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Timeline of Events in Spider-Man Comics – 1963-2012

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Similar to our popular X-Men Timeline of Events, we've gone ahead and done one for the Ol' Webhead himself.  This list details the major happenings that have a lasting effect on Peter Parker, which are either still in play today, or at least changed Spidey's world for a significant period of time. SPOILER WARNING! If you haven't already guessed, this list of events will spoil what happens in Spider-Man comics. The dates listed below are in relation comics published this year (2013) are current, Read more [...]
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Best Superman Stories of All Time

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We're continuing our focus on Superman here at Comics Back Issues by counting down the top 25 best Superman stories of all time.  We'll be using our methodology used for other Top 25 lists, that is scouring the web for the most lists we could find and compile an aggregate listing for the most definitive list out there. Top 25 Superman Stories Overview No story is off limits, as we include Golden, Silver, Post-Crisis an Elseworlds stories in this list.  In fact, alternate reality stories tend Read more [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]

Spider-Man and the Black Cat Comic Book Essentials

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Continuing on the theme of essential issues of Spider-Man love interests (see the Mary Jane Watson and Gwen Stacy posts), the next logical essential issues list subject is Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat. Spider-Man and the Black Cat Essential Issues The Black Cat's First Appearance The Black Cat made her first few appearances in the Amazing Spider-Man #194, almost immediately after MJ left the picture. She first plays more of an enemy than ally. She "drowns" in Amazing Spider-Man #195 Spider-Man Read more [...]