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Doctor Octopus

Otto Octavius

1,719 appearancesSince 1963

Doctor Octopus first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963-07), published by Marvel. 1,719 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Otto Octavius

Character history

Key issues

12 issues

The Amazing Spider-Man
#3
first appearance · origin
1963-07-00
Marvel Tales
#140
origin retold
1982-06-00
Fantastic Four
#267
origin retold
1984-06-00
Spider-Man Annual#[1986]Cape Archive1985
Spider-Man Annual
#[1986]
origin retold
1985-00-00
Spider-Man: Chapter One
#1
origin retold
1998-12-00
Spider-Man Komplett#3 [1]Cape Archive1999
Spider-Man Komplett
#3 [1]
origin retold
1999-05-14
Spectacular Spider-Man
#7
origin retold
2004-01-00
Spectacular Spider-Man
#9
origin retold
2004-03-00
Ultimate Spider-Man
#157
death
2011-06-00
Space: Punisher
#2
death
2012-10-00
The Amazing Spider-Man
#699
origin retold
2013-02-10
Dark Ages
#6
death
2022-05-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

The Amazing Spider-Man
1963–1998
55 issues →
The Amazing Spider-Man
1999–2014
45 issues →
Marvel Tales
1966–1994
39 issues →

Ultimate Spider-Man cover

Ultimate Spider-Man

2000–2009

30 issues →

Superior Spider-Man cover

Superior Spider-Man

2013–2014

27 issues →

The Spectacular Spider-Man cover

The Spectacular Spider-Man

1976–1998

19 issues →

Spider-Man Comics Weekly cover

Spider-Man Comics Weekly

1973–1976

18 issues →

Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection cover

Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection

2013–

14 issues →

Amazing Spider-Man cover

Amazing Spider-Man

2021–

13 issues →

The Amazing Spider-Man cover

The Amazing Spider-Man

2022–2025

13 issues →

SSTCape Archive 1981

Super Spider-Man TV Comic

1981–1983

12 issues →

Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars cover

Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars

1984–1985

12 issues →

Ultimate Spider-Man cover

Ultimate Spider-Man

2001–2009

12 issues →

Hasbro / Secret Wars cover

Hasbro / Secret Wars

2009–2010

12 issues →

Amazing Spider-Man cover

Amazing Spider-Man

2018–2022

12 issues →

Ultimate Spider-Man cover

Ultimate Spider-Man

2024–2026

12 issues →

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition cover

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition

2024–2025

12 issues →

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man cover

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man

2005–2010

11 issues →

What If...? cover

What If...?

1989–1998

10 issues →

KMCCape Archive 2005

Komikai Micro Comics Ultimate Marvel

2005–2005

10 issues →

The Amazing Spider-Man Annual cover

The Amazing Spider-Man Annual

1964–1994

9 issues →

Avenging Spider-Man cover

Avenging Spider-Man

2012–2013

9 issues →

TTCape Archive 1984

The Transformers

1984–1992

8 issues →

Superior Spider-Man cover

Superior Spider-Man

2024–2024

8 issues →

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Toyfare: The Toy Magazine
1997–2011
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1999–2003
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Twisted Toyfare Theatre
2001–2010
7 issues →
USCape Archive 2003
Ultimate Six
2003–2004
7 issues →
Spidey Super Stories
1974–1982
6 issues →
Exiles
2001–2008
6 issues →
Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man
2003–2025
6 issues →
Spectacular Spider-Man
2003–2005
6 issues →
Ultimate Tales Flip Magazine
2005–2007
6 issues →
SSCape Archive 1976
Super Spider-Man
1976–1979
5 issues →
Spider-Man
1990–1998
5 issues →
Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man
1999–2000
5 issues →
DONCape Archive 2003
Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure
2003–2004
5 issues →
Marvel Knights Spider-Man
2004–2006
5 issues →
S/DCape Archive 2004
Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Year One
2004–2004
5 issues →
S/DCape Archive 2004
Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Out of Reach
2004–2004
5 issues →
The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus
2007–
5 issues →
Ultimate Spider-Man
2009–2011
5 issues →
SSCape Archive 2013
Superior Spider-Man
2013–2014
5 issues →
Devil's Reign
2022–2022
5 issues →
DCape Archive 2023
Deadpool
2023–2023
5 issues →
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1985–1987
4 issues →
Spider-Man Unlimited
1993–1998
4 issues →
Lethal Foes of Spider-Man
1993–1993
4 issues →
The Essential Spider-Man
1996–2012
4 issues →
Adventures of Spider-Man / Adventures of the X-Men
1996–1997
4 issues →
The Adventures of Spider-Man
1996–1997
4 issues →
Spider-Man: Chapter One
1998–1999
4 issues →
MMCape Archive 2005
Mega Morphs
2005–2005
4 issues →
Spider-Man Collectible Series
2006–2007
4 issues →
SNECape Archive 2010
Spider-Man Noir: Eyes Without a Face
2010–2010
4 issues →
UDCape Archive 2011
Ultimate Doom
2011–2011
4 issues →
Avengers
2013–2015
4 issues →
Amazing Spider-Man
2015–2018
4 issues →
Superior Spider-Man
2019–2019
4 issues →
Sinister War
2021–2021
4 issues →