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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5
Fabric Type: 9780785115328
Legal Disclaimer: 0785115323
Maximum Color Depth: Marvel Comics
Metal Type: Marvel Comics
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 120
Total External Bays Free: April 20, 2005
Total Firewire Ports: Marvel Comics
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Peer behind the curtain to witness the birth of a mad genius! Featuring Doctor Octopus's first encounters with both Peter Parker and Spider-Man, the first appearance of Doc Ock's arms, and the true inspiration that led him to build his remarkable appendages - which may have come from a certain web-slinging wall-crawler! Collecting Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One #1-5.
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This book collects a fine, five-issue mini-series that gives Doc Ock his most in-depth origin story yet. Going back to Otto Octavius's preschool days, the first chapter shows him as a pudgy egghead, tormented by cruel kids and big bullies all the way through high school. A side story about an abusive, insensitive ogre of a father rings a bit false, but otherwise the lengthy comparison between Ock's miserable school years and Peter Parker's is an interesting touch.
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Last year when "Spider-Man 2" was due in movie theaters the film was set up by every Marvel Spider-Man comic book when Doctor Octopus showed up as the villain. If that was not enough publicity for the film there were several mini-series published as well, of which "Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One" was the best of the bunch. The advantage that this five-part story by writer Zeb Well sand artist Kaare Andrews had over the others is that it focuses much more on Doctor Octopus. In fact, as you ... Read More
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