FACE FRONT, FRANTiC ONES!
STAN LEE
CONSECUTIVE COMIC STRIPS BY STAN LEE & JOHN ROMITA AND LARRY LIEBER!
JOHN ROMITA
From his humble beginnings in 1962’s Amazing Fantasy #15, Spider-Man went on to become a worldwide phenomenon, a superstar in animated cartoons, series television, major motion pictures, and even his own Broadway play. But arguably his first major success outside the comic book page was this syndicated newspaper strip, launched in 1977 by those guiding lights of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee and John Romita. See the way it all began—right here in these senses-shattering pages! marvel.com © 2015 MARVEL
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
IT’S SPiDEY vs. THE PROWLER! THe KiNgpiN! KRAVEN the HUNTer! the Protector! … and the Cult of Loomis!
ULTIMATE NEWSPAPER COMICS COLLECTION! 1979-1981
While attending a demonstration in radiology, high-school student Peter Parker was bitten by a spider which had accidentally been exposed to radioactive rays. Through a miracle of science, Peter soon found that he had gained the spider’s powers…and had, in effect, become a human spider…a SPIDER-MAN!
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I s Spider-Man turning into a Doctor Jekyll/Mister Hyde? Or could one of his old foes be gaslighting him from behind prison bars? Meanwhile, romance blooms for Peter Parker, but the course of love doesn’t run smoothly when Carole Jennings falls under the sway of the Cult of Loomis! Kraven hunts again, then the Prowler prowls for the very first time on a newspaper page! Edited and with an introduction by Eisner and Harvey Award-winner Bruce Canwell, this book includes more than 700 sequential comics—the complete run from January 1979 through January 1981!
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: THE ULTIMATE NEWSPAPER COMICS COLLECTION VOLUME 2: 1979-1981
written by STAN LEE illustrated by JOHN ROMITA
and LARRY LIEBER
THE LIBRARY OF AMERICAN COMICS CREATIVE DIRECTOR DEAN MULLANEY EDITOR BRUCE CANWELL ART DIRECTOR LORRAINE TURNER RESTORATION ASSISTANT JOSEPH KETELS MARKETING DIRECTOR BEAU SMITH Special thanks to Mark Beazley, the Comic Art Collection at Michigan State University, Dave Peabody, Doug Thornsjo, Justin Eisinger, and Alonzo Simon. ISBN: 978-1-63140-498-6 FIRST PRINTING, DECEMBER 2015
Marvel.com © 2015 MARVEL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Published by IDW Publishing a Division of Idea and Design Works, LLC IDW authorized user. Editorial offices: 2765 Truxtun Road San Diego, CA 92106 www.idwpublishing.com Ted Adams, Chief Executive Officer/Publisher Greg Goldstein, President/Chief Operating Officer Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic Artist Chris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer Alan Payne, VP of Sales • Dirk Wood, VP of Marketing Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services Jeff Webber, VP of Digital Publishing and Business Development A 1980 poster from The Register and Tribune Syndicate.
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January 29-31, 1979
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February 1-3, 1979
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February 4, 1979
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February 5-7, 1979
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February 8-10, 1979
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