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the amazing spider man 1
celebrate marvels 70th anniversary by experiencing the tales of the worlds most famous super heroes from the very beginning the marvel masterworks have brought readers deluxe hardcover collections of marvels classics from the golden age atlas era and the mighty marvel age and now you can join in the masterworks excitement with marvels new monthly marvel masterworks trade paperbacks . and where better to start than where comics most robust line of archival comic collections began the amazing spider man in 1962 in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation stan lee and steve ditko gave birth to one of the most enduring icons in american popular culture the one and only amazing spider man turning the concept of a super hero on its head they imbued the young guilt ridden peter parker with the fantastic powers of an arachnid and the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager . the combination was pure magic . so join us in the following pages as we present stories of spectacular web slinging adventure from spideys very beginning including the tragic origin that started it all the first appearances of the daily bugle j. jonah jameson doctor octopus the sandman the vulture electro and guest star nods by the fantastic four and human torch . and to top it off weve packed this volume full of bonuses galore including the complete original artwork to spider mans amazing fantasy 15 origin from the library of congress archives collects amazing fantasy 15 and the amazing spider man 1 10 .
paperback marvel comics 2009 isbn13 9780785136927 isbn10 0785136924
abridged n isbn 13 9780785136927 number in series 1 number of pages 272 publisher marvel enterprises release date 62135769600000 series title marvel masterworks