Spider-Man Total Universe: More Than 60 Years of Every Comic, Every Character, Every Story, (Hardcover)

<b>The only issue-by-issue, story-by-story history of Spider-Man comics from the wall crawler's first appearance in </b><i><b>Amazing Fantasy #15</b></i><b> (August 1962) to the present. Featuring fully-illustrated with archival images.</b> <p>From the moment Spider-Man first appeared on the cover of Marvel's <i>Amazing Fantasy #15 </i>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. </p><p>In <i>Spider-Man Total Universe</i>, 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 and illustrators that brought it all to life. Including thousands of images from the Marvel archives, <i>Spider-Man Total Universe</i> is the must-have collection for every Spider-Man fan.</p>

• Spider-Man Total Universe: More Than 60 Years of Every Comic, Every Character, Every Story, (Hardcover)
• Author: Patrick a Reed
• ISBN: 9780762485185
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-09-29
• Page Count: 832