The Amazing Spider-Man #8

The Amazing Spider-Man — Marvel

Issue: #8

Last valuation update: 2026-10-29

Part I - The Terrible Threat of the Living BrainThe issue opens in Peter Parker's science class. The teacher wheels in a green , "creepy-lookin'" robot that's inactive. Peter appreciates the robot with his intelligence, but his classmates mock him for it. Flash Thompson hits him scornfully in the back of the head, and Peter's glasses fall and break. They exchange angry words, but Liz Allan breaks...

First appearances: Living Brain

Creators: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Artie Simek, Sam Rosen, Steve Ditko

Characters: Spider-Man, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, Thing, Vulture, Aunt May, Flash Thompson, Dorrie Evans, Seymour O'Reilly, Andrew Davis, Sally Avril, Liz Allan, Raymond Warren, Living Brain