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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 [...]

10 Must-Read Spider-Man Comics – 2012 Edition

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Our latest longbox-diving feature on this site is "10 Must-Read Comics". Unlike our comic book reading orders, or the latest indispensable reading order, this feature boils down the character down to ten comics, whether a it be a single issue or a collected edition graphic novel. It features a mix of early to current stories, origins and character-defining stories to critically acclaimed, the famous as well as occasionally the infamous. Contrarily to our "Top 25 Best Stories" list, this list might Read more [...]

Spider-Man Chronology ’63-’66: Indispensable Spider-Man Pt 1

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Welcome, Spider-Fans, to our latest, greatest feature on this humble site, the indispensable Spider-Man chronology ! Lots of blood, sweat and tears went into bringing you this essential Spider-Man reading order (actually, none of those things went into this list, just a LOT of reading and note taking!). What is this indispensable Spider-Man Chronology exactly? We are delivering to you a pared down list of issues of Spider-Man comics to bring you just the essential (or, as we call it, indispensable) Read more [...]

Best Spider-Man Covers

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For the past 50 years, Spider-Man has been great fodder for comic book cover eye candy. Many artists want a kick at the can of drawing an iconic Spider-Man slinging, or perched, on the cover of the Amazing Spider-Man. the best Spider-Man covers show the wall-crawler at his contortion-prone best. A Spider-Man cover is to a comic book artist what hosting Saturday Night Live is to an actor. For aficionados of classic cover art, check out these high quality decals of best Spider-Man covers Read more [...]

Spider-Man Lizard Comic Book Essentials

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The Lizard is probably not the first villain you think of when considering Spider-Man's rogues gallery. In fact, the Amazing Spider-Man Lizard hasn't really been featured in many issues, despite having an early appearance cementing him as one of Spider-Man's top villains. If you don't count non-lizard Curt Connors appearances and non-Connors Lizard appearances, it reduces a small list of issues, already. Yet, he is the chosen villain for the upcoming Spider-Man reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man. So, Read more [...]

Spider-Man No More! and other times Spider-Man quits

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Spider-Man, or more particularly his secret identity Peter Parker, is always putting in doubt his contributions as a superhero. He constantly worries if his actions as a superhero spill over into his real life, and fears that it does more harm than good. It goes without saying that a reasonable outcome of this behavior is to decide to give up on being a superhero. The " Spider-Man No More !" issue and cover is the image most comic book fans would retrieve when it comes to this topic, but there Read more [...]

Best Spider-Man Stories of All Time

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The following list has been compiled and ranked using a the numerous best spider-man stories lists out in there in the World Wide Web. Lists from publications (such as Wizard) have a stronger weighting than list from users on message, though both counted. While many stories deserved to be on this list, it was best to cut it at 25, as the frequency of the storylines being mentioned is greatly reduced after that point. For a longer list, all of the " Best Spider-Man Stories " referenced in our list Read more [...]

Chronological Spider-Man now contains Untold Tales & Spider-Island

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Chronological Spider-Man Reading Order Update A major update to the chronological Spider-Man reading order was posted today! It now contains Untold Tales of Spider-Man, in which the issues are weaved into the reading order of the original Stan Lee and Steve Ditko issues. This was a much requested feature, and coincides with the recent release of the Untold Tales of Spider-Man omnibus (BUY), which makes a great pairing with always essential Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus volume 1 (BUY) and the recently Read more [...]

Spider-Man and the Green Goblin Essential Issues

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Spider-Man and the Green Goblin Timeline There are many deadly foes of Spider-Man and the Green Goblin is most definitely one of them. Along with Doctor Octopus, he receives this title for be renowned for killing someone close to Spider-Man, in this case, his girlfriend Gwen Stacy. This list focuses on the essential issue for Norman Osborn, the first, original Green Goblin. Spider-Man and the Green Goblin Meet for the first time Spider-man first encounters the Green Goblin in the Amazing Spider-Man Read more [...]

Spider-Man Revealed! and Other Times Spider-Man is Unmasked

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A History of Spider-Man Revealed! We recently featured on this blog an essential issue reading list for Spider-Man's girlfriends (see the lists for Mary Jane, Gwen Stacy and Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat). All of those storylines contain an important issue in which Spider-Man's identity is revealed. To complete that theme, here are some issues, listed chronologically, where Spider-Man revealed his identity, is unmasked or otherwise had his identity compromised. 1. Spider-Man Revealed : A computer Read more [...]