Marvel Adventures Spider-Man

    (Marvel, 2005–2009)
™ 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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  • 1
    #1
    May 2005
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    W: Kitty Fross  ·  A: Patrick Scherberger
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  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    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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    #3
    Jul 2005
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    W: Erica David  ·  A: Patrick Scherberger
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    #4
    Aug 2005
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    W: Jeff Parker  ·  A: Patrick Scherberger
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    #9
    Jan 2006
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    W: Sean McKeever  ·  A: Mike Norton
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    #13
    May 2006
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    W: Zeb Wells  ·  A: Patrick Scherberger
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    #20
    Dec 2006
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    W: Peter David  ·  A: Mike Norton
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    #21 - 2nd printing
    Dec 2006
    W: Fred Van Lente  ·  A: Michael O’Hare
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    #24
    Apr 2007
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    W: Fred Van Lente  ·  A: Cory Hamscher
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    #34
    Feb 2008
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    W: Fred Van Lente, Chris Giarrusso  ·  A: Cory Hamscher, Chris Giarrusso
    Mini Marvels back up story
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    #35
    Mar 2008
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    W: Fred Van Lente, Chris Giarrusso  ·  A: Cory Hamscher, Chris Giarrusso
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    #36
    Apr 2008
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    W: Fred Van Lente  ·  A: Cory Hamscher, Chris Giarrusso
    Mini Marvels back up story
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  • 38
    #38
    Jun 2008
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    W: Chris Kipiniak, Chris Giarrusso  ·  A: David “D.NA” Nakayama, Chris Giarrusso
    Mini Marvel Classics back up story
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    #43
    Nov 2008
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    W: Marc Sumerak, Audrey Loeb  ·  A: Carlos Ferreira, Chris Giarrusso
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    #46
    Feb 2009
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    W: Todd DeZago  ·  A: Roberto Castro
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    #50
    Jun 2009
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    W: Marc Sumerak, Roger Langridge  ·  A: Sanford Greene, Sonny Liew
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  • 60
    #60
    Apr 2010
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    W: Paul Tobin  ·  A: Christian Nauck
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  • Bk 1
    Book #1
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    W: Sean McKeever  ·  A: Patrick Scherberger
    Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #1–4; ca. 2005
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  • Bk 2
    Book #2
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    W: Sean McKeever  ·  A: Patrick Scherberger
    Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #5–8; ca. 2005
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  • Bk 4
    Book #4
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    W: Peter David  ·  A: Mike Norton
    Collects Marvel Adventure Spider-Man #13–16; ca. 2006
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  • Bk 5
    Book #5
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    W: Peter David  ·  A: Mike Norton
    Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #17–20; ca. 2007
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  • Bk 6
    Book #6
    Aug 2007
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    W: Chris Kipiniak  ·  A: Cory Hamscher, Michael O’Hare
    Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #21–24
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  • Bk 8
    Book #8
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    W: Peter David  ·  A: Pop Mahn
    Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man 29-32; ca. 2007
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  • Bk 9
    Book #9
    Jul 2008
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    W: Fred Van Lente  ·  A: Cory Hamscher
    Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #33–36
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  • Bk 10
    Book #10
    Nov 2008
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    W: Marc Sumerak, Chris Kipiniak  ·  A: Alé Garza, David “D.NA” Nakayama, Ryan Stegman
    Collects #37–40
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