| IMAGE | TITLE | DESCRIPTION | STATUS |
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Prelude
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| Trouble #1-5:
Mark Millar script; Terry Dodson pencils; Rachel Dodson inks; features photographic covers; published by Marvel's revived Epic imprint |
| Trouble #1 | cover-dated September 2003 | 1 |
| Trouble #2 | | 1 |
| Trouble #3 | | 0 |
| Trouble #4 | | 1 |
| Trouble #5 | final issue; cover-dated January 2004 | 2 |
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Amazing Spider-Man
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| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #30-35, 37-45, 507:
J. Michael Straczynski writing |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #30-35, 37-45:
John Romita, Jr. pencils; Scott Hanna inks |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #30-35:
J. Scott Campbell cover |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #30 | Spider-Man, angry over Mary Jane leaving, intelligently trashes a building in a poorly-rendered sequence; a man with Spider-Man's powers named Ezekiel appears and warns Spider-Man of the coming of Morlun (his "greatest threat yet" -- again); Ezekiel asks the unintelligable question, "Did the radiation enable the spider to give you these powers? Or was the spider trying to give you those powers before the radiation killed it?" (a question treated not only as if it makes sense but as the greatest shock Spider-Man has ever heard); note how, in panel 4 on page 12, Spider-Man seems able to stretch out flat along the ground like
Plastic Man | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #31 | Spider-Man stops a gunman at his old high school, a gunman revealed to be a nerd who, inexplicably, is repeatedly seen elsewhere during the shootings(!); concludes with Peter Parker (gee, why does he always show up at this shitty school when Spider-Man does) spontaneously declaring himself the school's new science teacher | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #32 | Peter Parker meets with Ezekiel, who gives some quasi-mystical explanation of how he is an animal "totem" (the wrong word), how his villains reflect this, and how Morlun inexplicably feeds on such totems, all of which comes off like
Alan Moore minus 50 I.Q. points, although all of this is treated deadly seriously | 0 |
| Marvel Must Haves: Amazing Spider-Man #30-32 | reprints Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #30-32 | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #33 | Spider-Man battles Morlun | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #34 | Spider-Man battles Morlun, then Ezekiel intervenes despite his past reluctance (surprise!), only to get killed; Spider-Man takes over a nuclear power plant | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #35 | "Coming Home"; Spider-Man injects himself with nuclear material, hoping his powers let him injest it (they do!), then defeats Morlun, who is shot to death by his assistant, Dex, who then bursts into song from The Wizard of Oz; Ezekiel is shown alive (surprise!); sleeping off his injuries (but not before long exposition!), Aunt May enters and finds his costume | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Coming Home | collects Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #30-35; includes a sketchbook by J. Scott Campbell
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| 1 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #37-45:
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| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #37 | begins immediately after #35; Peter Parker investigates Jennifer Hardesty, a troubled student in his class, finding her homeless with her brother, who has a drug overdose; Aunt May, after ruminating all day, calls Peter to talk | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #38 | "The Conversation"; Aunt May and Peter talk, the latter coming clean about being Spider-Man; a nice issue | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #39 | a nice, silent issue showing what May Jane (modeling), Aunt May (e-mailing newspapers about Spider-Man), and Spider-Man are doing during a day | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2: Revelations | collects Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #37-39?
| 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #40 | trying to help Jennifer, Spider-Man encounters Shade, who is taking stray kids into another space of some sort | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #41 | Spider-Man talks to William Lamont, a cop, and interrogates someone in an insane asylum about Shade; learning Shade is supernatural, Spider-Man goes to visit
Dr. Strange | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #42 | "A Strange Turn of Events";
Dr. Strange appears; Spider-Man defeats the Shade; Peter fails to meet Mary Jane at the airport and she leaves; cover-dated August 2002 | 1 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #43 | Mr. Carlyle of Nexus Industries steals Otto Octavius's technology; Peter Parker and Aunt May visit Mary Jane in L.A. | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #44 | Dr. Octopus battles his replacement in L.A., concluding with Spider-Man being burried beneath a hotel | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #45 | "Until the Stars Turn Cold"; Spider-Man claws his way out from underneath the hotel (with echoes of 9/11); Dr. Octopus and his usurper conveniently threaten Mary Jane and Aunt May, ending with the usurper captured and Dr. Octopus escaping; Peter promises to wait for Mary Jane | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3: Until the Stars Turn Cold | collects Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #40-45
| 0 |
| The Best of Spider-Man Vol. 2 | collects Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #37-45, Peter Parker: Spider-Man (second series) #44-47, and Spider-Man's Tangled Web #10-11; Axel Alonso introduction; uses the cover to Amazing #41 as its front cover and #37 as its back cover; oversized hardcover
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| 1 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #36, 46-56, 500-506:
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| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #46 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #47 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #48 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #49 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #50 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 4: The Life & Death of Spiders | collects Amazing Spider-Man (second series) issues
| 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #51 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #52 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #53 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #54 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #55 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #56 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5: Unintended Consequences | collects Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #51-56
| 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #57 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #58 | the last issue before the title was renumbered | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #500 | the series's numbering changes, adding both series together as (if the numbering had never been rebooted, a device first used to create
Fantastic Four #500) | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #501 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #502 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 6: Happy Birthday | collects Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #57-58, 500-502
| 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man #503-504:
"Chasing a Dark Shadow" storyline |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #503 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #504 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #505 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #506 | | 0 |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #507 | no art or cover data entered | 0 |
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PETER PARKER, SPIDER-MAN / SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN
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| Peter Parker, Spider-Man Vol. 1: A Day in the Life | collects Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) issues which ones?
| 0 |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man Vol. 2: One Small Break | collects Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) issues which ones?
| 0 |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) #44-50; Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #1-13:
Paul Jenkins script |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) #44-47:
"A Death in the Family" storyline; Humberto Ramos pencils; Wayne Faucher inks; no cover data entered |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) #44 | Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) returns; Peter calls Mary Jane and hangs up | 0 |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) #45 | Green Goblin publicly blames Spider-Man for Gwen Stacy's death; Aunt May watches this on TV, knowing that Peter is Spider-Man; Norman Osborn gets Flash Thompson drunk, leading him to crash into Peter's school and leaving Thompson with probable brain damage | 0 |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) #46 | Spider-Man battles Green Goblin | 0 |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) #47 | Spider-Man battles Green Goblin, who tries to get Peter to kill him, but Peter's refusal to do so, even if more of Peter's friends die (like Gwen), breaks Norman Osborn | 0 |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man Vol. 3: Return of the Goblin | collects Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) issues which ones?
| 0 |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) #48-50:
no art or cover data entered |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) #48 | | 0 |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) #49 | | 0 |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) #50 | no last issue known | 0 |
| Peter Parker, Spider-Man Vol. 4: Trials & Tribulations | collects Peter Parker, Spider-Man (second series) #35, 37, 48-50
| 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #1-5, 7-13:
no art or cover data entered |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #1 | | 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #2 | | 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #3 | | 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #4 | | 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #5 | | 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1: The Hunger | collects Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #1-5
| 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #6-10:
"Countdown" storyline |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #6:
Humberto Ramos pencils and cover; Wayne Faucher inks |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #6 | Doctor Octopus returns; cover-dated January 2004 | 1 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #7 | | 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #8 | | 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #9 | | 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #10 | | 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 2: Countdown | collects Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #6-10
| 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #11-13:
"The Lizard's Tale" storyline |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #11 | | 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #12 | | 0 |
| Spectacular Spider-Man (second series) #13 | | 0 |
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SPIDER-MAN'S TANGLED WEB
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| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #1-3: poor
Garth Ennis script, poor John McCrea pencils and James Hodgkins inks |
sans titles or indicia
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| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #1 | cover-dated June 2001 | 0 |
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| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #2 | | 0 |
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| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #3 | cover-dated August 2001 | 0 |
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| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #4 | "Severance Package"; good Greg Rucka script and nice Eduardo Risso (of
100 Bullets) art; reprinted in
Daredevil: The Movie | 0 |
| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #5-6: good Peter Milligan script and Duncan Fegredo art |
Larger Version Available
| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #5 | | 0 |
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| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #6 | | 0 |
| Spider-Man's Tangled Web, Volume 1 | collects Spider-Man's Tangled Web #1-6, using the cover for #5 as the cover; published on Wednesday, 31 October 2001
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| 1 |
| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #7-9: "Gentlemen's Agreement" storyline; Bruce Jones script, Lee Weeks pencils, Joe Rubinstein inks |
| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #7 | | 0 |
| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #8 | cover-dated January 2002 | 0 |
| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #9 | | 0 |
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| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #10 | "Ray of Light"; Kaare Andrews script and art | 0 |
| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #11 | the double-sized "Open all Night"; Darwyn Cooke script and pencils; J. Bone inks; published on Wednesday, 27 February 2002 | 0 |
| Spider-Man's Tangled Web, Volume 2 | collects Spider-Man's Tangled Web #7-11, using the cover for #10 as the cover; only indicated as Volume 2 on the spine
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| Spider-Man's Tangled Web #12 | no last issue entered; no data entered | 0 |
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KINGPIN
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| Kingpin #1-2:
Bruce Jones script; Sean Phillips breakdowns; Klaus Janson finishes |
| Kingpin #1 | the Kingpin has various rivals killed; Spider-Man briefly appears, catching his first glimpse of the Kingpin; cover-dated August 2003 | 0 |
| Kingpin #2 | Spider-Man appears in cameo | 1 |
| Kingpin #3-7: no data entered |
| Kingpin #3 | | 0 |
| Kingpin #4 | | 0 |
| Kingpin #5 | | 0 |
| Kingpin #6 | | 0 |
| Kingpin #7 | no last issue known | 0 |
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VENOM
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| Venom #1-3, 5-6, 10-13:
no data entered |
| Venom #1-5: "Shiver" storyline |
| Venom #1 | published as part of Marvel's Tsunami line of new, manga-influenced launches | 0 |
| Venom #2 | | 0 |
| Venom #3 | | 0 |
| Venom #4, 7-9:
Daniel Way script; Sam Kieth cover |
| Venom #4:
Francisco Herrera pencils; Carlos Cuevas inks |
| Venom #4 | cover-dated September 2003 | 1 |
| Venom #5 | | 0 |
| Venom Vol. 1: Shiver | collects Venom #1-5
| 0 |
| Venom #6-10: "Run" storyline |
| Venom #6 | features a black cover with a special metalic ink | 0 |
| Venom #7-9:
Paco Medina pencils; Juan Vlasco inks |
| Venom #7 | cover-dated December 2003 | 1 |
| Venom #8 | cover-dated January 2004 | 1 |
| Venom #9 | cover-dated February 2004 | 1 |
| Venom #10 | | 0 |
| Venom #11-13: "Patterns" storyline |
| Venom #11 | | 0 |
| Venom #12 | | 0 |
| Venom #13 | | 0 |
| Venom Vol. 2: Run | collects Venom #6-13
| 0 |
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MISCELLANEOUS
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| Daredevil (second series) #8 (cover-dated June 1999), featuring a Spider-Man appearance, occurs here |
| Daredevil / Spider-Man #1-4 (cover-dated January to April 2001) occurs here |
| Amazing Spider-Man (second series) #36 | the 9/11 issue | 0 |
| Daredevil (second series) #35 (cover-dated September 2002), featuring a Spider-Man appearance, occurs here |
| Spider-Man / Daredevil #1 (cover-dated October 2002) occurs here |
| Spider-Man: Blue #1-6: Jeph Loeb script and Tim Sale art |
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| Spider-Man: Blue #1 | cover-dated July 2003 | 0 |
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| Spider-Man: Blue #2 | | 0 |
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| Spider-Man: Blue #3 | | 0 |
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| Spider-Man: Blue #4 | | 0 |
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| Spider-Man: Blue #5 | cover-dated November 2003; published about four months after the previous issue | 0 |
| Spider-Man: Blue #6 | final issue; published on Wednesday, 5 March 2003 | 0 |
| Spider-Man: Blue | collects Spider-Man: Blue #1-6; John Romita, Sr. introduction; includes sketches and additional art by Tim Sale with commentary by Sale and Loeb; oversized hardcover
| 1 |
| X-Statix #13 (cover-dated November 2003), containing a Spider-Man appearance, occurs here |
| Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #1-5:
Brian K. Vaughan script; a.k.a. Spider-Man & Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure |
| Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #1-2:
Staz Johnson pencils; Danny Miki inks; no cover data known |
| Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #1 | uses Humberto Ramos's redesign of Doctor Octopus's costume; cover-dated December 2003 | 1 |
| Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #2 | | 1 |
| Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #3-5:
no art or cover data entered |
| Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #3 | | 0 |
| Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #4 | | 0 |
| Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #5 | final issue | 0 |
| Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Out of Reach #1-5:
Colin Mitchell script |
| Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Out of Reach #1:
Keron Grant pencils; Rob Stull with Derek Fridolf & Scott Elmer inks; no cover data entered |
| Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Out of Reach #1 | cover-dated January 2004 | 1 |
| Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Out of Reach #2-5:
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| Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Out of Reach #2 | | 0 |
| Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Out of Reach #3 | | 0 |
| Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Out of Reach #4 | | 0 |
| Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Out of Reach #5 | final issue | 0 |
| Spider-Man Unlimited #1-3:
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| Spider-Man Unlimited #1 | | 0 |
| Spider-Man Unlimited #2 | | 0 |
| Spider-Man Unlimited #3 | no last issue known | 0 |
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MORE MISCELLANEOUS
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| Startling Stories: The Megalomaniacal Spider-Man #1 | Peter Bagge story and art; very fucking good; 23 pages; published on Wednesday, 17 April 2002 | 1 |
J. Michael Straczynski taking over Amazing Spider-Man #30 sparked
considerable press coverage: he was the celebrated writer of TV's science fiction series
Babylon 5, and his coming to comics was seen as a bit of a coup. That said, he took
some time to find his sea legs: his earliest issues were rather awful, trying to make
Spider-Man a kind of spider avatar and suggesting a legacy of such bizarre creatures. He
improved, however, when he changed Spider-Man's history in a more subtle but meaningful way:
in the end of #35, Aunt May discovered that Peter Parker was Spider-man.
