''The Sensational Spider-Man'' is a comic book series starring
Spider-Man published by
Marvel Comics 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 ''
Marvel Treasury Edition
''Marvel Treasury Edition'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1974 to 1981. It usually featured reprints of previously published stories but a few issues contained new material. The series was published in an oversiz ...
'' #14 (1977), 22 (1979) and 27 (1980) which featured various reprints from ''
Marvel Team-Up'' and ''
The Amazing Spider-Man'', a
trade paperback in 1988 featuring
Frank Miller
Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on ''Daredevil'' and subsequen ...
's Spider-Man work, and a
prestige format one-shot special called ''The Sensational Spider-Man: Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut'' () in 1989 which reprinted ''
The Amazing Spider-Man'' issues #229 and #230.
The ongoing ''The Sensational Spider-Man'' series was initially conceived to be the
flagship
A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag. Used more loosely, it is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels, typically the ...
showcase
Showcase or vitrine may refer to:
*Cabinet (furniture)
*Display case
Music
* ''Showcase'' (Bill Anderson album), 1964
* ''Showcase'' (Patsy Cline album), 1961
* ''Showcase'' (Buddy Holly album), 1964
* ''Showcase'' (Philly Joe Jones album), 1959 ...
for the new
Ben Reilly
Benjamin "Ben" Reilly (), also known as the Scarlet Spider, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Grown in a lab by the Jackal (Marvel Comics character), Miles Warren / Jackal, he is a Human cloni ...
Spider-Man. It replaced the ''
Web of Spider-Man'' series.
The initial seven issues (#0–6, January–July 1996) were written and
pencilled
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by
Dan Jurgens, who had helped revive interest in
Superman for
DC Comics 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
Bob Harras
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...
, the new Editor-in-chief, demanded the story be deferred until after the ''
Onslaught'' 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
Todd DeZago and penciller
Mike Wieringo
Michael Lance Wieringo (June 24, 1963 – August 12, 2007), who sometimes signed his work under the name Ringo, was an Americans, American comics artist best known for his work on DC Comics' ''The Flash (comic book), The Flash'', Marvel Comics' '' ...
, 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
Marvel Knights
Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Comics that contained standalone material taking place inside the Marvel Universe (Earth-616). The imprint originated in 1998 when Marvel outsourced four titles ('' Black Panther'', ''Punisher'', '' Daredev ...
imprint
Imprint or imprinting may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Imprint'' (TV series), Canadian television series
* "Imprint" (''Masters of Horror''), episode of TV show ''Masters of Horror''
* ''Imprint'' (film), a 2007 independent drama/thriller film
...
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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Spider-Man titles
Comics by Dan Jurgens