Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 (Hardcover)

~ Stan Lee (Author), Steve Ditko (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics (September 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785112561
• ISBN-13: 978-0785112563
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #669,523 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 1 in The Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Series.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In the beginning..., August 19, 2006

By	J. Mentzer "badphonekarmagirl" (middle America) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There isn't much about Spider-Man that the average earthling doesn't already know: nerd bitten by a radioactive spider, first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15, lost his uncle and, oh yeah, "with great power comes great responsibility".
But there IS more to know.
In the beginning Peter couldn't catch a break with a webbed mitt. He lost his job, his girl and his self respect almost every day. Ah, high school, remember? And if that wasn't enough, he blamed himself so much for his Uncle Ben's death that he HAD to go out there and beat up Doc Ock, the Lizard and an endless array of diverse villians - even if he had a test tomorrow!
The stories are legendary but so is the art. If you have never seen the work of Steve Ditko then I envy you the new experience. His quirky characterizations just fit the mood of our arachnid misfit. It is safe to say Spidey's adventures would never have touched so many of us geeks and outcasts had he not been rendered by Mr. Ditko.
If this is new to you then enjoy. The only way it could be better would be to be in high school again - but who needs that?!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!, September 28, 2007

By	J. Sanders (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this collection for my father as a gift. HE LOVES IT!!! He owned many of the original Spiderman comics when he was a child and living on a military base in Japan. When my grandfather was stationed back in the U.S. my grandmother made him leave them in Japan.
This is a great gift for any true Spideerman fans or anyone who wants to get familiar with the actual comics. :)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars And so it began, October 21, 2005

By	Reader from the North (Midwest, USA) - See all my reviews

The artwork is early Ditko and Stan Lee hasn't hit his full stride yet, but this is classic early Marvel. Simply put: it was nothing like anything else in the drug store on the comic shelf. We all knew what to expect from a DC comic, but Stan Lee and Company surprised us issue after issue. DC comics all looked alike, but Marvel titles all had individual looks based on the artist--Kirby and Ditko and Heck and Wood and (later) Romita. Great stuff to look forward to each month. The colors reproduced here aren't the same, but today we wouldn't tolerate the crude printing we had then--rarely did colors stay within the "lines." If you want to see early comics at their best, pick this up.