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The Best of Spider-Man
Collection of the Spider-Man comic strips of the 80's. - Begins with a 31 page introduction, "Spidey and Me", by Stan Lee, and features 8 complete stories:
Along came a spider
Arms and the madman
Captured by the Kingpin
The imposter must die (in full color)
He prowls by night
Requiem for a superhero
When a wall-crawler turns bad
The girl with the golden touch
Along came a spider
Arms and the madman
Captured by the Kingpin
The imposter must die (in full color)
He prowls by night
Requiem for a superhero
When a wall-crawler turns bad
The girl with the golden touch
201 pages, Paperback
Published March 12, 1986
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Stan Lee
7,597 books2,414 followersStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
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October 21, 2016
There is apparently some confusion in the cataloging of this title. It is not the same book as "The Very Best Of Spider-Man"' which is apparently an omnibus collecting a selection of the web-head's greats comic book adventures. Instead, this book compiles some highlights from the Spider-Man newspaper strip, as selected by his creator, Stan Lee.
With that out of the way, my actual rating for this one is three and a half stars. Most of the adventures here are entertaining, though a couple of ideas seem to be used more than once, albeit from different angles. Even so, the character is inherently entertaining enough to make these a quick and easy read. Fun for fans to see their hero in a different format, but unlikely to convert the uninitiated.
With that out of the way, my actual rating for this one is three and a half stars. Most of the adventures here are entertaining, though a couple of ideas seem to be used more than once, albeit from different angles. Even so, the character is inherently entertaining enough to make these a quick and easy read. Fun for fans to see their hero in a different format, but unlikely to convert the uninitiated.
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