''Spider-Man's Tangled Web'' is a

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series starring

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...

and his supporting cast published by

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

for 22 issues from June 2001 to March 2003.

Overview

The title was conceived as an

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series, where various creative teams not usually associated with Spider-Man (usually creators who had previously worked for

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comics) could display their take on the character. Despite having his name in the title, Spider-Man was often an ancillary character in these stories, appearing on only a few pages or just making a cameo appearance. Sales on the series lagged behind the other Spider-Man titles throughout its run, and it was finally cancelled in 2003 to make way for the new ''

The Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...

'' vol. 2 comic by Paul Jenkins and

Humberto Ramos Humberto Ramos (born 27 November 1970) is a Mexican comic book penciller, best known for his work on American comic books such as ''Impulse'', '' Runaways'', ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and his creator-owned series ...

. Issue #1 was the subject of a

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due to the incorrect paper stock being used for the cover. A second print run was ordered with the correct paper stock, thus making a collector's item of the rarer first print.

Issues

#"The Coming of the Thousand", Part 1 by

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, John McCrea, and James Hodgkins #"The Coming of the Thousand", Part 2 by Ennis, McCrea, and Hodgkins #"The Coming of the Thousand", Part 3 by Ennis, McCrea, and Hodgkins #"Severance Package" by

Greg Rucka Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', ''Queen & Country'', '' Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well a ...

and

Eduardo Risso Eduardo Risso (born 23 November 1959) is an Argentine comics artist. In the United States he is best known for his work with writer Brian Azzarello on the Vertigo title '' 100 Bullets'', while in Argentina and Europe he is noted for his collabor ...

#*Featuring the Kingpin #"

Flowers for Rhino "Flowers for Rhino" is a Spider-Man story by Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo. Published in 2001, it is a pastiche of the science fiction story ''Flowers for Algernon''. "Flowers for Rhino" appeared in ''Spider-Man's Tangled Web'' #5–6. Plot su ...

", Part 1 by

Peter Milligan Peter Milligan (born 24 June 1961) is a British comic book writer who has written extensively for both British and American comic book industries. In the UK, Milligan has contributed to numerous anthology titles including '' 2000 AD'', ''Revolv ...

and

Duncan Fegredo Duncan Fegredo (; born 1964) is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book artist. Career Born in Leicester, Fegredo first managed to get into comics after showing his portfolio around UKCAC in 1987 and meeting Dave Thorpe. Together th ...

#*Featuring the

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#"Flowers for Rhino", Part 2 by Milligan and Fegredo #*Featuring the Rhino #"Gentleman's Agreement", Part 1 by Bruce Jones,

Lee Weeks Lee Weeks (born 1962) is an American comics artist known for his work on such titles as ''Daredevil''. Career Lee Weeks attended The Kubert School and made his professional comics debut penciling, inking, and lettering a short story ("Friends ...

, and

Josef Rubinstein Josef "Joe" Rubinstein (born 4 June 1958) is a comic book artist and inker, most associated with inking Marvel Comics' ''The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' and the 1982 four-issue ''Wolverine'' miniseries by Chris Claremont and Frank ...

#"Gentleman's Agreement", Part 2 by Jones, Weeks, and Rubinstein #"Gentleman's Agreement", Part 3 by Jones, Weeks, Rubinstein, and

Jimmy Palmiotti James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film. Early life Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City. Career Palmiotti star ...

#"Ray of Light" by

Kaare Andrews Kaare Andrews is a comic book writer, artist and filmmaker from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. His work includes '' Spider-Man'', '' Iron Fist'', '' Renato Jones'', and '' Incredible Hulk''. Andrews has a diverse drawing style, which ranges from hyper ...

#*Featuring Electro #"Open All Night" by

Darwyn Cooke Darwyn Cooke (November 16, 1962 – May 14, 2016) was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books ''Catwoman'', '' DC: The New Frontier'', ''The Spirit'' and '' Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter''. ...

and Jay Bone #*Featuring the

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#"I was a Teenage Frogman" by

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and Duncan Fegredo #*Featuring

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#"Double Shots" by

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and

Sean Phillips Sean Phillips (born 27 January 1965) is a British comic book artist, best known for his collaborations with Ed Brubaker on comics including '' Sleeper'', ''Incognito'', the '' Criminal'' series of comics, '' Fatale'', '' The Fade Out'', and ' ...

#*Featuring Alyosha Kravinoff, the Vulture, Tombstone,

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#"The Last Shoot" by

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, and

Giuseppe Camuncoli Giuseppe Camuncoli (born March 2, 1975) is an Italian comic book artist best known for his work on the Marvel Comics titles ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and '' The Superior Spider-Man'' and the DC Comics/Vertigo series ''Hellblazer'' as well as hi ...

#*Featuring

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#"The Collaborators" by

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#"Heartbreaker" Part 1 by

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and Leandro Fernandez #*Featuring Tombstone,

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#"Heartbreaker" Part 2 by Daniel Way and Leandro Fernandez #*Featuring Tombstone, Kangaroo #"Alphabet City" by

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#*Featuring

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, Spellcheck #"Call of the Wild" by

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and

Jim Mahfood Jim Mahfood (born March 29, 1975), a.k.a. Food One, is an American comic book creator. Apart from his creator-owned comic book series ''Grrl Scouts'' and his comic strip ''Stupid Comics'' (which appears weekly in the ''Phoenix New Times'') he also ...

#"Behind the Mustache" by Zeb Wells and

Dean Haspiel Dean Edmund Haspiel (born May 31, 1967 in New York City) is an American comic book artist, writer, and playwright. He is known for creating Billy Dogma, The Red Hook, and for his collaborations with writer Harvey Pekar on his ''American Splendor'' ...

#*Featuring

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#"'Twas the Fight Before Christmas" by Darwyn Cooke and Jay Bone #*Featuring

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#"The System" by Brian Patrick Walsh and Alberto Dose

Collected editions

Issues #4-6 and #10-11 were also included in ''Best of Spider-Man Vol. 1'' and ''Best of Spider-Man Vol. 2'', respectively.

References

Sources

The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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