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| Spider-Man Family | |
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 Cover to Spider-Man Family #1 (April 2007) | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Bi-Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing |
| Publication date | April 2007–August 2008 |
| Main character(s) | Spider-Man Spider-Girl |
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Spider-Man Family (later retitled The Amazing Spider-Man Family) is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics.
It began as a series of one-shots written and penciled by various writers and artists before becoming a bi-monthly ongoing series with the first issue cover-dated February 2007. Its initial writer was Sean McKeever. Each issue of Spider-Man Family contained brand new stories featuring Spider-Man and his supporting cast, reprints of classic Spider-Man tales, and an English translation of the original Japanese manga, Spider-Man J .
In June 2008, Spider-Man Family was relaunched as The Amazing Spider-Man Family, and became a showcase title for many of the divergent timelines that were present at this point in the franchise. In addition to strips set in the Brand New Day timeline, a strip exploring the early days of Peter Parker's life as Spider-Man was also included. Another feature, Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man, written by Tom DeFalco, took place within Marvel's MC2 continuity. In November 2008, Joe Quesada confirmed on his blog that cult favourite Spider-Girl would be moving to Amazing Spider-Man Family in April 2009.
On July 13, 2009, Marvel announced a new monthly anthology title, Web of Spider-Man , to replace The Amazing Spider-Man Family. Unlike The Amazing Spider-Man Family, it featured only new stories, with backup stories initially starring Spider-Girl, then switching to Jackpot.
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Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man is a short comic strip series published in the pages of The Amazing Spider-Man Family, [1] [2] [3] in August 2008. It was written by Tom DeFalco, [4] and illustrated by Ron Frenz and several other artists.[ citation needed ]
The series took place in the MC2 universe, and bridges the gap between the final issues of DeFalco's run on The Amazing Spider-Man and his future canon in Spider-Girl , taking place shortly after the renegade clone Kaine rescued an infant "Mayday" Parker from the clutches of Norman Osborn's agents and returned her safely to her parents Peter and Mary Jane. Peter continues his career as Spider-Man and begins to cope with the additional headaches of raising an infant daughter with his wife.[ citation needed ] According to DeFalco, the events of "The Final Chapter" take place two years after this series. Mayday is six months old when the series begins, and is two when Peter loses his leg in a final battle with the Green Goblin, ending his career as Spider-Man.[ citation needed ] The strip was originally intended to run in the closing issue of the Spider-Man Family volume, but was held back to launch within the rebranded title. A podcast interview with DeFalco in November 2008 confirmed that, due to Spider-Girl becoming an integral part of Amazing Spider-Man Family, Mr and Mrs. Spider-Man would become a casualty and be concluded. Only four storylines were written. The strips were later collected in a trade paperback of The Spectacular Spider-Girl.
| # | Title | Material collected | Released | Format | Pages | ISBN |
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| 1 | Back In Black | Spider-Man Family #1-3 | 19 Sep 2007 | Digest | 104 | 978-0785126263 |
| 2 | Untold Team-Ups | Spider-Man Family #4-6 | 26 Mar 2008 | Digest | 104 | 978-0785126270 |
| 3 | Itsy-Bitsy Battles | Spider-Man Family #7-9 | 8 Oct 2008 | Digest | 104 | 978-0785129882 |
| Family Ties | Amazing Spider-Man Family #1-3; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 72 - Spider-Man: Fear Itself | 27 May 2009 | HC | 152 | 978-0785138259 | |
| 19 Aug 2009 | TPB | 978-0785135173 | ||||
| The Short Halloween | Amazing Spider-Man Family #4-6; Spider-Man: The Short Halloween | 11 Nov 2009 | HC | 152 | 978-0785139027 | |
| 24 Mar 2010 | TPB | 978-0785138785 |
The Amazing Spider-Man is an ongoing American superhero comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it was the character's first title, launching seven months after his introduction in the final issue of Amazing Fantasy. The series began publication with a March 1963 cover date and has been published nearly continuously to date over six volumes with only one significant interruption. Issues of the title currently feature an issue number within its sixth volume, as well as a "legacy" number reflecting the issue's overall number across all Amazing Spider-Man volumes. The title reached 900 issues in 2022.
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