Spider-Man Special: Black and Blue and Read All Over

    (Marvel, 2006)

This sentimental one-off plays on that memorable scene from the movie Spiderman 2 where the subway riders pass the battered, bedraggled Spider-Man over their heads to safety after putting life on the line (fighting Doctor Octopus) to stop their runaway subway car. But instead of an action-packed battle royale against Doctor Octopus, this story’s inward-looking, battle-free narrative uses Spidey’s complicated relationship with J. Jonah Jameson to drive the point home that Spider-Man is New York City’s hero, not its villain.

That’s the first 22 pages of the book. Also included is a full-color reprint of the Ditko/Lee Amazing Spider-Man #12 (including the cover) where, appropriately, Doctor Octopus unmasks Spider-Man in front of Jameson and the police, but no one can accept the fact that Peter Parker is Spider-Man.

— Leland Burrill
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November, 2006
Cover Price: $3.99
9 copies available from $0.99 		Jim Krueger, Stan LeeDrew Johnson, Steve Ditko