
Spider-Man Total Universe
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The only issue-by-issue, story-by-story history of Spider-Man comics from the wall crawler's first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) to the present. Featuring fully-illustrated with archival images.
From the moment Spider-Man first appeared on the cover of Marvel's Amazing Fantasy #15 in August 1962, it's now clear that creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko knew they had made something extraordinary. More than 60 years later Spider-Man is one of the world's most recognizable and beloved super heroes and his story spawned the lives and legends of countless other Marvel heroes and villains. How did a mild-mannered high-school kid named Peter Parker swing his way into comic book history and beyond? This is his story.
In Spider-Man Total Universe, pop culture historian and curator Patrick A. Reed mines the Marvel archive and his own decades-long knowledge of Spider-Man to unearth every aspect of the making of this comic hero dynasty, tracing every amazing storyline, story arc, cross-over event, saga, one-shot, and limited series. Along the way Reed profiles every key character in Spider-Man's universe and celebrates the writers, illustrators, and colorists that brought it all to life. Including thousands of images from the Marvel archives, Spider-Man Total Universe is the must-have collection for every Spider-Man fan.
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Introduction
Prologue: Marvel Before 1962
Chapter One: The Creation of a Hero, 1962-1965
Chapter Two: Expansion and Refinement, 1965-1966
Chapter Three: The Romita Era, 1966-1972
Chapter Four: Transitions, Transformation, and Tragedy in the Conway Era, 1972-1975
Chapter Five: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, 1975-1984
Chapter Six: Maturity, Marriage, and Alien Influence, 1984-1988
Chapter Seven: A New Look and a New Attitude, 1988-1994
Chapter Eight: Clones and Confusion, 1994-1999
Chapter Nine: Retellings, Reframings, and Renewals, 2000-2008
Chapter Ten: Just Like Starting Over. Welcome to the Spider-Verse!, 2008-2023
Further Research, Recommended Reading
Acknowledgements
Index