Comic Book Series

It is easy to be confused by the abundance of Spider-Man titles, past and present. Since his creation in 1962, Spider-Man has had more series than any other solo comic book hero. Here is some information that might help you.

First Issue
Title and Year
Issues
Notes
Amazing Fantasy
1962
15 The First Spider-Man Appearance
Amazing Spider-Man
1963-1998
2003-Present
1-441, 500...
Annuals 1-28 + 1995-98
The First Spider-Man Series
After Issue 441, This Title Was Restarted as #1 (Vol. 2)
It Returned to its Original Numbering Sytem On Issue 500
Issues That Would Have Been 442-499 Were Numbered Vol. 2, 1-58
Marvel Team-Up
1972-1985
1-150
Annuals 1-7
Spider-Man Starred In All But a Few Issues
Canceled In 1985 To Make Way For Web of Spider-Man
Spectacular Spider-Man
1976-1998
1-263
Annuals 1-14 + 1995
The Second Spider-Man Series
Originally titled Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man. Changed on issue #134.
Web of Spider-Man
1985-1995
1-129
Annuals 1-10 + 1995
Third Spider-Man Series
Canceled in 1995 to Release Sensational Spider-Man
Peter Parker: Spider-Man
1990-1998
1-98
Annuals 1995, '97, '98
Originally Titled Spider-Man (Sometimes Referred to as Adjectiveless Spider-Man)
New Title on Issue #75
Spider-Man 2099
1992-1996
1-46
Annual #1
Future Version of Spider-Man
Canceled Due To Slipping Sales of the 2099 Books
Spider-Man Unlimited
1993-1998
1-22 Quarterly Spider-Man Series With Extra Pages
Untold Tales of Spider-Man
1995-1997
1-25
'96, '97 Annuals
Tales of Spider-Man's First Years
Spider-Man Team-Up
1995-1996
1-7 Quarterly Book Guest Starring Other Marvel Heroes
Sensational Spider-Man
1996-1998
0-33
'96 Annual
Replaced Web of Spider-Man
Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 2)
1997-1998
1-11 Replaced Spider-Man Team-Up
Spider-Man was in First 7 Issues
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2)
1998-2003
1-58
Annuals 1999-2001
Amazing Was Reset to #1 In Order to Boost Sales
Returned to Original Numbering on 500th Combined Issue of Vol. 1 & 2
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (Vol. 2)
1998-2003
1-57
Annuals 1999-2001
This Series Was Also Reset to #1 In Order to Boost Sales
Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man
1999-2000
1-13 Rotating Creative Teams Telling Stories of Spider-Man's Past
Ultimate Spider-Man
2000-Present
1... An Alternate Universe Version of Spider-Man
Tangled Web
2001-2003
1-22 Rotating Stories About Spidey's Effect on People,
Canceled Due to Poor Sales
Spectacular Spider-Man
(Vol. 2)
2003-Present
1... Relaunched to Return Venom and Give Paul Jenkins a #1 Book
Marvel Knights: Spider-Man
2004-Present
1... Spider-Man book from the Marvel Knights team
Spider-Man Unlimited (Vol. 3)
2004-Present
1... Yet another book featuring different creative teams monthly
The Pulse
2004-Present
1... Stories Revolving around the Daily Bugle


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