The Amazing Spiderman [Paperback]

Stan Lee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1992

One of Marvel Comics most recognizable and best-loved superheroes, Spider-Man appears in three comic books with a monthly circulation of over one million, is syndicated in over 500 newspapers, with a readership of over 100 million, and is soon to be the star of a big-budget motion picture, written, produced and directed by James "Terminator" Cameron.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Tom Doherty Assoc Llc (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812510194
• ISBN-13: 978-0812510195
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,169,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stan Lee is a man who needs no introduction. Nevertheless: Having begun his career with wartime Timely Comics and staying the course throughout the Atlas era, Stan the Man made comic-book history with Fantastic Four #1, harbinger of a bold new perspective in story writing that endures to this day. With some of the industry's greatest artists, he introduced hero after hero in Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man, X-Men and more -- forming a shared universe for rival publishers to measure themselves against. After an almost literal lifetime of writing and editing, Lee entered new entertainment fields and earned Marvel one opportunity after another. He remains one of Marvel's best-known public representatives.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Used To Teach Reading and Writing, February 17, 2002

By 

Bradley Richman (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marvel Masterworks 10: The Amazing Spider-Man (Issues 21-30 and Annual #1) (v. 10) (Hardcover)

As a fifth grade teacher of reading and writing, I always try to give my students literature that they will enjoy. Yes, I of course read the best Newbery Award winning novels, but believe it or not, Spiderman is so good that it has become a terrific teaching tool in my classroom.

For starters, it contains all of the elements of story in grand fashion: Character (Spiderman), setting (New York), plot (Nerd gets superpowers), movement through time(From TV show to Aunt May's house), and change(Nerd becomes a human spider). Plus, the drama is first rate. When spiderman realizes that he should have stopped that crook earlier in the night instead of letting him run free, his reality becomes a tortured mission to rid the world of evil. The fact that he must live with this torture his entire life creates drama that is of Shakespearean magnitude.

My students have made their own comic books and this Marvelworks edition has been their guide. What better dialogue to give them than such classic lines as:"Someday I'll show them!>sob< Some day they'll be sorry!-Sorry that they laughed at me!" This is so delicious, it's a perfect set up for the life altering experience that will soon hit Peter Parker head on.

As for the comic itself, Spiderman is simply great entertainment and this edition does it justice in the best possible way.

Read it for enjoyment; teach it as quality literature.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awsome action novel!, February 25, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Amazing Spider-Man, No. 2 (Mass Market Paperback)

Peter Parker is an ordinary teen-aged boy who has many problems like bullies and missing the bus. He also has a major crush on a girl named Mary Jane. Peter's best friend is Harry Osborne and takes pictures for the school newspaper. One day Peter and his class go to a research lab, Peter gets bit by a genetically enhanced spider. Peter acuires superhuman strength and speed. He can leep high, climb walls, shoot webbing, and has a spider sense that tells him when danger is near. I liked this book because of all the fighting scenes. If I could rate this book one to five I would give it a solid four.

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Cool!, March 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Amazing Spiderman (Paperback)

You will love this book I gerinteeit! It tells you all about the mighty web-slinger himself!