Best Spiderman Stories Ever

[DetourAndy]

What are the best Spiderman stories ever? I've read lots of them, but I'd like some in trade paperback form, and was wondering what everyone considers to be amazing, 10/10 pieces of work. Cheers,

Andy

[The Shadow]

Death of Jean DeWolf

Death of Gwen and Green Goblin

[AlanScott606]

The Hobgoblin Saga in Amazing Spider-Man. From the set up of Flash Thompson to the death of Ned Leeds, it was one heck of a roller coaster ride.

Nothing Stops the Juggernaut is another classic.

[Mister Mets]

I've read a lot of Spider-Man stories so trust me when I say the following are the very best.

Spider-Man VS. Green Goblin
An out of print trade (but still readily available) which includes the best Spider-Man story ever ("The Night Gwen Stacy died), an early Lee- Ditko Spider-Man VS. Green Goblin classic, the justly famous Harry Osborn on drugs storyline, and Spider-Man's final battle with the Harry Osborn Green Goblin.

Wizard's Spider-Man Masterpiece Edition Hardcover
Includes "The Death of Jean Dewolfe", "Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut", the legendary "Kid Who COllected Spider-Man," one of the best Venom stories (with Todd Mcfarlane art), and an under-rated, and hilarious battle between Spider-Man & The Cobra & a mystery villain.

Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Volume 4
Available in Barnes & Nobles anywhere, this trade includes 10 great Lee- Ditko issues, including their legendary Master Planner story, and the story in which The Green Goblin attacks Peter Parker for 13 bucks. All the other stories are just nice extras.

Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
Kraven the Hunter beats, buries, and impersonates Spider-Man. So you can bet Spidey's not too happy, when he finally crawls out. A classic for a reason.

40 Years of the Amazing Spider-Man CD Rom Collection
This may be a bit difficult to read, but it's cheap given it's amazing content, and it is the only place to get some of the best Spider-Man stories ever written- including Roger Stern's Hobgoblin issues, Marv Wolfman's classic Spider-Man & the Burglar rematch, the introduction of the Black Cat, the excellent Amazing Spider-Man #153, "Spider-Man No More," and a lot more.

Spider-Man: One Small Break
This trade alone justifies why Paul Jenkins is one of the best Spider-Man writes ever. The title story introduces Fusion, a villain whose hatred of Spider-Man drives him to do some unthinkable things, and he's got the powers of every Marvel hero, and villain ever. Other stories include Spider-Man dealing with the question of whether he can euthanize a horribly mutated C-list villain, a dark family secret, and a great story in which he remembers the most influential person in his life.

Amazing Fantasy #15
The first, and best retelling of Spider-Man's origin. It's reprinted in a lot of places, but I'd say all Spider-Man fans should have one copy.

Mark Millar's Run on Spider-Man Hardcover
This isn't published yet, but I'm going to buy it the day it comes out. Mark Millar, the writer of the Ultimates & The Authority decided to do 12 issues of Spider-Man in which he says everything he has to say about the character. Those 12 issues include the abduction of Aunt May, Spider-Man's greatest battles with Electro & The Vulture, a darker side of the Black Cat, a conspiracy within the Marvel Universe, Eddie Brock making the most important decision of his life, a B-list Spider-Man villain becoming one of Spider-Man's big three villains, the best example of Peter Parker's generosity, the end to Spider-Man & J. Jonah Jameson's dispute, the return of Peter's money problems, and secrets of Spider-Man's greatest foe.

There are many more great Spider-Man stories, but these are the best of the best.

[The Shadow]

Mark Millar's Run on Spider-Man Hardcover

I agree with your list except this entry.

It was a rather pedestrian Spidey tale with a predictable ending. I hated it... in fact I disliked it so much I didn't get past issue 9 because it was a crapfest.

[Mister Mets]

I agree with your list except this entry.

It was a rather pedestrian Spidey tale with a predictable ending. I hated it... in fact I disliked it so much I didn't get past issue 9 because it was a crapfest.

Suit yourself, man. If you didn't like the first nine issues, you probably wouldn't like the last three either, but it remains a personal favorite.

[Duy]

I'm a DC boy, but my dream comic is Amazing Fantasy #15. It will be mine some day. Oh yes, it will.

[Mister Mets]

I'm a DC boy, but my dream comic is Amazing Fantasy #15. It will be mine some day. Oh yes, it will.

Get yourself a reprint first. You should be able to enjoy it.
It's available free for reading at Marvel's website.
http://marvel.com/dotcomics/index.htm

And spend the money required for your dream on other things, like tens of thousands of comic books.

* Edit- I believe it is no longer available.

[Reptisaurus!]

I agree with your list except this entry.

It was a rather pedestrian Spidey tale with a predictable ending. I hated it... in fact I disliked it so much I didn't get past issue 9 because it was a crapfest.

I just read through these trades at the shop.

I didn't hate it, certainly, and the ending was really tense. But I wouldn't rate it in the best Spidey stories of all time. Too meandering, and I didn't think Millar's Spidey-dialouge had that Stan Lee snap to it. (Plus the Green Goblin/Doc Oc fight, which I've been waiting for for YEARS, was a hugggge anti-climax.)

Solid B, mebbe B - in my book.

Paul Jenkins, like you said, does better.

[Duy]

Get yourself a reprint first. You should be able to enjoy it.
It's available free for reading at Marvel's website.
http://marvel.com/dotcomics/index.htm

And spend the money required for your dream on other things, like tens of thousands of comic books.

I have a reprint; I'm satisfied with it, and the only way I'm actually buying Amazing Fantasy 15 is if I become a multi-billionaire and the amount of money I need for that is comparable to a penny.

Oh but yes, it will be mine.

[Numeral]

if this be my destiny. is a personal favorite its a story about peter overcoming odds and spidey showing his incredible will.

[Charagon]

That list makes no sense at all. You've got absolute crap mixed (Mark Millar and One Small Break) with great stories and the Amazing Spider-Man collection in there for some odd reason.

"What's the best Spider-Man story?"
"Amazing Spider-Man!"
".......which issues?"
"ALL OF THEM!"

Two words: Quality Control

I mean, I understand that's the only way to get some of these issues without actually going through the effort of actually finding the back issues (which is what people should be doing instead of having them on a CD) but couldn't you narrow it down a bit?




To the original post, sadly, many of the greatest Spider-Man stories aren't in TPB form as far as I know.

Spectacular Spider-Man #200, Sins of the Father, and The Death of Jean DeWolf come to mind right away. There's a long string of really good Spectacular Spider-Man comics when Spider-Man is with the Black Cat that I don't think have been collected into trade yet. There are also numerous single or two part stories that are just to small to put into a dedicated trade. I don't think I've seen the Juggernaut story reprinted yet or even the infamous Spider-Man vs. Firelord story.


As far as trades go, sadly, Spider-Man is pretty lacking.

Kraven's Last Hunt is a must have, of course, as is the Death of Gwen Stacy. Spider-Man vs. Venom is quite good but only has the first two Venom stories. Another good one is Clone Genesis if you can get past the fact that it inadvertently nearly ruined Spider-Man decades later. If you don't have any bias against Carnage and Venom, Maximum Carnage is pretty much the definative story for them. You really can't go wrong with J.M. Demattes.

[stealthwise]

The Hobgoblin Saga in Amazing Spider-Man. From the set up of Flash Thompson to the death of Ned Leeds, it was one heck of a roller coaster ride.

Nothing Stops the Juggernaut is another classic.

Ditto, I love all of Stern's work on Spidey, especially the Alien Costume saga.

[nubly]

the death of gwen stacy
death of jean dewolffe
hobgoblin saga
early venom stories before he became the lethal protector
the clone saga
anything by mark millar
deadly foes of spider-man
anything with larsen
kraven's last hunt
wolverine vs spider-man

[Mister Mets]

I was happy that this thread's getting more responses than the worst of Spider-Man thread til I read this posr.

That list makes no sense at all. You've got absolute crap mixed (Mark Millar and One Small Break) with great stories and the Amazing Spider-Man collection in there for some odd reason.

"What's the best Spider-Man story?"
"Amazing Spider-Man!"
".......which issues?"
"ALL OF THEM!"

Two words: Quality Control

I mean, I understand that's the only way to get some of these issues without actually going through the effort of actually finding the back issues (which is what people should be doing instead of having them on a CD) but couldn't you narrow it down a bit?

To the original post, sadly, many of the greatest Spider-Man stories aren't in TPB form as far as I know.

Spectacular Spider-Man #200, Sins of the Father, and The Death of Jean DeWolf come to mind right away. There's a long string of really good Spectacular Spider-Man comics when Spider-Man is with the Black Cat that I don't think have been collected into trade yet. There are also numerous single or two part stories that are just to small to put into a dedicated trade. I don't think I've seen the Juggernaut story reprinted yet or even the infamous Spider-Man vs. Firelord story.


As far as trades go, sadly, Spider-Man is pretty lacking.

Kraven's Last Hunt is a must have, of course, as is the Death of Gwen Stacy. Spider-Man vs. Venom is quite good but only has the first two Venom stories. Another good one is Clone Genesis if you can get past the fact that it inadvertently nearly ruined Spider-Man decades later. If you don't have any bias against Carnage and Venom, Maximum Carnage is pretty much the definative story for them. You really can't go wrong with J.M. Demattes.

Spectacular Spider-MAn #200 was reprinted a few years back in the now out of print but still readily available Spider-Man VS. Green Goblin TPB (which I recommended), and the recent Spider-MAn: Son of the Goblin trade.

The Death of Jean Dewolfe was reprinted as a trade a few years back, and was included in Wizard's Spider-Man Masterpieces Edition Hardcover (which I recommended.)

I recommended the 40 Years of Spider-Man CD Rom, because of it's price more than anything. Even with the amount of crap to average stories, the amazing stories which are reprinted nowhere else make it well worth the 50 dollar purchase. And it doesn't take up too much space. And why should I expect everyone to put the time, effort, and don't forget money (given the cost of say- Amazing Spider-Man #200) into looking for back issue?

And I would never recommend "Maximum Carnage" as one of the best Spider-Man trade paperbacks available, although we'll have to disagree on that. Same with the books you call absolute crap.

Clone Genesis is a decent trade, but I'd never call it one of the best, and to the best of my knowledge it's been out of print for years.

Spider-Man VS. Venom's a decent trade, but given it's cost, I'd just recommend the Todd Mcfarlane Visionaries trades.