Spider-Man saves J. Jonah Jameson – with an unlikely assist from a Parisian hardware store – but the real surprise awaits back home. This story by a young Gerry Conway isn’t his best work, but the art from Ross Andru and company is solid.
READThe Black Cat plots to bust an aging cat burglar out of jail – and crosses paths with Spider-Man in the process. This new-character debut by Marv Wolfman and Keith Pollard isn’t the most original, but this comic still provides serviceable fun.
READA mysterious government agent enlists Spider-Man’s help in solving a murder while Spidey also pursues Doctor Octopus. This annual features top-shelf art from John Byrne and Terry Austin but the story, by Marv Wolfman, leaves questions unanswered.
READWith the Bend Sinister looming and Doctor Strange laid low, it’s up to Spider-Man to save the day. One of the better annuals of the Bronze Age, from the epic team of Denny O’Neil, Frank Miller and Tom Palmer.
READSpider-Man races to help as a football-player-turned-scientist tries to save his daughter from kidnappers. Will either man be in time? Len Wein delivers a strong done-in-one story here, with solid support from Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.
READSpider-Man feels a little Christmas cheer, despite being stuck in battle with the Lizard and Stegron, the Dinosaur Man. Standard mid-Bronze-Age Spidey fair from the team of Len Wein, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.
READSpider-Man and Dr. Strange team to save Flash Thompson from Asian monks who wrongfully seek vengeance! Chockablock with melodrama, this outing from Stan Lee and John Romita is a quintessential early-'70s Spider-Man comic.
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