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Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko have officially become Magic: The Gathering artists, thanks to Spider-Man

Can't afford a copy of Amazing Fantasy #15? Magic: The Gathering's crossover with Marvel's Spider-Man has got you covered

The artwork for Heroic Intervention from Magic: The Gathering x Marvel's Spider-Man — Image credit: Marvel and Wizards of the Coast

News by Jules Chin Greene, Staff Writer

Published on Sat Aug 30 2025

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If money was no object, I would own a ridiculous amount of original art - specifically art by Jack Kirby. And while one of the finest artistic minds of the 20th century is most celebrated for his work on the Fourth World Saga for DC Comics, along with the Fantastic Four and Thor for Marvel Comics, he also pencilled the most valuable Spider-Man comic there is: Amazing Fantasy #15, Spidey's very first appearance in comic books.

Now, Kirby and Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko have been posthumously credited as Magic: The Gathering artists, thanks to Wizards of the Coast using their art for Amazing Fantasy #15 as the art for the Heroic Intervention card from their Spider-Man crossover set. You can check out the card below.

An image of the Heroic Intervention card from Magic: The Gathering x Marvel's Spider-Man — Image credit: Wizards of the Coast and Marvel

Currently, a low-grade (meaning, a beat-up copy) of Amazing Fantasy #15 is valued at $30,000 on Key Collector. Likewise, a mid-grade copy will set you back a whopping $115,000, basically the cost of attending a 4-year college in America, while a high-grade copy is valued at $695,000. Good golly.

I would imagine most of us would be happy to settle for whatever Heroic Intervention will cost on the secondary market once Marvel's Spider-Man releases September 26, 2025.

Whether you are a Commander player, a regular at your local game shop's FNM event, or simply love collecting Magic: The Gathering cards, you've landed in the right place. From Universes Beyond to the furthest reaches of the Magic Multiverse, we've got you covered here at Popverse.

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Jules Chin Greene: Jules Chin Greene is a journalist and Jack Kirby enthusiast. He has written about comics, video games, movies, and television for sites such as Nerdist, AIPT, and Multiverse of Color.