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Joe Robertson

Joe Robertson

119 appearances · Silver Age · 1968–2025 · 5 key issues
Who is Joe Robertson?

Few characters in Marvel's Silver Age tapestry have proven as quietly essential as Joe Robertson, who made his first appearance in Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #7 back in 1968, brought to life by the talented team of Archie Goodwin and Dick Ayers. Over a remarkable run stretching across more than five decades — right into 2025 — Robertson has kept extraordinary company, sharing pages with the likes of Peter Parker, J. Jonah Jameson, Captain America, and the Human Torch, a roster that speaks to just how deeply woven into the Marvel Universe this character truly is. With five key collector issues to his name and 119 catalogued appearances spread across titles like Captain America & the Falcon, Civil War Chronicles, and Marvel Tales, Robertson is a figure of genuine longevity and staying power. If you're tracing the human heart of Marvel's street-level storytelling through the Silver Age and beyond, Joe Robertson is absolutely worth your attention.

★ First appearance
The Amazing Spider-Man #51
Aug 1967

Covers through the years — 1980–2022

The Amazing Spider-Man #206 1980
The Amazing Spider-Man #206
The Amazing Spider-Man #225 1982
The Amazing Spider-Man #225
The Amazing Spider-Man #284 1987
The Amazing Spider-Man #284
Best of Marvel #1995 ★ 1995
Best of Marvel #1995
Best of Marvel #'96 1997
Best of Marvel #'96
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection #5 2010
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection #5
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection #3 2018
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection #3
Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr. #2 2022
Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr. #2

Appearances

Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders (1968)
#7#8
Marvel Tales (1966)
#63#132#199#214#219
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
#206#225#284#285#547
Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969)
#91
Captain America (1968)
#250
Comics Review (1984)
#4
The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)
#92#97#105
The Transformers (1984)
#5#6#3
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964)
#20
Marvel Super-Heroes Omnibus (1987)
#[nn]
Marvel Comics Presents Captain America (1987)
#[nn]
Web of Spider-Man (1985)
#26
The Sensational Spider-Man (1988)
#[nn]#32
Captain America [War and Remembrance] (1990)
#[nn]
The Amazing Spider-Man Fearful Symmetry: Kraven's Last Hunt (1990)
#[nn]
Marvel Comics Presents (1988)
#120
Spider-Man: Clone Genesis (1995)
#[nn]
Spider-Man Maximum Clonage: Omega (1995)
#1
Best of Marvel (1994)
#1995#'96
Spider-Man Unmasked (1996)
#[nn]
Spider-Man Team-Up (1995)
#5
Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives (1997)
#1#2
Spider-Man: Dead Man's Hand (1997)
#1
Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man (1999)
#4#6
Marvel Selects: Fantastic Four (2000)
#4
Thunderbolts: Justice Like Lightning (2001)
#[nn]
Spider-Man's Tangled Web (2001)
#20#4
Captain America & the Falcon (2004)
#1#2#4#5#6#8#10#14
The Pulse (2004)
#2#1
Spider-Man: Son of the Goblin (2004)
#[nn]
Spider-Man Unlimited (2004)
#10
Official Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Universe 2005: The Fantastic Four & Spider-Man (2005)
#[nn]
Essential Werewolf by Night (2005)
#1
New Avengers (2005)
#15#3
Civil War (2006)
#2
She-Hulk (2005)
#9
Daredevil (1998)
#92
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2005)
#16#2
Spider-Man Visionaries: Roger Stern (2007)
#1
Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out (2006)
#2
Free Comic Book Day 2007 (Spider-Man) (2007)
#1
Civil War Chronicles (2007)
#1#2#3#4#7#10
Spider-Man / Red Sonja (2008)
#[nn]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2008)
#1
Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson (2008)
#1
Secret Invasion: Front Line (2009)
#[nn]
Spider-Man: Death and Dating (2009)
#[nn]
Marvels: Eye of the Camera (2009)
#5#6
Spider-Man: Election Day (2009)
#[nn]
Dark Reign: Hawkeye (2009)
#3
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic (2007)
#4
Dark Reign: The List - Amazing Spider-Man (2010)
#1
War Machine (2009)
#11
Captain America: War & Remembrance (2010)
#[nn]
Spider-Man: The Complete Clone Saga Epic (2010)
#2#3
Spider-Man: The Gauntlet (2010)
#1
Deadpool (2009)
#4
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection (2009)
#5
Spider-Man: Matters of Life and Death (2011)
#[nn]
Thunderbolts Classic (2011)
#1
Spider-Man: The Original Clone Saga (2011)
#[nn]
Spider-Man: Am I an Avenger? (2011)
#[nn]
Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time (2011)
#1
Spider-Man: Spider-Island (2012)
#[nn]
Peter Parker, Spider-Man (2012)
#156.1
Spider-Man: Dying Wish (2013)
#[nn]
Spider-Man: The Gathering of Five (2013)
#[nn]
She-Hulk by Dan Slott: The Complete Collection (2014)
#2
Jessica Jones: The Pulse - The Complete Collection (2014)
#[nn]
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse - Dawn (2016)
#[nn]
Captain America & the Falcon by Christopher Priest: The Complete Collection (2016)
#[nn]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day - The Complete Collection (2016)
#1
Civil War II: Kingpin (2016)
#[nn]
Secret Empire: Brave New World (2017)
#[nn]
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)
#3
Man-Wolf: The Complete Collection (2019)
#[nn]
Non-Stop Spider-Man: Big Brain Play (2021)
#[nn]
Venom Epic Collection (2020)
#2
Carnage Epic Collection (2022)
#1
Devil's Reign (2022)
#[nn]
Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr. (2022)
#2
Marvel-Verse: Spider-Man & Madame Web (2024)
#[nn]
Transformers Compendium (2025)
#1
Daredevil Modern Era Epic Collection (2023)
#6