungsi luar biasa.
Sesampainya di pertunjukkan sirkus, Spider-Man langsung menunjukkan aksinya di depan para penoton. Matt Murdock bisa merasakan apa yang terjadi di sana. Lantas, hal tak terduga pun terjadi. Ternyata, pemimpin sirkus tersebut--bernama the Ringmaster--menghipnotis para penonton dengan menggunakan topinya untuk mengambil barang berharga milik mereka. Bisa dikatakan, aksi sirkus mereka hanya modus karena mereka sebenarnya adalah komplotan pencuri. Matt yang merasakan aksi kriminal itu dan tidak terkena efek hipnotis, langsung mencari tempat sepi untuk berubah menjadi Daredevil. Kemudian, ia menghampiri para penjahat itu.
Di sisi lain, Spider-Man yang tidak mengetahui latar belakang pemain sirkus, ikut terkena hipnotis. Ia pun dikendalikan oleh the Ringmaster untuk menyerang Daredevil. Daredevil yang menyadari aksi Spider-Man, segera mencari jalan keluar untuk menyadarkannya kembali. Setelah Daredevil berhasil merebut topi milik the Ringmaster dan membuat Spider-Man sadar, mereka berdua akhirnya bisa mengalahkan kelompok kriminal tersebut.
***
Setelah membaca komik ini, saya jadi tahu kostum Daredevil pertama ternyata berwarna kuning-hitam, berbeda di zaman kontemporer yang berwarna merah marun. Selain itu, karena saya baru pertama membaca Daredevil via komik, cukup terkesan dengan kekuatannya yang luar biasa dalam menggunakan pancaindra selain penglihatan.
Sesampainya di pertunjukkan sirkus, Spider-Man langsung menunjukkan aksinya di depan para penoton. Matt Murdock bisa merasakan apa yang terjadi di sana. Lantas, hal tak terduga pun terjadi. Ternyata, pemimpin sirkus tersebut--bernama the Ringmaster--menghipnotis para penonton dengan menggunakan topinya untuk mengambil barang berharga milik mereka. Bisa dikatakan, aksi sirkus mereka hanya modus karena mereka sebenarnya adalah komplotan pencuri. Matt yang merasakan aksi kriminal itu dan tidak terkena efek hipnotis, langsung mencari tempat sepi untuk berubah menjadi Daredevil. Kemudian, ia menghampiri para penjahat itu.
Di sisi lain, Spider-Man yang tidak mengetahui latar belakang pemain sirkus, ikut terkena hipnotis. Ia pun dikendalikan oleh the Ringmaster untuk menyerang Daredevil. Daredevil yang menyadari aksi Spider-Man, segera mencari jalan keluar untuk menyadarkannya kembali. Setelah Daredevil berhasil merebut topi milik the Ringmaster dan membuat Spider-Man sadar, mereka berdua akhirnya bisa mengalahkan kelompok kriminal tersebut.
***
Setelah membaca komik ini, saya jadi tahu kostum Daredevil pertama ternyata berwarna kuning-hitam, berbeda di zaman kontemporer yang berwarna merah marun. Selain itu, karena saya baru pertama membaca Daredevil via komik, cukup terkesan dengan kekuatannya yang luar biasa dalam menggunakan pancaindra selain penglihatan.
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January 27, 2021
Daredevil makes a proper appearance with ASM #16 as Spidey turns up at circus only to get hypnotised by the Ringmaster (who doesn't even try to de-mask him), good job that blind Matt "lawyer by day, Daredevil by night" Murdock is in the crowd to save the day.
Aunt May is like a dog with a bone as she continues to try and get Parker to go on a date with MJ, even though he rightly points out he's with Betty Brant ("you're not really engaged or anything").
It may not be the "greatest issues you've ever read" as the cover exclaims, but it's decent one.
NB. So much of the inner dialogue of a character, Daredevil here, is spoken out loud in speech bubbles, it's absurd why Daredevil would be swinging down alleyways explaining to himself how his senses work. He's obviously aware he's doing as the next panel he switches to thought as he can hear Karen and Foggy. Reading this in 2021 makes it feel like many of the 616 had mental breakdowns on the regular.
Aunt May is like a dog with a bone as she continues to try and get Parker to go on a date with MJ, even though he rightly points out he's with Betty Brant ("you're not really engaged or anything").
It may not be the "greatest issues you've ever read" as the cover exclaims, but it's decent one.
NB. So much of the inner dialogue of a character, Daredevil here, is spoken out loud in speech bubbles, it's absurd why Daredevil would be swinging down alleyways explaining to himself how his senses work. He's obviously aware he's doing as the next panel he switches to thought as he can hear Karen and Foggy. Reading this in 2021 makes it feel like many of the 616 had mental breakdowns on the regular.
November 28, 2017
My first Daredevil. It is really interesting to begin Spider-Man from the beginning. One learns how Marvel grew. Spider-Man is about 13 issues ahead of the newly created Daredevil at this point. So, it's time for some cross-pollination of the new character into the hot new Spider-Man story.
The Ringmaster is the villain at the circus. He hypnotizes the entire audience, including Spider-Man. You see, the circus was advertised as having Spider-Man appear even though he wasn't invited. Anyhow, Daredevil is blind, so he wasn't hypnotized. He battles the Ringmaster and eventually breaks the trance Spider-Man is in so he can
battle too.
The Ringmaster goes down and all are saved. Betty is upset because Peter hadn't invited her to the circus with him.
The letters wwere great!
Love this stuff. :)
The Ringmaster is the villain at the circus. He hypnotizes the entire audience, including Spider-Man. You see, the circus was advertised as having Spider-Man appear even though he wasn't invited. Anyhow, Daredevil is blind, so he wasn't hypnotized. He battles the Ringmaster and eventually breaks the trance Spider-Man is in so he can
battle too.
The Ringmaster goes down and all are saved. Betty is upset because Peter hadn't invited her to the circus with him.
The letters wwere great!
Love this stuff. :)
March 2, 2026
This is a VERY early DD appearance (it takes place between DD #3/DD#4). Ditko really does a fantastic job of differentiating the difference between DD and Spidey - their powers are clearly delineated and explained. The acrobatic battle between the two under the big top is a sheer delight; while Spidey is hypnotized and under the command of the Ringmaster DD has to try to compensate for the great imbalance between his strength compared to Spidey. A classic!
May 28, 2026
I was going to describe this as following the blueprint until i realized: It IS the blueprint. Spidey needs help from another hero, we get a story reason for two good guys to fight. The story makes sure that the hero not under mind control wins, and then we get a cool showoff of both of their abilities. This comic’s fun is why crossovers will have this formula for DECADES to come and i completely understand why
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February 21, 2021
Spider-Man bertemu dan bertarung dengan Daredevil. Apa yang terjadi?
Sementara itu, musuh baru muncul di kota dengan rombongan sirkusnya dan Spidey harus bisa mengalahkan seluruh rombongan sirkus itu satu per satu di arena mereka.
Sementara itu, musuh baru muncul di kota dengan rombongan sirkusnya dan Spidey harus bisa mengalahkan seluruh rombongan sirkus itu satu per satu di arena mereka.
July 21, 2025
Come sospettavo, avevo indovinato l'identità della misteriosa ragazza che Zia May voleva far incontrare a Peter. L'incontro però è ancora a data da destinarsi, perché lui è in fissa con Betty e le sue crisi di gelosia.
Carina la comparsa di Daredevil, ma che è quella tutina gialla?
Carina la comparsa di Daredevil, ma che è quella tutina gialla?
April 24, 2026
What a fun crossover! I don’t know a lot about Daredevil but I think he stole the show on this one up until the end sequence. Him and Spidey are fairly similar in the way they move so to have a villain who can hypnotize people was a good fit for them two.
October 5, 2020
My favorite hero duo. Final rating: 4.65
April 6, 2022
Here are the pros:
- Spider-Man’s quips really fit the character.
- A nice simple team up between Daredevil & Spider-Man.
Here are the cons:
- K*ren Page.
Rating: 4/5.
- Spider-Man’s quips really fit the character.
- A nice simple team up between Daredevil & Spider-Man.
Here are the cons:
- K*ren Page.
Rating: 4/5.
December 13, 2022
I ship Spider-Devil so hard
December 24, 2022
Title: El hipnotizador.
Asalto en el circo.
Stars 3.45
Asalto en el circo.
Stars 3.45
September 18, 2023
A stupid but fun crossover.
March 31, 2024
A very fun fight, especially since Daredevil is one of my favorite Spider-Man cameos, and even in the 60s, Matt Murdock had real style.
February 10, 2025
Daredeviluuu
May 5, 2025
another great issue with daredevil foggy and karen. I like how matt uses his cane to swing around, and I also like the MJ name drop. Peter gotta stop fumbling though
April 20, 2026
spider-man: you literally worked out who daredevil is then second-guessed yourself. get there faster my man
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 15, 2026
Nothing special except maybe the guest appearance of Daredevil.
November 9, 2026
Can I get a suggestion for a location where spoderman and daredevil would meet
Thank you I heard trapeze store
Thank you I heard trapeze store
January 11, 2023
The Ringmaster and his gang come to town, determined to hypnotise and rob audiences, but the big draw in this story is the moments that have Spider-Man pitted against Daredevil.
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