Untold Tales of Spider-Man

    (Marvel, 1995-1997)
™ and ©1995 Marvel Entertainment Group

Untold Tales Of Spider-Man is set in the early days of the webslinger’s career as a crimefighting super-hero. Peter Parker is still in high school and is just beginning to adjust to his newfound powers. The series is written in the old, Ditko-Lee style where Parker, as Spider-Man is a wisecracking hero whose only real responsibilities are to get good grades and help his aging Aunt May. The series introduces new villains, as well as brings back some of the classic criminals from Spidey’s rogues’ gallery.

Released during a veritable flood of Spider-titles in 1995, sales on Untold Tales were slow in the beginning. However, they soon picked up due to two main factors: the unusually cheap cove price of 99¢, and the highly entertaining writing of Kurt Busiek (Marvels, Astro City).
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  • -1
    #-1
    Regular Cover by John Romita
    Jul 1997
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Roger Stern, Fred Hembeck  ·  A: John Romita Sr., Fred Hembeck
    Flashback; Published between #22 and #23
    3 copies from $4.00
  • -1/SC
    #-1 Special Cover
    Cover by Fred Hembeck
    Jul 1997
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Roger Stern, Fred Hembeck  ·  A: John Romita Sr., Fred Hembeck
    Flashback; Published between #22 and #23
    2 copies from $2.99
  • 1
    #1
    Sep 1995
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    Origin of Spider-Man
    12 copies from $1.44
  • 2
    #2
    Oct 1995
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    9 copies from $0.65
  • 3
    #3
    Nov 1995
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    Versus Sandman
    8 copies from $0.61
  • 4
    #4
    Dec 1995
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    10 copies from $1.50
  • 5
    #5
    Jan 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    Versus Vulture
    7 copies from $2.93
  • 6
    #6
    Feb 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    5 copies from $0.70
  • 7
    #7
    Mar 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    4 copies from $2.48
  • 8
    #8
    Apr 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    1 copy for $3.00
  • 9
    #9
    May 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
    Versus Lizard
    2 copies from $0.83
  • 10
    #10
    Jun 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    2 copies from $1.50
  • 11
    #11
    Jul 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    2 copies from $3.00
  • 12
    #12
    Aug 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    Origin of Betty Brant; Versus Vulture; Betty Brant family background revealed; Takes place after Amazing Spider-Man #12
    4 copies from $1.50
  • 13
    #13
    Sep 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    Death of Bluebird (Sally Avril); Versus Black Knight; Human Torch II (Johnny Storm) cameo; Takes place after Amazing Spider-Man #12
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 14
    #14
    Oct 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    Versus The Scorcher; Takes place after Amazing Spider-Man #13
    2 copies from $6.00
  • 15
    #15
    Nov 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    2 copies from $6.00
  • 16
    #16
    Dec 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 17
    #17
    Jan 1997
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    Origin of Hawkeye; Versus Hawkeye I (Clint Barton)
    3 copies from $1.50
  • 18
    #18
    Feb 1997
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    Versus Headsman
    1 copy for $3.00
  • 21
    #21
    May 1997
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    Versus Menace; Takes place after Amazing Spider-Man #18 pages 1-2
    2 copies from $1.50
  • 22
    #22
    Jun 1997
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek, Tom DeFalco  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    Versus Green Goblin I (Norman Osborn); Versus Scarecrow; Takes place concurrently with Amazing Spider-Man #18 pages 3-22
    4 copies from $3.00
  • 23
    #23
    Aug 1997
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek, Tom DeFalco  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    Versus Crime Master; Takes place after Amazing Spider-Man #20
    6 copies from $2.50
  • 24
    #24
    Sep 1997
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek, Tom DeFalco  ·  A: Bob McLeod
    Versus Batwing; Takes place after Amazing Spider-Man #22.
    5 copies from $3.00
  • 25
    #25
    Cover says Sep, indicia says Oct
    Oct 1997
    Cover: $0.99
    W: Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern  ·  A: Ron Frenz
    Versus Green Goblin; Final Issue; Takes place after Amazing Spider-Man #23
    3 copies from $3.00
  • Anl 1996
    Annual #1996
    Dec 1996
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Gil Kane, Pat Olliffe, Klaus Janson, Mike Allred
    Pin-up Gallery in back of book
    1 copy for $3.95
  • Anl 1997
    Annual #1997
    Wraparound Cover by Tom Lyle
    Jul 1997
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Kurt Busiek, Fred Hembeck  ·  A: Tom Lyle, Fred Hembeck
    Untold Tales of Spider-Man ‘97
    4 copies from $3.00
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Jan 1997
    Cover: $16.99
    W: Kurt Busiek  ·  A: Pat Olliffe
    Reprints Untold Tales of Spider-Man #1-8
    1 copy for $19.00