Marvel Adventures Spider-Man
(Marvel, 2005-2010)
™ and © 2005 Marvel Characters, Inc.
Marvel has canceled its Marvel Age lineup and replaced it with Marvel Adventures, a similar imprint designed to lure younger readers into the wondrous world of web–slinging wall–crawlers and other spandex–clad do–gooders. A worthy endeavor, to be sure, but it’s unclear (at least so far) how a simple re–launch with accompanying name change will help sales.
This issue retells for a contemporary audience the famous Stan Lee and Steve Ditko tale of a teenage Peter Parker and how he learned that “with great power comes great responsibility.” Rehashed countless times before, the origin of Spider-Man is, indeed, timeless, but this rendition has nothing new to say on the subject. Nevertheless, thanks to clear and simple storytelling, it is a yarn that can safely be passed down to little spider–fans, especially to those whose parents find the feature films a bit too dark and brutal.
The art, which tells as clear a tale as the script, will appeal somewhat to modernists who enjoy the work of such Spidey scribblers as Mark Bagley and Mark Brooks.
— Brett Weiss
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May 2005
Cover: $2.50
W: Kitty Fross · A: Patrick Scherberger
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Apr 2006
W: Kitty Fross · A: Patrick Scherberger
Mini-comic packaged with Spider-Man tatoos “Grow Toy”; Published by Buy Rite, Inc.
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Jul 2005
Cover: $2.50
W: Erica David · A: Patrick Scherberger
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Aug 2005
Cover: $2.50
W: Jeff Parker · A: Patrick Scherberger
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Jan 2006
Cover: $2.50
W: Sean McKeever · A: Mike Norton
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Dec 2006
Cover: $2.99
W: Peter David · A: Mike Norton
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Apr 2007
Cover: $2.99
W: Fred Van Lente · A: Cory Hamscher
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Feb 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Fred Van Lente, Chris Giarrusso · A: Cory Hamscher, Chris Giarrusso
Mini Marvels back up story
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Mar 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Fred Van Lente, Chris Giarrusso · A: Cory Hamscher, Chris Giarrusso
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Apr 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Fred Van Lente · A: Cory Hamscher, Chris Giarrusso
Mini Marvels back up story
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Jun 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Chris Kipiniak, Chris Giarrusso · A: David “D.NA” Nakayama, Chris Giarrusso
Mini Marvel Classics back up story
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Nov 2008
Cover: $2.99
W: Marc Sumerak, Audrey Loeb · A: Carlos Ferreira, Chris Giarrusso
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Feb 2009
Cover: $2.99
W: Todd DeZago · A: Roberto Castro
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Jun 2009
Cover: $3.99
W: Marc Sumerak, Roger Langridge · A: Sanford Greene, Sonny Liew
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Apr 2010
Cover: $2.99
W: Paul Tobin · A: Christian Nauck
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Cover: $6.99
W: Sean McKeever · A: Patrick Scherberger
Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #1–4; ca. 2005
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Cover: $6.99
W: Sean McKeever · A: Patrick Scherberger
Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #5–8; ca. 2005
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Cover: $6.99
W: Peter David · A: Mike Norton
Collects Marvel Adventure Spider-Man #13–16; ca. 2006
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Cover: $6.99
W: Peter David · A: Mike Norton
Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #17–20; ca. 2007
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Aug 2007
Cover: $6.99
W: Chris Kipiniak · A: Cory Hamscher, Michael O’Hare
Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #21–24
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Cover: $7.99
W: Peter David · A: Pop Mahn
Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man 29-32; ca. 2007
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Jul 2008
Cover: $7.99
W: Fred Van Lente · A: Cory Hamscher
Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #33–36
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Nov 2008
Cover: $7.99
W: Marc Sumerak, Chris Kipiniak · A: Alé Garza, David “D.NA” Nakayama, Ryan Stegman
Collects #37–40