Monthly Archives: July 2012

Spider-Man Chronology ’84-’87: Indispensable Spider-Man Pt 7

The great Copper Age of Spider-Man continues in our 7th installment of the Indispensable Spider-Man, featuring issues in the Spider-Man chronology published in between roughly 1984 and 1987. Just like the previous installment that also featured the Copper Age, we continue to see some essential events. The Black Symbiote Costume Saga, The end of the Hobgoblin Saga and the death of Ned Leeds. Gang War. The introduction of a new ongoing title. The list goes on. Here are the rules to how we pared Read more [...]

Spider-Man Chronology ’82-’85: Indispensable Spider-Man Pt 6

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It's a great time to be a Spider-Man fan! In this edition of the Indispensable Spider-Man, we look at issues roughly between 1982 and 1985, which contains some of Spider-Man's best stories. Nothing Stops the Juggernaut. The Kid Who Collected Spider-Man. The Owl vs. The Octopus. Secret Wars. The First Hobgoblin Saga. All these stories rank consistently and high in many person's list, and make this one of the best Spider-Man chronology periods. Again, to recap, here's the criteria Read more [...]

Spider-Man Chronology ’79-’82: Indispensable Spider-Man Pt 5

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Hello Again, True Believers! The Indispensable Spider-Man returns once again this week, bringing you just the essential issues of the Spider-Man chronology between 1979 and 1982. You'll notice that we are compressing the number of years included per post. The reason is twofold; first, because we look for good jumping on points/endings that delimit the era, such as new creative teams, new series launches or just the beginning of an important arc. The number of years each post will span from Read more [...]

Spider-Man Chronology ’75-’79: Indispensable Spider-Man Pt 4

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Thanks for "swinging" on by again, Spider-Fan! It's time for another installment of our amazing, spectacular, sensational, deadly foe-y and, most importantly, essential - no, wait - indispensable (!) Spider-Man Chronology. This week, we look (mostly) at issues published between '75-'79. For those of you who are new, here is the lowdown on this Spider-Man Chronology listing: It is a pared down chronological Spider-Man reading order It is limited to just the essential issues so you can Read more [...]