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jamblebramble's review against another edition
3.0
This collection is more consistently solid than before. It delves more into Peter's personal life, and has some interesting stories such as JJ trying to catch Spidey and #33, 334 and #39 are three of the best issues of this era. It doesn't have the historical impact and the debuts the last one had, which gave it an extra star and it's still not great, but it's better, and it's longer so you get more out of it.
hinterlands's review against another edition
4.0
Starts off pretty slow, but picks up with some iconic storylines and great standalones in the second half. Peter Parker can be a real little shithead but you can't help but feel for him.
This version is a black and white omnibus edition that isn't the best way to read these comics, so probably look up a colour version if you're interested.
This version is a black and white omnibus edition that isn't the best way to read these comics, so probably look up a colour version if you're interested.
x0pherl's review against another edition
3.0
Couldn't concentrate much on the Washington biography while suffering from a bad cold (flu?) so I read way too many Spider-Man comics.
backnumbers's review against another edition
4.0
This is a pretty good run of early Spider-Man stories with the first appearance of Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane, Norman Osborn and debut or major appearances by The Beetle, Green Goblin, Doc Ock, The Rhino and more.
Reading them all in a row does get repetitive early on when a new standard villain follows one after the other, such as when the Molten Man is followed by the Meteor, etc. Lots of similar powers and origins for one-shot cookie cutter foes. Also the ongoing soap opera of Peter Parker's life gets tiring.
But there's good stories here too, like the battles with Green Goblin.
Reading them all in a row does get repetitive early on when a new standard villain follows one after the other, such as when the Molten Man is followed by the Meteor, etc. Lots of similar powers and origins for one-shot cookie cutter foes. Also the ongoing soap opera of Peter Parker's life gets tiring.
But there's good stories here too, like the battles with Green Goblin.
coolnameguy's review against another edition
3.0
This collection is more consistently solid than before. It delves more into Peter's personal life, and has some interesting stories such as JJ trying to catch Spidey and #33, 334 and #39 are three of the best issues of this era. It doesn't have the historical impact and the debuts the last one had, which gave it an extra star and it's still not great, but it's better, and it's longer so you get more out of it.
buttbag's review against another edition
4.0
"anyone can win a fight when the odds are easy! it's when the going's tough when there seems to be no chance-- THATS when it counts"