History Comicbook / SpiderMan

-->-- Excerpt from the 1967 TitleThemeTune to the 1967 [[''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 Spider-Man]]'' cartoon, and BootstrappedTheme for the entire franchise.

-->-- Excerpt from the 1967 TitleThemeTune to ''WesternAnimation/{{Spider|Man1967}}-Man'', and BootstrappedTheme for the entire franchise.

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[[caption-width-right:300:''[[CharacterCatchphrase With great power]] there must also come [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility great responsibility.]]''[[note]]Cover by Creator/JScottCampbell, for ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 2, Issue #50 -- "Doomed Affairs"[[/note]]]]

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->''"And a lean, silent figure slowly fades into the gathering darkness, aware at last that in this world, '''with great power, there must also come--great responsibility!''' And so a legend is born and a new name is added to the roster of those who make the world of fantasy the most exciting realm of all!"''
-->-- '''The Narrator''', ''ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumber15'', complete full closing caption. Written by Creator/StanLee.

One of Creator/MarvelComics' most iconic superheroes, Spider-Man is a comic book character created by Creator/StanLee and Creator/SteveDitko. He first appeared in ''[[ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumber15 Amazing Fantasy]]'' [[ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumber15 #15]] (August 1962), which contained his origin story. Geeky OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Peter Parker attends a scientific demonstration and is bitten by a spider made radioactive by the experimental device, passing on the proportionate strength, speed, agility, and senses of a spider. At first, [[PersonalGainHurts he uses his power for self-gain]]. After his Uncle Ben is shot by a robber that he could have stopped, Peter learns that [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility with great power must also come great responsibility]], and becomes the Amazing Spider-Man!

At its debut, this Creator/MarvelComics tale was a landmark in comic book characterization. He actually [[CharacterDevelopment seemed like a real person]], with day-to-day worries. Peter Parker was unpopular in his high school (though not without his supporting cast of friends). He and his aunt were poor, due to the death of their breadwinner. To get by, he had to sell pictures of his super-hero self to a man who only used them as a way to [[HeroWithBadPublicity smear and tear down Spider-Man's reputation]], in a nice inversion of the Clark Kent[=/=]ComicBook/{{Superman}} situation. Of course, he persevered, and with his powers, his native intelligence, and his nifty [[AppliedPhlebotinum web-shooters]], he went on to battle a bevy of strange supervillains. Spider-Man was in many ways JackOfAllStats of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. While he wasn't the fastest, strongest, smartest, or most skilled hero there was, Spidey possessed enough of all these qualities to be able to handle a wide variety of situations and villains.

Initially, Spider-Man had a strongly serialized continuity during the era of [[UsefulNotes/MarvelComicsEditorsInChief EIC Stan Lee]] where Marvel as a whole told stories in near real-time. ComicBookTime was gradually introduced under his successors but still, Spider-Man's stories remained on the realistic side, a place where characters who died stayed dead, and supporting characters and fixtures from one era died in the next, new supporting characters coming in while old ones were either PutOnABus only [[TheBusCameBack to return later]] in a new role and new form. Status-quo changes had impact and lasting consequences. Spider-Man started as a high school student, went to college, worked as an adult, had a series of girlfriends, before having long-term relationships with first Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane, Felicia Hardy, before finally reuniting with MJ and getting married to her. In TheNineties, falling in line with the general trends in other Marvel titles, as well as tendencies in superhero titles from other companies, Spider-Man gradually came to be affected by retcons, characters coming BackFromTheDead, KudzuPlot and in 2007-2008, a CosmicRetcon that reversed 20 years of real-life continuity to tell a new altered status-quo that is, in fact, a composite of elements from different parts of Spider-Man's publication history.

Originally Spider-Man was published in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' which is still considered the flagship title and center of gravity. Due to his immense popularity and fame, however, he became a tri-monthly title in TheSeventies and TheEighties with ''ComicBook/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' and ''ComicBook/WebOfSpiderMan'' being published alongside ''Amazing'' three times a month. Amazing dealt with the main story and series in general, while Spectacular and Web of Spider-Man dealt with smaller stories, one-shots and provided ADayInTheLimelight to supporting characters or villains. As time passed, other titles such as ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'', ''The Sensational Spider-Man'', ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'' also took over as sister titles, as did some miniseries and AlternateUniverse spinoffs. These titles also came to acquire significant prestige in their own right with many iconic stories first featured there, and a story-arc that takes place across all monthly titles, which first happened in 1987, became a regular occurrence in later years.

* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2018'' (Vol. 5) (July 2018 - September 2021)
* ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan2018'' (December 2018 – September 2022)

* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' (Vol. 1)

Originally Spider-Man was published in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' which is still considered the flagship title and center of gravity. Due to his immense popularity and fame, however, he became a tri-monthly title in TheSeventies and TheEighties with ''ComicBook/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' and ''Web of Spider-Man'' being published alongside ''Amazing'' three times a month. Amazing dealt with the main story and series in general, while Spectacular and Web of Spider-Man dealt with smaller stories, one-shots and provided ADayInTheLimelight to supporting characters or villains. As time passed, other titles such as ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'', ''The Sensational Spider-Man'', ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'' also took over as sister titles, as did some miniseries and AlternateUniverse spinoffs. These titles also came to acquire significant prestige in their own right with many iconic stories first featured there, and a story-arc that takes place across all monthly titles, which first happened in 1987, became a regular occurrence in later years.

* '''David Michelinie's Spider-Man:''' Fresh off his extended run on ''ComicBook/IronMan'', Michelinie, who worked on the then-new ''Web of Spider-Man'', was handed the keys to the kingdom starting with ''Amazing'' #290. His run on the title lasted until ''Amazing'' #388, and coupled with his earlier issues on ''Web of Spider-Man'', Michelinie ended up breaking Stan Lee's record as the writer of the most Spider-Man stories, a position he held until Dan Slott's tenure. Michelinie's run also marked a new trend in Spider-Man titles. Before, writers had short runs and short periods, but afterwards, Marvel preferred writers to work extensively on one title, setting the pattern for Michelinie, JMS, and Dan Slott. His run is most notable for his collaborations with artists (and future Creator/ImageComics founders) Creator/ToddMcFarlane and Erik Larsen (of ''ComicBook/SavageDragon'' fame), as well as for introducing characters like ComicBook/{{Venom}} and others. His run also saw many events overlapping with his title.

[[folder:Web of Spider-Man]]
* AlasPoorYorick: In ''Web of Spider-Man'' Annual #1, Spidey holds the head of a robot he just defeated, purportedly because he's impressed with the advanced technology and design.
* BlobMonster: The villain Skinhead; a neo-[[ThoseWackyNazis nazi]] who can turn into a giant, flesh-eating blob (and he really does eat flesh; the first thing he does after his transformation is devour his fellow gang members). Fortunately, his skeleton remains intact and vulnerable.
* BlowGun: In ''Web of Spider-Man'', the Vulturions (four criminals who learned to copy Vulture's wings) use those. The curare is fatal for humans -- Spider-Man is too tough to die, but gets stiffer with every dart and actually comes close to succumbing.
* DreamEpisode: ''Web of Spider-Man'' #7 is an issue-long dream where Peter Parker relives past traumas while being chased by an enraged Hulk. Turns out it isn't a natural dream; the dream-Hulk is actually after Doctor Strange's foe Nightmare, who has drawn Spider-Man into his realm in a last-ditch effort to protect himself from being smashed.
* {{Retool}}: ''Web of Spider-Man'' was originally just another Spider-Man book. Writer David Michelinie and artist Marc Silvestri eventually came onto the book and gave it a new premise starting with issue #16, in which Peter Parker travels around the world with Joy Mercado on assignment from NOW Magazine. This premise didn't last long, because a two-issue storyline involving [[UsefulNotes/TheTroubles the Provisional Irish Republican Army]] resulted in a bomb threat in the building Marvel's offices were located in at the time. The second part was hastily edited to replace the IRA with generic terrorists wearing black hoods, and the creative team subsequently disbanded by issue #22.
* SavedByTheChurchBell: Famously, Spider-Man used church bells to remove the corrupting Venom symbiote from himself in ''Web of Spider-Man'' #1. The process nearly killed him and he could only go through with it by reminding himself of the people he needed to make up to, like Aunt May, Mary-Jane, and Harry Osborn.
* SaveTheVillain: In ''Web of Spider-Man'', Spider-Man has to save the lives of the Vulturions when the real Vulture comes to town.
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[[folder:The Amazing Spider-Man]]
-> See ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan
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[[folder:Spider-Man]]
* PowerPerversionPotential: Creator/ToddMcfarlane wrote an implicitly explicit (consensual) [[https://i.redd.it/d8m5oxcvs4j91.png bondage foreplay scene]] (between [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Peter]] and his wife [[Characters/MarvelComicsMaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]]) into an issue during his short run on the explicitly-created-for-him ''Spider-Man'' (no adjective) series from the early 1990s.
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[[folder:Peter Parker: Spider-Man]]
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: In ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' #47, when Green Goblin tells Spider-Man what he was briefly going to call himself, they both start laughing.
-->'''Green Goblin:''' I wasn't always going to call myself "Green Goblin". At first, I was going to call myself "Mister Coffee". Can you imagine how weird the last few years would have been if I'd done that?\\
''[pause]''\\
''[both crack up laughing]''\\
'''Spidey:''' Heh-ha-ha! Look out kids, it's Mister Coffee and his latte of doom!\\
'''Goblin:''' Oh God, stop!
* EnlightenedAntagonist: Enigma aka Tara Virango from ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' #48-#49, is a woman from Bangladesh who gained supernatural powers and a mystical connection to the Buddhist goddess Tara after being infected with a nano-virus (she is a survivor of an environmental disaster during which her native village was exposed to the viral outbreak). She starts out as a semi-antagonist to Spider-Man, having stolen the precious Star of Persia diamond and even physically attacking Peter on one occasion. However, he soon learns that her motives are noble: she seeks to prove that the outbreak was not an accident, but a deliberate release of a biological agent ordered by the {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s of the company that developed the virus (and the reason why she stole the diamond was that she wanted to demand a large compensation to the survivors to be paid as ransom for it). Once Spider-Man realizes the truth, he joins Enigma's side and helps her defeat the corporate executives.
* HeroicSpirit: In ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' #30-#32, Spidey also fought off a broken neck. Of course, it wasn't really broken, but with the villain in question (Fusion) being a MasterOfIllusion, he didn't ''know'' that until he was clenching his fists and standing up for another go.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Sandman had this happen to him once, in ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'', by some plot. He got split into his core, his childhood self, his [[OppositeSexClone feminine side]], and unfortunately, his [[SuperPoweredEvilSide evil side]] in order to handwave why he stayed a crook.
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Originally Spider-Man was published in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' which is still considered the flagship title and center of gravity. Due to his immense popularity and fame, however, he became a tri-monthly title in TheSeventies and TheEighties with ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' and ''Web of Spider-Man'' being published alongside ''Amazing'' three times a month. Amazing dealt with the main story and series in general, while Spectacular and Web of Spider-Man dealt with smaller stories, one-shots and provided ADayInTheLimelight to supporting characters or villains. As time passed, other titles such as ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'', ''The Sensational Spider-Man'', ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'' also took over as sister titles, as did some miniseries and AlternateUniverse spinoffs. These titles also came to acquire significant prestige in their own right with many iconic stories first featured there, and a story-arc that takes place across all monthly titles, which first happened in 1987, became a regular occurrence in later years.

* '''''Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man''''': The title "''The Spectacular Spider-Man''" was originally used for a short-lived magazine in late 1968, in which Lee and Romita wrote black-and-white stories dealing with Peter, Gwen, MJ, and Norman Osborn. A story from this magazine was later adapted into the pages of ''Amazing'' during Conway's first issues. In 1976, owing to the greater demand for Spider-Man, and with the blessing of Stan Lee, Gerry Conway launched Spider-Man's first, and longest-lasting, second title (Volume 1 lasted from 1976 -- 1998, dropping the "Peter Parker" portion with #134 {January 1988}; Volume 2 lasted from 2003 -- 2005; and Volume 3 -- with the re-added "Peter Parker" prefix -- from 2017 -- 2018). '''Creator/BillMantlo''' became the most prominent writer during its first 100 issues. Mantlo would never write the main title, but he established the prestige of the second series writing smaller character-centric stories, which were often innovative. Mantlo's most famous story is ''The Owl/Octopus War'' (#73 -- #79), which had Spider-Man and Black Cat caught up in a gang war between The Owl and Doctor Octopus, getting Black Cat injured in the process; the battle between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus is considered one of the classics. Another notable issue is when Peter revealed his identity to Black Cat, to her consternation that her supposed "idealized match" was a simple guy from Queens. During his run, Mantlo brought in ''ComicBook/WhiteTiger'', a character he had co-created earlier, as Spider-Man's regular sidekick and ally. He also created and introduced ''ComicBook/CloakAndDagger'' in Issue #64, who later went on to become prominent side characters and spin-offs. Other writers who cut their teeth on ''Spectacular'' include Roger Stern and J. M. [=DeMatteis=], and the title became known and celebrated as a proving ground.

** ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfJeanDeWolff'': Published in ''Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #107-110, the story arc finds Spider-Man's friend, police captain Jean [=DeWolff=], murdered in her apartment. The hunt for [=DeWolff=]'s murderer becomes the impetus for an exploration of [[WhatIsEvil moral relativism]] among superheroes, the [[OffOnATechnicality flaws of the criminal justice system]], the [[{{Revenge}} desire for vengeance]], and the clash of values between the idealistic ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} and the pragmatic Spider-Man. This was Creator/PeterDavid's first professional ComicBook writing assignment and is noted for subverting the comic-book stereotype of HeroicSacrifice in character deaths. Likewise, it made Daredevil and Spider-Man comrades in the superhero community, with both of them learning the other's identity in the course of the story.

** ''Best of Enemies'': Another important story from this time is ''Spectacular Spider-Man #200'' which deals with the death of Harry Osborn, written by J.M. [=DeMatteis=]. Harry Osborn the wayward friend of Peter, rejected suitor of MJ, tortured son of Norman, and troubled young father, relapses into becoming the Green Goblin one more time over his grief and nostalgia for his long-gone college youth and the innocence that he, Peter and MJ lost. He finally attains a measure of redemption before dying in a classic story.

[[folder:The Spectacular Spider-Man]]
* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #21 had a somewhat lighter-hearted version of this. The New York superheroes have a yearly poker game with twenty-dollar stakes with the winner donating their winnings to charity. Then along comes the Kingpin with a ridiculous amount of money. There's nothing really at stake more than pride and a good cause, but that doesn't mean it's any less entertaining to watch Spider-Man and Kingpin play out the final round with ludicrous piles of chips each. (Spidey won- his SpiderSense means that [[ParanormalGamblingAdvantage he always knows whether or not someone's bluffing]].)
* AccidentalPornomancer: During ''Changes'', a particularly weird story arc, he is [[VillainessesWantHeroes pursed by]] The Queen, a [[EvilIsSexy sexy insectoid supervillainess]]. At one point, she captures and kisses Spidey, which somehow [[MisterSeahorse impregnates him]]. (To the story's credit, this is treated as horrific for our hero.) He later dies and [[DeathIsCheap is resurrected almost immediately after]] by giving birth to ''himself''. Yeah. We warned you this story was weird.
* AccompliceByInaction: In ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'', this was part of a ''very'' large plotline involving Tombstone and ''Daily Bugle'' editor Joe Robinson. Tombstone had bullied Joe when they were kids, and eventually, Joe witnessed Tombstone - now a [[ProfessionalKiller hitman working for the Kingpin]] kill a man, and after the thug threatened him, he kept quiet for decades. In the present time, Joe finally came forward when the Kingpin used the assassin in a ''failed'' attempt at Spidey, but Joe was arrested and convicted of withholding evidence. (In truth, both the DA and judge were bought by the Kingpin; this led to another storyline where Tombstone attempted to gain revenge on him in prison, which eventually ended in Joe gaining a Presidential pardon; still, the issue with Tombstone lasted much longer...)
* AlasPoorVillain: Harry Osborn, the second Green Goblin in the later-retconned but still well-remembered story "Best of Enemies" in ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #200.
* ArtStyleDissonance: ''Spectacular Spider-Man #86'' was published during Assistant Editor's Month, so the gimmick of that issue was that Bob [=DeNatale=] threw out Al Milgrom's artwork in favor of that of Creator/FredHembeck, whose style is far from realistic. The issue's storyline was that the Fly realised he was losing his humanity and sought revenge upon J. Jonah Jameson and Spider-Man, and the humor is limited to Spidey's usual wisecracks (apart from the humor stemming from Hembeck's art, like the Fly having Xs for eyes when Spider-Man punches him). After the Fly is defeated, Danny Fingeroth (the actual editor of the comic) returns and puts an end to the cartoonish artwork. You can see images from this issue [[http://www.supermegamonkey.net/chronocomic/entries/peter_parker_the_spectacular_s_73.shtml here]].
* AsideComment: The cover of ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #246 has 4 bizarre-looking villains called the Legion of Losers. It also has Spider-Man turning to look at the reader and saying "You've gotta be kidding!". See it [[http://superdickery.com/images/stories/stupor/spec2463cq.jpg here]].
* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover of ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #256 shows the White Rabbit riding a mechanical rabbit that is firing Gatling guns. In the story, there is a mechanical rabbit with a different design that is only used for transportation.
* DatingCatwoman: Subverted with The Queen. Despite her beautiful appearance and her flirting, Spider-Man is not attracted to her at all and finds her disgusting, but that doesn't stop her from forcing herself on him. However, all of New York thought this trope was being played straight when the News captured the first kiss between them and assumed it was Spider-Man who initiated the kiss with his new adversary.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Creator/GerryConway's late 1980s, early 1990s ''Spectacular Spider-Man'' run was built upon the concept of "A Day In the Limelight", as far as his run centering around Joe Robertson, a longtime supporting cast member of Spider-Man. Similarly, the only Spider-Man stories by loathed writer Howard Mackie that are liked by fans are the ones that had Howard focusing on the supporting cast members.
* AFoggyDayInLondonTown: Knight and Fogg were two British super-powered contract killers who appeared in ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #165-167 back in 1990. The latter saw himself as the personification of the London fog and [[SuperSmoke could transform his body into a gaseous form]] that obscured his opponents' sight; his favorite method of attack was to strangle his targets from afar with his partially solidified hands.
* IfIHadANickel: Spidey responding to a threat made by the Green Goblin during the "Goblins at the Gate" arc.
-->'''Spider-Man:''' Goblin, if I had a nickel for every time I heard a threat like that... well, I'd be one very rich friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
* ItsCuban: For fun, mob boss Kingpin invites himself to a superhero poker game bearing a BriefcaseFullOfMoney to sweeten the pot. If the heroes win, they can donate it to a charity. If Kingpin wins, he'll buy a boat to rub their loss in their faces, as well as a Cuban cigar:
-->'''Kingpin:''' Which I shall obtain ''illegally''.
* MistakenForCheating: When Spider-Man first fought The Queen, she easily defeated him before [[ForcefulKiss forcibly kissing him while he was unconscious]]. This public makeout was captured on the News, but all of New York assumed that ''Spider-Man'' was the one who kissed Queen. Aunt May accidentally revealed the kiss to Mary Jane before she found out herself and Mary Jane gave Peter a hard time for awhile because of the kiss.
* PatiencePlot: In ''Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #4, a character called the Hitman was given a contract to kill Spidey. The Vulture gets involved, and the Hitman tags both Spider-Man and the Vulture with a tracer so he can track them down. Later, looking at a tracking screen in his hideout:
-->'''Hitman:''' Both Spidey and Vulture's blibs are stationary. Looks like they've both settled in for the night. Only thing to do now is wait. ''[sits at a table and starts cleaning his guns]'' Waiting. That's something I could ''never'' teach them back in the old days. Either they were naturals who knew it instinctively, or they never learned... and died because of it. So simple. You wait. And then, you strike.
* SeductionProofMarriage:
** During the ''Changes'' arc in ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'', Spider-Man is kidnapped and is being looked after by a sultry villainess called the Queen, who offers him "anything he wants". He requested a solid cage thingy so she'll leave him alone as he was HappilyMarried to MJ at the time.
** In ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #166-172, when MJ was starring in the soap opera ''Secret Hospital'', her male co-star attempted to seduce her. At one point, she gave the impression of being interested, but at the end of the story, she spelled out in no uncertain terms that she had no intention of leaving Peter.
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* ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan2018'' (December 2018 – September 2022)
* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2018'' (Vol. 5) (July 2018 - September 2021)

* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' (Vol. 1) (1963)

* ''ComicBook/{{Identity Crisis|1998}}'' (1998)

* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski'' (2001-2007)

* ''ComicBook/SpiderManBeyond'' (2021-2022)
* ''ComicBook/DarkWeb'' (2022-2023)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManTheLostHunt'' (2023)
* ''ComicBook/{{Gang War|2023}}'' (2023-2024)

[[folder:Comic Titles]]

* ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan2022 Spider-Man]]'' (October 2022 - present)

* ''ComicBook/SpiderManBeyond'' (Vol. 5) (October 2021 - March 2022)

* ''ComicBook/DeadlyNeighborhoodSpiderMan'' (October 2022 - February 2023)

* ''ComicBook/SpiderManNoir: Eyes Without a Face'' (2010)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' (Started August 2011)
* ''ComicBook/ScarletSpider'' (Started January 2012)
* ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' (Started 2013)
* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2014'' (Started 2014)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'' (Introduced September 2014, began February 2015)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManAndTheXMen'' (Started December 2014)
* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2015'' (Started 2015)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManLifeStory'' (Started May 2019)
* ''ComicBook/GhostSpider2019'' (Started August 2019)

* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski''. Started in 2001.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManBlackCatTheEvilThatMenDo''. Series started in August 2002, concluded in 2006.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManBlue''. Series began in July 2002 and concluded in April 2003.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManLovesMaryJane''. Series started in December, 2005.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManNoir'' (2009)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManReign''. Series started in December, 2006.
* ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan''. Series started in November, 2000.

* ''ComicBook/ScarletSpider''
* ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl''. First appeared in February, 1998.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099''. Series started in November, 1992.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManAndBatmanDisorderedMinds''. Published in September, 1995.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManChapterOne''. Series started December, 1998.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderWoman''
* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1999''. Started in 1999.

* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963''. The series began in March 1963 and concluded in November 1998.

[[folder:Storylines in the main Marvel Universe continuity (Earth-616)]]

* ''ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumber15'' (1962)
* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko'' (1962-1966)
* ''ComicBook/IfThisBeMyDestiny'' (1965)
* ''ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied'' (1973)
* ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|1984}}'' (1984)
* ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfJeanDeWolff'' (1985-1986)
* ''ComicBook/KravensLastHunt'' (1987)

* ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage'' (1993)

* ''ComicBook/UntoldTalesOfSpiderMan'' (1995-1997)

* ''ComicBook/SpiderManBlue'' (2002-2003)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManBlackCatTheEvilThatMenDo'' (2002-2006)

* ''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}'' (2006-2007)

* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManDanSlott'' (2010-2018)

* ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'' (2012)

* ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan''
* ''ComicBook/TheSuperiorFoesOfSpiderMan''
* ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' (2014)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'' (2016)

* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2016'' (2016)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'' (2017)

* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2018'' (2018-2021)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' (2018)

* ''ComicBook/EndOfTheSpiderVerse'' (2022)
* ''ComicBook/DarkWeb'' (2022-2024)

[[folder:Alternate continuity and alternate universe stories]]

* ''ComicBook/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan'' (1976)

* ''ComicBook/SupermanAndSpiderMan'' (1981)

* ''ComicBook/SpiderManAndBatmanDisorderedMinds'' (1995)
** ''ComicBook/BatmanAndSpiderManNewAgeDawning'' (1997)

* ''ComicBook/WebWarriors'' (2016)

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* SpiderMan/TropesAToB
* SpiderMan/TropesCToF
* SpiderMan/TropesGToP
* SpiderMan/TropesQToZ

* '''Post-Clone Saga''' (1996-2000): The immediate aftermath of the era saw writers trying to grapple with Norman Osborn returning to Spider-Man titles, while at the same time downplaying the events of the Clone Saga itself. A notable story in this period is ''Identity Crisis'' where Norman Osborn who has bought out the Daily Bugle and is now technically Peter's boss, frames Spider-Man for murder. To clear up his name and get payback, Peter, with the help of Mary Jane who designed the costumes, creates a new series of costumed alter-egos with power-sets that he can fake as Spider-Man -- Hornet, Prodigy, Dusk, Ricochet. These alter-egos in time became picked up and spun off into [[ComicBook/{{Slingers}} legacies in their own right]]. This period was also notable for a brief attempt at a ContinuityReboot SettingUpdate, John Byrne's ''ComicBook/SpiderManChapterOne'' which despite initial notices was quickly retconned and canceled over to fears that it was an attempt to replace the original story. It was followed by Howard Mackie's run which led to the brief death of Mary Jane Watson at the demand of editors, followed by Peter Parker at his lowest and most depressed period in his life. Green Goblin, the revived Norman Osborn decided to catch up and get his ArchEnemy mojo back in ''ComicBook/RevengeOfTheGreenGoblin'' by Roger Stern, a bleak, angsty and violent story where the Goblin tortures and gaslights Peter Parker into becoming his heir only for him to refuse. Near the end, Mary Jane was alive after all and she and Peter returned, but the trauma of her period of captivity and resulting PTSD leads her and Peter to separate for a brief period. She would leave New York and go to LA and recover in the meantime. In 2000, Creator/BrianMichaelBendis wrote ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' another attempt at a ''Chapter One'' SettingUpdate but this one proved popular and influential, starting the ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' sub-franchise which dominated the turn of the millennium.

* ''ComicBook/SpiderManIdentityCrisis'' (1998)

* ''ComicBook/GangWar2023'' (2023-2024)