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Title

The amazing Spider-man : the ultimate guide / Tom DeFalco ; updates and new material by Matthew K. Manning.

Author

DeFalco, Tom.

Publication

New York : DK Pub., 2007.

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Additional Authors

• Manning, Matthew K.
• DeFalco, Tom.

Description

184 p. : col. ill., col. maps; 31 cm.

Summary

• Learn how Peter Parker becomes Spider-Man, and about his friends and family history. It describes Spider-Man's super powers, from web-slinging and wall-crawling to the mysterious "spider sense."
• Examines the life of Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man, profiling his origin, friends and family, enemies, and various incarnations from the time of his creation to the present.

Alternative Title

Amazing Spiderman

Subject

• Spider-Man (Fictitious character) > Juvenile literature
• Spider-Man (Comic strip) > Juvenile literature

Genre/Form

Juvenile works

Note

• "With a foreword by Stan Lee"--Cover.
• Previous ed. published in 2001 as: Spider-man : the ultimate guide.
• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Peter Parker -- Uncle Ben & Aunt May -- Peter's friends -- Peter's girlfriends -- Mary Jane -- Origin of Spider-Man -- Spider-sense -- Wall-crawling -- Strength & agility -- Web-slinging -- Costumes -- Spider-Man's partners -- Daily Bugle -- Spider-Man in the '60s -- The Chameleon -- The Vulture -- Doctor Octopus -- The Sandman -- The Lizard -- Electro -- Mysterio -- The Green goblin -- Kraven the hunter -- Sinister six -- The Scorpion -- Spider-slayers -- Master planner -- The Rhino -- The Molten man -- John Jameson -- Kingpin -- The Prowler -- Spider-Man in the '70s -- Morbius -- Hammerhead -- Silvermane -- Death of the Stacys -- The Punisher -- The Jackal -- Other Green goblins -- Will O' The Wisp -- Rocket racer -- Black cat -- Spider-Woman -- Spider-Man in the '80s -- The Hobgoblin -- Nothing can stop the juggernaut -- Cloak and dagger -- Hydro-Man -- Chance -- The alien costume -- Silver sable -- The Puma -- Tombstone -- Solo -- The wedding -- Kraven's last hunt -- Cosmic Spider-Man -- Venom -- Spider-Man in the '90s -- Carnage -- Spider-Man's parents -- Cardiac -- Tri-sentinel -- The death of Harry Osborn -- Aunt May's death -- The clone saga -- Scarlet spider -- Kaine -- Judas traveller -- Scrier -- Revelations -- Identity crisis -- Relaunch -- Spider-Man 2000 -- Ultimate Spider-Man -- Ultimate tales -- Spider-Man 2099 -- Spider-Girl -- Spider-Man in the 2000s -- Recent developments -- Ezekiel -- Morlun -- The new Avengers -- The other -- The iron spider -- Unmasked -- Spider-Man around the world -- Gazetteer.

ISBN

• 9780756626754
• 0756626757

LCCN

^^2008271973

OCLC

• 99997540
• SCSB-11099732

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library