Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus, Vol. 1 (v. 1) [Hardcover]

Stan Lee (Author), Steve Ditko (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up

He was a teenage web-slinger, and he carved a career few heroes have equaled since! Witness the origins of Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, the Lizard, Electro and more of Spider-Man's original rogues gallery - most of whom remain in the spotlight forty years later! Plus: Spider-Man's identity is exposed for the first time! His first fights with the Green Goblin, the villain who would defeat him more disastrously than any other! Spidey's first effort to join a super-team, and his first effort to fight a super-team - all before his high-school graduation (and we've got that, too)! Guest-starring Doctor Strange, Daredevil, the Human Torch, the Hulk and more! Collects Amazing Fantasy #15, Amazing Spider-Man #1-38 and Annual #1-2 - plus the Spider-Man stories from Fantastic Four Annual #1 & Strange Tales Annual #2, and the covers to Marvel Tales #3-28 & Annual #1-2.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1088 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (May 9, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785124020
• ISBN-13: 978-0785124023
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 7.6 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #585,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Sassy Molassey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, July 3, 2007

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Kelly Gold "mrleadfoot" (Shelby, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus, Vol. 1 (v. 1) (Hardcover)

Wow this is one huge book and it contains all of the Lee/Ditko goodness that there ever was or will be. Beautiful book, I had some reprints of this material when I was a little kid and after I got older I always wanted a collection of only Lee/Ditko material and lo and behold three Spider-man movies later Marvel unveils this mammoth book of the first 38 issues as well as other early appearances of the Webhead. Amazon's price is very nice and certainly cheaper than what will be found in a comic book store, not that folks shouldn't support their local comic book stores but a deal is a deal. The book does is titled as Volume 1 so just as there has been a volume 2 of the Fantastic Four, there very well may be a Volume 2 of The Amazing Spider-man within a few years.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING! SPECTACULAR! SENSATIONAL!, August 28, 2007

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W. Sandefur - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus, Vol. 1 (v. 1) (Hardcover)

Simply put... If I was stranded on a desert island and I could have only one book... this would be it. Quite possibly the greatest run in comics history. These are not only the best Spider-Man stories ever, they're some of the best comic stories... PERIOD. Stan Lee's writing is fun and upbeat with a great sense of comic timing and adventure. Steve Ditko's pencils are tight and bursting with kinetic energy. (Definitely the best work of his career). Even though I have all of the original issues, as well as the Marvel Masterworks collections of these stories, I still bought this book. It is loaded with extra goodies, like all of the letters columns and some early guest appearances of Spider-Man in other comics, such as, his first team-up with the Human Torch in Strange Tales Annual #2. However, it's the attention to detail that really makes this collection shine. The publishers even went to the trouble of exactly matching the colors to the original comics (i.e. in the first few issues the blue in Spider-Man's costume looks purple, just like it did in the original printings). It may sound cliche, but the bottom line is, if you are a Spider-Man fan or just a comics fan in general, this book is a MUST HAVE!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete your collection, May 22, 2009

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David LaVeck - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Variant Version) (v. 1) (Hardcover)

First off, I had previously purchased the Captain America Omnibus, Vol. 1 HC so I can finally read those great early Ed Brubaker stories. While I still haven't removed the shrink-wrap on that book, this Spider-Man book was opened immediately. It does not have said shrink-wrap, probably because there wasn't enough to put around it. This is the largest bound book that I have ever seen in my life!

The binding is solid and the colors on the pages jump out at you. There is a nice Table of Contents that lists all of the issues contained within this book. This is followed by a great introduction by Stan Lee himself, who gives you some background on how the Spider-Man series came about, perfect for leading into the stories themselves. As you probably know, it started out in Amazing Fantasy #15 which is the first issue in this collection. I have never actually read it so it was a real treat to finally get the chance. That alone is almost worth the purchase price.

The one thing about having a book this big is that you do not have to look anywhere else for the early Spider-Man stories, they are all here. I can't wait to keep reading the rest and as you will notice from the start, Spider-Man is very wordy, there are many caption boxes on each page. The artwork is superb as Spider-Man himself is such a striking character and really stands out in each and every scene that he is in.

Even if you are not a Marvel fan, you will find all of these Spider-Man stories as priceless as I do. This is a collection that is second to none. All the early Spider-Man stories are here. Recommended for all comic book fans and for Marvel and Spider-Man fans this is a MUST OWN!

One more thing: If your jaw does not drop when you see the size of this book I will be surprised, it is awesome!