Main Volume
Status: Finished
Publication Date: December, 1976—December, 1987
Marvel Unlimited: 110 of 133 issues
Creators by Number of Issues
The list bellow includes only major creators and some issues can have multiple creators, so the sum of issues by each creator may be different from the total number of issues in the volume
Writers:
Pencilers:
Bill Mantlo (62)
Peter David (19)
Roger Stern (18)
Al Milgrom (11)
Archie Goodwin (4)
Gerry Conway (4)
J.M. DeMatteis (3)
Al Milgrom (21)
Sal Buscema (19)
Jim Mooney (18)
Rich Buckler (9)
Ed Hannigan (8)
Mike Zeck (7)
Marie Severin (5)
Alan Kupperberg (4)
Greg LaRocque (4)
Luke McDonnell (4)
Denys Cowan (3)
Herb Trimpe (3)
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man is the name of the third ongoing comic series published by Marvel chronicling the life of Spider-Man. It ran alongside the two other ongoing series of Spider-Man at the time: Amazing Spider-Man and Marvel Team-Up. Spectacular was launched over five years after Marvel Team-Up began and capitalized on the fact that Spider-Man was Marvel's most popular character.[1]
At its inception, Spectacular Spider-Man was planned to be a book that complemented the other two Spider-Man titles of the time in which the writers of the three books would coordinate the life of the hero to tell a continuous, overlapping story that weaved characters and sub-plots between the different books in one, continuous narrative in a way which no Marvel comic had attempted before. Spectacular Spider-Man was planned to have tight continuity with the other titles (particularly Amazing Spider-Man) and would focus more heavily on Spider-Man's supporting cast and Peter's civilian life than the other two titles.[1] In reality, Marvel struggled to find a consistent writer for the book until issue #9, beginning the run of Bill Mantlo, and the focus on Peter's civilian life and supporting cast did not transpire as planned,[2] with entire issues being written without Spider-Man ever taking off his costume to show his life as Peter Parker.[3][4][5] The writers of the three Spider-Man books did convene to coordinate the plot of Spider-Man's life months in advance,[6] but by the time of issue #34 a new arrangement was decided upon to separate out the majority of supporting cast members into specific books and to have Spectacular Spider-Man focus on Peter's college life with its newly-introduced characters while Amazing Spider-Man focused on more traditional Spider-Man supporting characters.[7]
"Twice Stings the Tarantula!"
Release date: September 28, 1976
Cover date: December, 1976
"Kraven Is the Hunter"
Release date: October 26, 1976
Cover date: January, 1977
"...And there was Lightmaster!"
Release date: November 23, 1976
Cover date: February, 1977
"The Vulture Is a Bird of Prey"
Release date: December 21, 1976
Cover date: March, 1977
"Spider-Kill"
Release date: January 25, 1977
Cover date: April, 1977
"The Power to Purge!"
Release date: February 22, 1977
Cover date: May, 1977
"Cry Mayhem -- Cry Morbius!"
Release date: March 22, 1977
Cover date: June, 1977
"... And Only One Shall Survive!"
Release date: April 26, 1977
Cover date: July, 1977
"...Like a Tiger in the Night!"
Release date: May 24, 1977
Cover date: August, 1977
"Tiger In a Web!"
Release date: June 21, 1977
Cover date: September, 1977
"A Life Too Far"
Release date: July 26, 1977
Cover date: October, 1977
"Brother Power, Sister Sun!"
Release date: August 24, 1977
Cover date: November, 1977
"...The Coming of Razorback!"
Release date: September 27, 1977
Cover date: December, 1977
"Killing Me Softly...With His Hate!"
Release date: October 25, 1977
Cover date: January, 1978
"The Final Rage!"
Release date: November 22, 1977
Cover date: February, 1978
"The Beetle and the Badge!"
Release date: December 27, 1977
Cover date: March, 1978
"Whatever Happened to the Iceman?"
Release date: January 24, 1978
Cover date: April, 1978
"My Friend, My Foe!"
Release date: February 21, 1978
Cover date: May, 1978
"Again, the Enforcers!"
Release date: March 28, 1978
Cover date: June, 1978
"Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?"
Release date: April 25, 1978
Cover date: July, 1978
"Still Crazy After All These Years"
Release date: May 23, 1978
Cover date: August, 1978
"By the Light of the Silvery Moon Knight!"
Release date: June 27, 1978
Cover date: September, 1978
"Guess Who's Buried In Grant's Tomb!"
Release date: July 25, 1978
Cover date: October, 1978
"Spider-Man Night Fever"
Release date: August 22, 1978
Cover date: November, 1978
"Carrion, My Wayward son!"
Release date: September 26, 1978
Cover date: December, 1978
"Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory"
Release date: October 24, 1978
Cover date: January, 1979
"The Blind Leading the Blind"
Release date: November 21, 1978
Cover date: February, 1979
"Ashes to Ashes!"
Release date: December 12, 1978
Cover date: March, 1979
"Dust to Dust!"
Release date: January 23, 1979
Cover date: April, 1979
"Secret As the Grave!"
Release date: February 20, 1979
Cover date: May, 1979
"Til Death do us Part!"
Release date: March 27, 1979
Cover date: June, 1979
"A Zoo Story"
Release date: April 24, 1979
Cover date: July, 1979
"Night Of the Iguana!"
Release date: May 22, 1979
Cover date: August, 1979
"Lizards on a Hot Tin Roof!"
Release date: June 26, 1979
Cover date: September, 1979
"Labyrinth"
Release date: July 24, 1979
Cover date: October, 1979
"Enter: Swarm!"
Release date: August 28, 1979
Cover date: November, 1979
"Into the Hive!"
Release date: September 18, 1979
Cover date: December, 1979
"Curse of the Living Vampire!"
Release date: October 23, 1979
Cover date: January, 1980
"Scourge of the Schizoid-Man"
Release date: November 27, 1979
Cover date: February, 1980
"The Terrible Turnabout!"
Release date: December 25, 1979
Cover date: March, 1980
"Meteor Madness!"
Release date: January 22, 1980
Cover date: April, 1980
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!"
Release date: February 26, 1980
Cover date: May, 1980
"Pretty Poison"
Release date: March 25, 1980
Cover date: June, 1980
"The Vengeance Gambit"
Release date: April 22, 1980
Cover date: July, 1980
"Wings of Fire, Wings of Fear"
Release date: May 27, 1980
Cover date: August, 1980
"Deadly is The Cobra!"
Release date: June 24, 1980
Cover date: September, 1980
"A Night On the Prowl!"
Release date: July 22, 1980
Cover date: October, 1980
"Double Defeat"
Release date: August 26, 1980
Cover date: November, 1980
"Enter: The Smuggler!"
Release date: September 23, 1980
Cover date: December, 1980
"Dilemma!"
Release date: October 28, 1980
Cover date: January, 1981
"Aliens and Illusions!"
Release date: November 25, 1980
Cover date: February, 1981
"The Day of the Hero Killers!"
Release date: December 23, 1980
Cover date: March, 1981
"Toys of the Terrible Tinkerer"
Release date: January 20, 1981
Cover date: April, 1981
"To Save the Smuggler!"
Release date: February 24, 1981
Cover date: May, 1981
"The Big Blow Out"
Release date: March 24, 1981
Cover date: June, 1981
"The Peril...and the Pumpkin?"
Release date: April 21, 1981
Cover date: July, 1981
"These Wings Enslaved!"
Release date: May 19, 1981
Cover date: August, 1981
"Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New!"
Release date: June 16, 1981
Cover date: September, 1981
"I Want Spider-Man!"
Release date: July 21, 1981
Cover date: October, 1981
"Beetlemania!"
Release date: August 18, 1981
Cover date: November, 1981
"By the Light of the Silvery Moonstone"
Release date: September 15, 1981
Cover date: December, 1981
"Gold Fever!"
Release date: October 20, 1981
Cover date: January, 1982
"Firebug"
Release date: November 17, 1981
Cover date: February, 1982
"Cloak and Dagger!"
Release date: December 15, 1981
Cover date: March, 1982
"The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"
Release date: January 19, 1982
Cover date: April, 1982
"Electro Will Be Free"
Release date: February 16, 1982
Cover date: May, 1982
"Boomerang the Killer That Keeps Coming Back!"
Release date: March 16, 1982
Cover date: June, 1982
"Hell Hath No Fury Like a Robot Scorned!"
Release date: April 13, 1982
Cover date: July, 1982
"In Darkness Seldom Seen!"
Release date: May 18, 1982
Cover date: August, 1982
"The Great Cloak & Dagger Hunt"
Release date: June 15, 1982
Cover date: September, 1982
"With This Gun...I Thee Kill!"
Release date: July 13, 1982
Cover date: October, 1982
"Waiting for Doctor Octopus"
Release date: August 17, 1982
Cover date: November, 1982
"Peter Parker, You Are the Spectacular Spider-Man!"
Release date: September 14, 1982
Cover date: December, 1982
"Fantasia!"
Release date: October 19, 1982
Cover date: January, 1983
"Ferrae Naturae (Wild Beasts)"
Release date: November 16, 1982
Cover date: February, 1983
"At Death's Door!"
Release date: December 14, 1982
Cover date: March, 1983
"Relapse Times Two"
Release date: January 18, 1983
Cover date: April, 1983
"The Long Goodbye"
Release date: February 15, 1983
Cover date: May, 1983
"The Final Battle"
Release date: March 15, 1983
Cover date: June, 1983
"I Cover the Waterfront"
Release date: April 12, 1983
Cover date: July, 1983
"Stalkers In the Shadows"
Release date: May 17, 1983
Cover date: August, 1983
"Crime and Punishment"
Release date: June 14, 1983
Cover date: September, 1983
"Delusions"
Release date: July 19, 1983
Cover date: October, 1983
"Kidnapped"
Release date: August 16, 1983
Cover date: November, 1983
"The Hatred of the Hobgoblin"
Release date: September 13, 1983
Cover date: December, 1983
"Bugs!"
Release date: October 18, 1983
Cover date: January, 1984
"Mistaken Identities"
Release date: November 15, 1983
Cover date: February, 1984
"Hyde and Seek"
Release date: December 13, 1983
Cover date: March, 1984
"Power Search"
Release date: January 17, 1984
Cover date: April, 1984
"Where, Oh Where Has My Spider-Man Gone?"
Release date: February 14, 1984
Cover date: May, 1984
"If It Wasn't For Bad Luck..."
Release date: March 20, 1984
Cover date: June, 1984
"And the Answer Is..."
Release date: April 17, 1984
Cover date: July, 1984
"A Hot Time In the Old Morgue Tonight"
Release date: May 15, 1984
Cover date: August, 1984
"How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down at the Morgue After They've Seen NYC?"
Release date: June 12, 1984
Cover date: September, 1984
"The Dagger At the End of the Tunnel!"
Release date: July 17, 1984
Cover date: October, 1984
"The Final Answer!"
Release date: August 14, 1984
Cover date: November, 1984
"Hermit-Age!"
Release date: September 18, 1984
Cover date: December, 1984
"True Confessions!"
Release date: October 16, 1984
Cover date: January, 1985
"Spider on the Spot!"
Release date: November 13, 1984
Cover date: February, 1985
"Breakin'!"
Release date: December 18, 1984
Cover date: March, 1985
Unavailable
"Echoes..."
Release date: January 15, 1985
Cover date: April, 1985
Unavailable
"A Life for a Life!"
Release date: February 12, 1985
Cover date: May, 1985
Unavailable
"Compulsion!"
Release date: March 19, 1985
Cover date: June, 1985
Unavailable
"The Last Race"
Release date: April 16, 1985
Cover date: July, 1985
Unavailable
"United We Fall"
Release date: May 14, 1985
Cover date: August, 1985
Unavailable
"No Fury"
Release date: June 18, 1985
Cover date: September, 1985
"Original Sin"
Release date: July 16, 1985
Cover date: October, 1985
"Sin of Pride"
Release date: August 13, 1985
Cover date: November, 1985
"He Who Is Without Sin"
Release date: September 17, 1985
Cover date: December, 1985
"All My Sins Remembered"
Release date: October 15, 1985
Cover date: January, 1986
"...And Then the Gods Cried."
Release date: November 12, 1985
Cover date: February, 1986
Unavailable
"You Never Make a Sound"
Release date: December 17, 1985
Cover date: March, 1986
Unavailable
"Mayhem"
Release date: January 14, 1986
Cover date: April, 1986
Unavailable
"The Key"
Release date: February 18, 1986
Cover date: May, 1986
Unavailable
"Things Fall Apart"
Release date: March 18, 1986
Cover date: June, 1986
Unavailable
"102 Uses for a Dead Cat"
Release date: April 15, 1986
Cover date: July, 1986
Unavailable
"Dinner Hour"
Release date: May 13, 1986
Cover date: August, 1986
Unavailable
"Ashes To Ashes"
Release date: June 17, 1986
Cover date: September, 1986
Unavailable
"Catfight!"
Release date: July 15, 1986
Cover date: October, 1986
Unavailable
"A House Is Not a Home"
Release date: August 12, 1986
Cover date: November, 1986
Unavailable
"Eye Witness!"
Release date: September 16, 1986
Cover date: December, 1986
Unavailable
"Father's Night Out"
Release date: October 14, 1986
Cover date: January, 1987
Unavailable
"With Friends Like These..."
Release date: November 18, 1986
Cover date: February, 1987
Unavailable
"When Strikes the Octopus!"
Release date: December 16, 1986
Cover date: March, 1987
Unavailable
"Wrecking Havoc!"
Release date: January 13, 1987
Cover date: April, 1987
Unavailable
"Sudden Impact"
Release date: February 17, 1987
Cover date: May, 1987
Unavailable
"Among Us Lurks ... a Lizard!"
Release date: March 17, 1987
Cover date: June, 1987
"Spider Hunt"
Release date: April 14, 1987
Cover date: July, 1987
"Foreign Affairs"
Release date: May 19, 1987
Cover date: August, 1987
Unavailable
"24 Hours"
Release date: June 16, 1987
Cover date: September, 1987
"Descent"
Release date: July 14, 1987
Cover date: October, 1987
"Ascending"
Release date: August 18, 1987
Cover date: November, 1987
"I Am Spider!"
Release date: September 15, 1987
Cover date: December, 1987
Renamed as Spectacular Spider-Man
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #1 letters page
- ↑ Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #31 letters page
- ↑ Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #10
- ↑ Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #13
- ↑ Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #23
- ↑ Letters page of Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #3, Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #4, and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #24
- ↑ Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #34 letters page