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Issue: The Essential Spider-Man #2
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel ComicsView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 530
ISBN: 0785109897
UPC/EAN: 978078510989151495
Price: $23.95 CAD
$14.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
52 (25 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected editions
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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Beetle
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Where Flies the Beetle !

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Betty Brant; Flash Thompson; May Parker; Doris Evans; J. Jonah Jameson
When the Beetle is released from prison he plans to take his revenge on the Human Torch and ends up fighting both the Torch and Spider-Man.
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The Clown and His Masters of Menace!

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Masters of Menace [the Clown [Elliot Franklin]; the Great Gambonnos [Ernesto and Luigi Gambonno]; the Human Cannonball [Jack Pulver]; Princess Python [Zelda DuBois]]
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The Clown and His Masters of Menace!

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Mrs. Van Der Twilliger
After being released from prison, the Circus of Crime decides they no longer need the Ringmaster and become the Masters of Menace and plan an art heist.
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The Goblin and the Gangsters!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin
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The Goblin and the Gangsters

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Green Goblin; Lucky Lobo; Aunt May; J. Jonah Jameson; Frederick Foswell; Betty Brant; Mr. Merriweather
The Green Goblin tries to take over Lucky Lobo's gang but Spider-Man puts them all in jail.
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Spider-Man Goes Mad!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Vulture; The Sandman
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Spider-Man Goes Mad!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Flash Thompson; Liz Allan; Mysterio; May Parker; Frederick Foswell; Doctor Octopus (illusion); Sandman (illusion); Vulture (illusion)
Mysterio tries to convince Spider-Man that he is going crazy and reveal his secret identity.
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Captured by J. Jonah Jameson!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Spider-Slayer; J. Jonah Jameson (on screen)
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Captured by J. Jonah Jameson!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Professor Smythe; Spider-Slayer; Mary Jane Watson; Liz Allan; Aunt May Parker; Betty Brant; J. Jonah Jameson; Flash Thompson
Professor Smythe builds a robot to capture Spider-Man and rents it to J. Jonah Jameson.
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The Man in the Crime-Master's Mask!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Crime Master; Green Goblin
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The Man in the Crime-Master's Mask!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Crime Master; Patch [Fredrick Foswell]; Green Goblin; May Parker; Betty Brandt; J. Jonah Jameson; Liz Allen; Flash Thompson; Mr. Davis (school principal)
The Crime Master and the Green Goblin battle for control of organized crime.
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Bring Back My Goblin to Me!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin; Crime-Master
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Bring Back My Goblin to Me!

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Spider-Man is caught between the Green Goblin and the Crime-Master.
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The Molten Man

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Molten Man
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The Menace of the Molten Man!

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Molten Man [Raxton] (1st appearance, origin); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Liz Allen; Flash Thompson; Professor Smythe; Aunt May; Mrs. Watson; Principal Davis; J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man captures the Molten Man and Peter graduates from high school.
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The Wondrous Worlds of Dr. Strange!

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The Wondrous World of Dr. Strange!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Xandu (Introduction); barroom brawlers (unnamed)
Xandu sends his two henchmen to retrieve half of the Wand of Watoomb from Dr. Strange. Spider-Man mistakes the henchmen for burglars and tries to stop them, leading to a team up between Spider-Man and Dr. Strange to stop Xandu's plan.
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Never Step on a Scorpion!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Scorpion
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Never Step on a Scorpion!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Scorpion; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds; Frederick Foswell; Aunt May
Scorpion breaks free from jail and plans on killing both Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson.
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The Claws of the Cat!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Cat
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The Claws of the Cat!

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Jameson offers a thousand dollar reward for catching The Cat, and Spider-Man plans to collect. Betty tells Peter that Ned has asked her to marry him.
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If This Be My Destiny

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If This Be My Destiny !

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Harry Osborn (introduction); Gwen Stacy (introduction); Master Planner; Aunt May; Flash Thompson; Dr. Bromwell; Professor Warren; J. Jonah Jameson; Frederick Foswell; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds; Foxy Briggs
Aunt May falls deathly ill on Peter's first day of college. Meanwhile, the Master Planner is stealing scientific gadgets.
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Man on a Rampage!

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Aunt May; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
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Man on a Rampage!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Doctor Octopus; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds; J. Jonah Jameson; Aunt May; Dr. Curt Conners [Lizard]; Frederick Foswell
Aunt May is dying due to some radioactivity in her blood, and Dr. Octopus has stolen the radioactive isotope that Peter and Dr. Conners need to create a serum to save her life.
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The Final Chapter!

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The Final Chapter!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Aunt May; Dr. Curt Connors [Lizard]; Frederick Foswell; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Uncle Ben; Kraven (Last panel teaser)
Trapped under a pile of rubble in an underwater base that is filling with water, Spidey has to use all of his strength and determination to break himself free as Aunt May's life hangs in the balance. Spidey escapes and takes down Doc Ock's goons so he can deliver a serum that will remove the radiation from his Aunt's system.
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The Thrill of the Hunt!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kraven
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The Thrill of the Hunt

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Kraven; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Betty Brant; May Parker; Anna Watson; Gwen Stacy; Harry Osborn; J. Jonah Jameson; Frederick Foswell
Kraven dresses up as Spider-Man and harasses J. Jonah Jameson to get Spider-Man to come out for a re-match of their last fight.
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The Molten Man Regrets..!

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Spider-Man figure is by Kirby, probably inked by Brodsky. John Romita and Brodsky recall being in the office when Kirby was correcting the cover. It was changed because Spider-Man's rear was facing the reader. An unaltered version of the cover was published in an Italian reprint, L'Uomo Ragno # 29.
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The Molten Man Regrets !

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Molten Man
The Molten Man is released from jail and he decides he is going to be smarter about his next robbery, but Spider-Man puts an end to his plans.
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When Falls the Meteor!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Looter
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When Falls the Meteor!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Looter [Norton G. Fester]; Sally Green; Gwen Stacy; Flash Thompson
A strange meteor gives Norton Fester incredible strength and agility. He uses these new powers to become the Looter to fund his scientific research.
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Once Upon a Time...There Was a Robot!

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Once Upon a Time, There Was a Robot !

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Max Young
When Professor Stromm is released from prison he plans to take revenge on his old business partner, Norman Osborn.
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Just a Guy Named Joe!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Joe Smith
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Just a Guy Named Joe!

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Joe Smith (introduction)
Average joe, Joe Smith, fails at being a fighter and tries his hand at acting. Dressed up as a robotic monster, he is zapped with electricity and chemicals which causes him to go on a violent spree against those who doubted his abilities. Meanwhile, Norman Osborn puts a price on Spidey's head and our hero is plagued with goons trying to bump him off. Pete narrowly misses meeting Mary Jane.
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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin
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How Green Was My Goblin!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Aunt May; Anna Watson; Flash Thompson; Gwen Stacy; Harry Osborn; Ned Leeds; J. Jonah Jameson; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (identity revealed); Professor Stromm (flashback; cameo)
Peter heads to the doctor with the sniffles and learns that Aunt May's health is very fragile. Spidey is roped into tangling with a bunch of goons who zap him with a mysterious gas. Not realizing that the gas has weakened his spider sense, he changes into Peter Parker under the watchful gaze of the Green Goblin. The Goblin confronts Spidey outside of his home and captures him as Peter is worried that Aunt May might be overcome by the commotion. Trussed up in the Goblin's lair, Peter is shocked when the Goblin takes off his mask and reveals himself to be Norman Osborn.
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Spidey Saves the Day!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Green Goblin
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Spidey Saves The Day!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Green Goblin; Harry Osborn; Professor Stromm (flashback); Aunt May; Anna May Watson; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds (flashback; cameo); The Enforcers [Ox; Montana; Fancy Dan] (flashback; cameo); Human Torch (flashback; cameo); Lucky Lobo (flashback; cameo); Crime Master (flashback; cameo); Dr. Bromwell (cameo)
Spider-Man battles the Green Goblin. While battling, an explosion erases the last several years of Norman Osborn's memory, reverting him to his pre-Green Goblin state.
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The Horns of the Rhino

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Rhino
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The Horns of the Rhino!

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Spider-Man; Rhino (1st appearance); Aunt May Parker; Anna Watson; J. Jonah Jameson; John Jameson; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds; Gwen Stacy; Flash Thompson
The Rhino attempts to kidnap John Jameson to turn him over to foreign powers that want his secrets about the U.S. space program. Spider-Man manages to stop the Rhino.
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The Birth of a Super-Hero!

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Spider-Man; Colonel John Jameson
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The Birth of a Super-Hero!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Frederick Foswell; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds; J. Jonah Jameson; John Jameson; The Rhino; Foggy Nelson; Harry Osborn; Flash Thompson; Gwen Stacy; May Parker; Mary Jane Watson; Anna Watson
John Jameson was exposed to some strange space spores on a space mission. He returns to Earth where he gains super strength. Spider-Man is mistakenly accused of robbing a bank so Jameson decides to try to capture him with his new super powers.
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Rhino on the Rampage!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Rhino
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Rhino on a Rampage!

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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Rhino; Mary Jane Watson; Ned Leeds; Betty Brant; Frederick Foswell; J. Jonah Jameson; Anna Watson; Aunt May Parker; Foggy Nelson; Matt Murdock [Daredevil]; Curt Connors; John Jameson; Harry Osborn; Flash Thompson; Gwen Stacy
Rhino escapes from police custody and is looking for revenge on Spider-Man for defeating his attempt to kidnap John Jameson.
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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3

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Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Hawkeye]; Hulk; Daredevil; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dr. Octopus
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...To Become an Avenger!

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Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Hawkeye]; Hulk; Daredevil; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Aunt May; J. Jonah Jameson; Frederick Foswell
The Avengers decide to ask Spider-Man to join the team but first he has to complete a test to prove himself. The test is to capture the Hulk.
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