MARVEL MASTERWORKS
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN

Written by ROGER STERN with MARV WOLFMAN, RALPH MACCHIO, BILL MANTLO, STEVE LEIALOHA & MARIE SEVERIN Penciled by MARIE SEVERIN & JIM MOONEY with MIKE ZECK, STEVE LEIALOHA, DENYS COWAN, RICK LEONARDI & LUKE McDONNELL Cover by FRANK MILLER
Before he would set AMAZING SPIDER-MAN on the path to comics glory, master storyteller Roger Stern did a spectacular job on Spidey's sister title! Producing a run of the wall-crawler's most memorable tales, Stern introduced a host of new and compelling characters — including the gangster Belladonna and a new love interest for Aunt May, Nathan Lubensky — and reinvigorated the Prowler and White Tiger. But don't worry, Stern left room to spare for iconic enemies! The Vulture returns — and he's brought his evil nephew Malachi with him! And another veteran of the Sinister Six, Mysterio, is up to no good, in league with a gang of Spider-Man's oldest villains! This Masterworks volume also includes a double-sized showdown with the man called Rapier!
Collecting SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #43-55 and ANNUAL #2. 328 PGS.
Rated Ages 9 +

Written by ROGER STERN with MARV WOLFMAN, RALPH MACCHIO, BILL MANTLO, STEVE LEIALOHA & MARIE SEVERIN Penciled by MARIE SEVERIN & JIM MOONEY with MIKE ZECK, STEVE LEIALOHA, DENYS COWAN, RICK LEONARDI & LUKE McDONNELL Cover by FRANK MILLER
Before he would set AMAZING SPIDER-MAN on the path to comics glory, master storyteller Roger Stern did a spectacular job on Spidey's sister title! Producing a run of the wall-crawler's most memorable tales, Stern introduced a host of new and compelling characters — including the gangster Belladonna and a new love interest for Aunt May, Nathan Lubensky — and reinvigorated the Prowler and White Tiger. But don't worry, Stern left room to spare for iconic enemies! The Vulture returns — and he's brought his evil nephew Malachi with him! And another veteran of the Sinister Six, Mysterio, is up to no good, in league with a gang of Spider-Man's oldest villains! This Masterworks volume also includes a double-sized showdown with the man called Rapier!
Collecting SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #43-55 and ANNUAL #2. 328 PGS.
Rated Ages 9 +

Written by ROGER STERN & BILL MANTLO with DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT & MARV WOLFMAN Penciled by ED HANNIGAN & JIM SHOOTER with JOHN BYRNE, GREG LAROCQUE, BOB HALL, JIM SHERMAN, ALAN WEISS, MARIE SEVERIN & KEITH POLLARD Cover by FRANK MILLER
Roger Stern's seminal writing run concludes, and Bill Mantlo returns for a fan-favorite second stint! After a run-in with the Jack O'Lantern, Spider-Man must protect Marla Madison — noted scientist and J. Jonah Jameson's one true love — from the deadly Will-O'-the-Wisp! The Ringer menaces Spidey's world in a tale drawn by John Byrne, setting up a double-sized issue featuring Stern's retelling of Spider-Man's origin! Then, Mantlo pits Spidey against a cavalcade of his deadliest rogues: Kraven, Electro and the Molten Man! And in one of the most timeless tales in SPECTACULAR history, teen-runaways-turned-heroes Cloak and Dagger make their debut! Plus: An Annual that takes Spidey to the "Dark Side of the Moon" with Man-Wolf!
Collecting PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #56-66 and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #3. 352 PGS.
Rated Ages 9 +

Written by ROGER STERN & BILL MANTLO with DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT & MARV WOLFMAN Penciled by ED HANNIGAN & JIM SHOOTER with JOHN BYRNE, GREG LAROCQUE, BOB HALL, JIM SHERMAN, ALAN WEISS, MARIE SEVERIN & KEITH POLLARD Cover by FRANK MILLER
Roger Stern's seminal writing run concludes, and Bill Mantlo returns for a fan-favorite second stint! After a run-in with the Jack O'Lantern, Spider-Man must protect Marla Madison — noted scientist and J. Jonah Jameson's one true love — from the deadly Will-O'-the-Wisp! The Ringer menaces Spidey's world in a tale drawn by John Byrne, setting up a double-sized issue featuring Stern's retelling of Spider-Man's origin! Then, Mantlo pits Spidey against a cavalcade of his deadliest rogues: Kraven, Electro and the Molten Man! And in one of the most timeless tales in SPECTACULAR history, teen-runaways-turned-heroes Cloak and Dagger make their debut! Plus: An Annual that takes Spidey to the "Dark Side of the Moon" with Man-Wolf!
Collecting PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #56-66 and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #3. 352 PGS.
Rated Ages 9 +

Written by BILL MANTLO with TOM DeFALCO Penciled by AL MILGROM & ED HANNIGAN with LUKE McDONNELL, RICK LEONARDI & BOB HALL Cover by AL MILGROM
THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN hits high gear! Writer Bill Mantlo crafted a compelling, interwoven series of adventures in his second tenure on the title. Pairing Spidey with the Black Cat as both partner and love interest, Mantlo fused the crime drama of the Kingpin with larger-than-life villains like Doctor Octopus — and the formula made SPECTACULAR a page-turning powerhouse! It begins when the Kingpin hires Boomerang, the killer who keeps coming back. Meanwhile, Cloak and Dagger wage war on drugs as the gangster Silvermane clings to life in a new cyborg body! And when Doctor Octopus and the Owl vie to take over New York’s criminal underworld, total war breaks out across the city! See why “The Owl/Octopus War” is a saga that ranks among Spider-Man’s greatest!
Collecting PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #67-79. 336 PGS.
Rated Ages 9 +

Written by BILL MANTLO with TOM DeFALCO Penciled by AL MILGROM & ED HANNIGAN with LUKE McDONNELL, RICK LEONARDI & BOB HALL Cover by AL MILGROM
THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN hits high gear! Writer Bill Mantlo crafted a compelling, interwoven series of adventures in his second tenure on the title. Pairing Spidey with the Black Cat as both partner and love interest, Mantlo fused the crime drama of the Kingpin with larger-than-life villains like Doctor Octopus — and the formula made SPECTACULAR a page-turning powerhouse! It begins when the Kingpin hires Boomerang, the killer who keeps coming back. Meanwhile, Cloak and Dagger wage war on drugs as the gangster Silvermane clings to life in a new cyborg body! And when Doctor Octopus and the Owl vie to take over New York’s criminal underworld, total war breaks out across the city! See why “The Owl/Octopus War” is a saga that ranks among Spider-Man’s greatest!
Collecting PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #67-79. 336 PGS.
Rated Ages 9 +