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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
Fabric Type: 9780785118640
Legal Disclaimer: 0785118640
Maximum Color Depth: Marvel Comics
Metal Type: Marvel Comics
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 528
Total External Bays Free: August 03, 2005
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Product Description:
Spider-Man's earliest adventures continue with classic stories featuring the Vulture, Doctor Octopus, Mysterio and the Shocker. Collects Amazing Spider-Man #44-65 and Annual #4.
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The cover of this edition of Essential Spider-Man encapsulates our hero throughout this collection of stories. Everything that happens to Peter Parker as Spider-Man makes his life miserable. Spider-Man saves Gwen Stacy and her father, but she's mad at Peter for something he did because of his secret identity. Because Peter is missing for awhile (due of course to being amnesiac as Spider-Man), Aunt May gets worried and ends up in the hospital. Thus, there are some really cliched and ongoing repetition, ... Read More
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Despite the cover having the same "ESSENTIAL" banner along the left edge, this volume does not seem to follow the sequence of the other Essential volumes. Volume #2 covers issues #21-#43 (plus annuals #2 & #3); Volume #4 covers issues #69-#89 (plus Annuals #4 & #5). According to the cover scan of this one, it covers issues #44-#65 (plus Annual #4). Issues #66-#68 seem to be missing, and Annual #4 is in both this volume and in volume #4.
There is another Essentials Volume #3 that is out of print ... Read More
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This volume collects Amazing Spider-Man issues 44-65 and Annual #4. Lee's plots span two to four issues each and feature supervillians The Lizard, The Shocker, Kraven the Hunter, The Vulture, Kingpin and Doctor Octopus. Peter Parker's friends Gwen Stacy, Mary-Jane Watson and Harry Osborn also emerge in this run. Amazon's current listing of Steve Ditko as illustrator is incorrect. John Romita (Sr.) drew all monthly issues in this collection (Stan Lee's brother Larry Lieber drew the one annual). As testament ... Read More
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Stan Lee had an uphill battle to rebuild the series after Steve Ditko left it and it was obvious he was experimenting. Peter Parker would undergo some changes including moving out on his own and developing a relationship with Gwen Stacy. Unfortunately Lee seemed to get overwhelmed with responsibility and poured Spiderman into a rather long sequence over the tablets involving the Kingpin. Peter gets almost erased from the series only to finally find life again in the 80's issues. Despite this it's still a vast ... Read More
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