The Sensational Spider-Man


The Sensational Spider-Man is a comic book series starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 35 issues, from January 1996 until November 1998.

Publication history

The Sensational Spider-Man title was first used for various reprints, including Marvel Treasury Edition #14, 22 and 27 which featured various reprints from Marvel Team-Up and The Amazing Spider-Man, a trade paperback in 1988 featuring Frank Miller's Spider-Man work, and a prestige format one-shot special called The Sensational Spider-Man: Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut in 1989 which reprinted The Amazing Spider-Man issues #229 and #230.
The ongoing The Sensational Spider-Man series was initially conceived to be the flagship for the new Ben Reilly Spider-Man. It replaced the Web of Spider-Man series.
The initial seven issues were written and pencilled by Dan Jurgens, who had helped revive interest in Superman for DC Comics in the mid-1990s. Jurgens pushed strongly for the restoration of Peter Parker as the true Spider-Man and plans were made to enact this soon, but Bob Harras, the new Editor-in-chief, demanded the story be deferred until after the Onslaught crossover. Jurgens had by this stage become disillusioned with the immense amount of group planning and constant changes of ideas and directions and took this as the last straw, resigning from the title.
He was succeeded by writer Todd DeZago and penciller Mike Wieringo, who remained as the title's regular creative team for the remainder of its run. It lasted for 35 issues.
In February 2006, with issue #23, the series Marvel Knights Spider-Man was moved from the Marvel Knights imprint and renamed The Sensational Spider-Man volume 2.

Collections

Issues #13–15 of The Sensational Spider-Man were reprinted in the Spider-Man: Savage Land prestige format trade paperback in June 1997.