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Astonishing Spider-Man
''The Astonishing Spider-Man'' was a comic book series published fortnightly in the United Kingdom by Panini Comics as part of Marvel UK, Marvel UK's 'Collectors Edition' line. It reprinted selected Spider-Man stories and material from the The Amazing Spider-Man, American comic books. Format The current format is 76 pages, with three stories being printed every issue. Whilst it usually prints more modern story lines, 'classic' tales are also used as back-up strips. The inside front cover of the comic contains a message from the editor as well as a 'Story So Far' section to allow lapsed readers to catch up. At the back of the comic is a letter's page (Web-Mail) whereby readers can write in and give their views and opinions on the stories. The letters page also previously included short comic strips entitled 'Mini-Marvels', initially reprints of Chris Giarrusso's & Lew Stringer's work. A subscription is also available. Publication history With Panini Comics having obtained the lice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superhero Comic Book
Superhero comics is one of the most common genres of American comic books. The genre rose to prominence in the 1930s and became extremely popular in the 1940s and has remained the dominant form of comic book in North America since the 1960s. Superhero comics feature stories about superheroes and the universes these characters inhabit. Beginning with the introduction of Superman in 1938 in Action Comics 1, ''Action Comics'' #1 (an anthology of adventure features) comic books devoted to superheroes (heroic people with extraordinary or superhuman abilities and skills, or god-like powers and attributes) ballooned into a widespread genre, coincident with the beginnings of World War II and the end of the Great Depression. Precursors In comics format, superpowered and costumed heroes like Popeye and The Phantom had appeared in newspaper comic strips for several years prior to Superman. The first fully-masked hero Clock (comics), The Clock first appeared in the comic book ''Funny Pages' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Business
A family business is a commercial organization in which decision-making is influenced by multiple generations of a family, related by blood, marriage or adoption, who has both the ability to influence the vision of the business and the willingness to use this ability to pursue distinctive goals. They are closely identified with the firm through leadership or ownership. Owner-manager entrepreneurial firms are not considered to be family businesses because they lack the multi-generational dimension and family influence that create the unique dynamics and relationships of family businesses. Overview A family business is the oldest and most common model of economic organization. The vast majority of businesses throughout the world—from corner shops to multinational publicly listed organizations with hundreds of thousands of employees—can be considered as family businesses. Based on research of the ''Forbes 400'' richest Americans, 44% of the ''Forbes 400'' member fortunes were d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider-Man Titles
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. Considered one of the most popular and commercially successful superheroes, he has been featured in List of Spider-Man titles, comic books, Spider-Man in television, television shows, Spider-Man in film, films, List of video games featuring Spider-Man, video games, Spider-Man in literature, novels, and plays. Spider-Man has the secret identity of Peter Benjamin Parker. Initially, Peter was depicted as a teenage high-school student and an orphan raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben in New York City after his parents, Richard and Mary Parker, died in a plane crash. Lee, Ditko, and later creators had the character deal with the struggles of adolescence and young adulthood and gave him many List of Spider-Man su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Spider-Man Titles
This is a list of titles featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man. Spider-Man first appearance, first appeared in ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15, which was the last issue of that series. After that, he was given his own series. All stories presented in this list are published by Marvel Comics under their standard imprint, unless otherwise noted. The list is updated as of March 2023 and includes the Peter Parker, Ben Reilly, Miguel O'Hara, Miles Morales, and Otto Octavius versions of the character. Ongoing series Mainstream continuity Titles currently featuring Spider-Man include: * ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' ** #1–441 (March 1963 – November 1998). Also includes a #-1 issue (July 1997) ** (vol. 2) #1–58, #500–700 (January 1999 – December 2012). Also includes issues numbered #654.1, 679.1, 699.1, 700.1–700.5 ** (vol. 3) #1–18 (April 2014 – August 2015). Also includes issues numbered #1.1–1.5 and #16.1–20.1 ** (vol. 4) #1–32, #789–801 (October 2015 – June 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider-Men II
''Spider-Men'' is a five-issue, 2012 superhero comic book miniseries published by Marvel Comics, featuring Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man, and Miles Morales, the second and current Ultimate Marvel version of Spider-Man, who appear together in a crossover storyline that involves the two alternate universes from which they each originate. The series is written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Sara Pichelli. It marks the first time that characters from the original Marvel Universe and the Ultimate Universe have crossed over since the latter debuted in 2000. Plot While out web-swinging, Spider-Man sees a brilliant purple light from a distant warehouse, and investigates it to find Mysterio ranting about how he missed out on one chance to kill Spider-Man already. Although Spider-Man quickly defeats him, when examining Mysterio's equipment, he is shot at by Mysterio, causing him to fall through the rift created by the equipment. When he regains consciousness, he discov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venom (comic Book)
''Venom'' is the title of several American comic book series published by Marvel Comics focusing on the various heroic and villainous incarnations of the character Venom (Marvel Comics character), Venom, which have usually consisted of a human host and amorphous alien being called a Symbiote (comics), symbiote. The first incarnation of the character was the one created by the third and current human host to the symbiote (the first two being Spider-Man and Kree, Tel-Kar), Eddie Brock, and—since 2011—its fifth host, Flash Thompson. Beginning with ''Venom: Lethal Protector'', eighteen Limited series (comics), limited series following Brock's adventures were published monthly between February 1993 and January 1998. A monthly ''Venom'' series began publication in 2003, following a new character, Patricia Robertson, and a clone of the original symbiote. The series concluded in 2004 after 18 issues. In 2011 another monthly series, following the adventures of Flash Thompson, was laun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider-Man & The X-Men
Spider-Man is a superhero 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 Silver Age of Comic Books. Considered one of the most popular and commercially successful superheroes, he has been featured in comic books, television shows, films, video games, novels, and plays. Spider-Man has the secret identity of Peter Benjamin Parker. Initially, Peter was depicted as a teenage high-school student and an orphan raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben in New York City after his parents, Richard and Mary Parker, died in a plane crash. Lee, Ditko, and later creators had the character deal with the struggles of adolescence and young adulthood and gave him many supporting characters, such as Flash Thompson, J. Jonah Jameson, and Harry Osborn; romantic interests Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson, and the Black Cat; and enemies such as Doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
