The Amazing Spider-Man: The Ultimate Newspaper Comics Collection Volume 1 (1977-1978) (Spider-Man Newspaper Comics) Hardcover – June 16, 2015

This is fun. The newspaper strip has always had a different storyline and feel than the comic book story arcs. Not better, not worse, just different. It's also fascinating to see the story told, from day to day, in such short chunks.

Stan Lee and John Romita - it's the 60's all over again (when Marvel was at it's height).In 1977 Lee and Romita both proved they still "had it". Due to the nature of the medium, the newspaper strips are not as nuanced as the comics (subplots aren't there) and the supporting characters are given minimum time. However the entire cast is still there (JJJ, Robertson, Aunt May, Mary Jane, Flash Thompson & Harry Osborn) and Lee proved he could still spin a yarn.Most of the stories unfold in about 2 months worth of strips. Surprisingly the best story doesn't involve a super villain but rather an ordinary citizen of New York who is black mailing Peter Parker with a threat to expose his secret identity. For all his power Spider-Man is helpless against mere information - it's a page turner.It might just be my fading old eyesight, but I do believe the reprint size is slightly reduced from the actual newspaper edition size of 38 years ago, but not so small as to be a distraction.Pros: Silver Age Marvel Magic (from the Bronze Age) & color Sundays.Cons: Stories are slightly more "streamlined" than the comics.

Again the story is engaging, and the art work sensational! If you are a true Spiderman fan you will find it a reasonable addition to your collection.

The book is amazing! love spiderman and the works of John romita, great writer stan Lee.

Awesome! Brings back a lot of childhood memories from the 1970s...art by John Romita, THE DEFINITIVE Spider artist, is awesome! A real treat for fans who remember the halcyon days of comics!

My Nephew loved it! It was worth every penny as it was durable and well made. Only reason why I didn't give it a perfect 5 is because now he is asking for the next edition and I can't find it anywhere! Christmas is coming so hopefully it will be released by then.

Great to see the old comic strips collected so you can read one a day like when you would read them in the newspaper or you can read a bunch in one sitting

Great idea and exactly what I wanted