Spider-Man

Titles

 * Amazing Spider-Man (ASM) launches in 1963
 * The Spectacular Spider-Man Volume 1 (SSM) launches in Dec. 1976 (~ ASM 163)
 * Web of Spider-Man (WSM) launches in 1985


 * see also SpiderFan.org index by year

Noteworthy Issues
* ASM 37   (1966): Wacky robots of The Robot Master :) * ASM 48    (1967): Artistically significant "New Vulture" issue * ASM 68    (1969): Politics and black rights are investigated * ASM 88-89 (1970): A twist towards the more bizarre, with                     Doc Ock's tentacles moving by themselves.                     Also, more freaky layout and angles.                     #89 has an awesome fight between Spidey and                     Ock. * ASM 91    (1970): Sam Bullit = Richard Nixon? * ASM 96    (1971): LSD (ASM breaks the Comics Code)

* ASM 100 (1971): Spider-man gains 4 extra arms * ASM 235 (1982): Monstrous Tarantula * ASM 252 (1984): The alien suit * ASM 299 : Venom appears

Artists
* Steve Ditko (ASM 1-38) not very good, drawings look a bit sloppy * John Romita Sr. (ASM 39-88,106-) the classic Spidey artist, produced detailed drawings with well-defined characters (except for the women, which all  tend to look like the same soap commercial) * Gil Kane (ASM 89-105) the characters are a bit poorly defined, but he made some cool experiments with layout, and his action sequences are great * Ross Andru (ASM 125-) * Todd McFarlane (ASM 298-)