''The Sensational Spider-Man'' is a comic book series starring

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published by

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for 35 issues (#0–33, with # -1 published in July 1997 between #17 and #18), from January 1996 until November 1998.

Publication history

''The Sensational Spider-Man'' title was first used for various reprints, including ''

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'' #14 (1977), 22 (1979) and 27 (1980) which featured various reprints from ''

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'' and ''

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'', a trade paperback in 1988 featuring

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's Spider-Man work, and a

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one-shot special called ''The Sensational Spider-Man: Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut'' () in 1989 which reprinted ''

'' issues #229 and #230. The ongoing ''The Sensational Spider-Man'' series was initially conceived to be the

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for the new

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Spider-Man. It replaced the ''

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'' series. The initial seven issues (#0–6, January–July 1996) were written and

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, who had helped revive interest in

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for

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in the mid-1990s. Jurgens pushed strongly for the restoration of Peter Parker as the true Spider-Man and plans were made to enact this soon, but

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, the new Editor-in-chief, demanded the story be deferred until after the ''

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'' crossover. Jurgens had by this stage become disillusioned with the immense amount of group planning and constant changes of ideas and directions and took this as the last straw, resigning from the title. He was succeeded by writer

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and penciller

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, who remained as the title's regular creative team for the remainder of its run. It lasted for 35 issues (33 regularly numbered issues as well as an initial issue "0" and the "-1" ''Flashback'' issue, released mid-run). In February 2006, with issue #23, the series ''Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' was moved from the

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and renamed ''The Sensational Spider-Man'' volume 2.

Collections

* ''Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic'' Book 1 (#0) * ''Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic'' Book 2 (#1) * ''Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic'' Book 3 (#2–3) * ''Spider-Man: Ben Reilly Omnibus Vol 1'' (#0-3) * ''Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic'' Book 4 (#4–6) * ''Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic'' Book 5 (#7–10) * ''Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic'' Book 6 (Sensational Spider-Man #11) * ''X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Vol. 2'' (#8) * ''Spider-Man: Revelations'' (#11) * ''Spider-Man: Ben Reilly Omnibus Vol 2 (#4-11) * ''Spider-Man: Savage Land (cover-titled "The Savage Land Saga!") TP (1997) (#13-15) * ''Spider-Man by Todd DeZago & Mike Wieringo Vol. 1'' (#7-24, -1) (2017) (, 456 pages) * ''Spider-Man: Spider-Hunt'' (#25–26) * ''Spider-Man: Identity Crisis'' (#27–28) * ''Spider-Man: The Gathering of Five'' (#32–33)

Sources

The Grand Comics DatabaseThe Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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