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Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection, Vol. 13: Nothing Can Stop The Juggernaut
One of the greatest eras in Spider-Man history begins in this Amazing Epic Collection!
Roger Stern and John Romita Jr. joined the Spider-Man-creator hall of fame with their run, taking the web-spinner to new heights while recapturing the compelling tone and character-driven focus that made Spider-Man world famous. Together they brought classic villains like the Vulture to the fore, explored a disturbing fate for the Tarantula, told the definitive Juggernaut tale and made J. Jonah Jameson an even bigger pain that ever before. Arguably their paramount achievement was introducing the thrilling mystery of the Hobgoblin, showing in these pages how he's one of the most threatening villains Spider-Man would ever face. All this and the first appearance of Monica Rambeau, A.K.A. Captain Marvel!
COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #224-241, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #16
Written by Roger Stern With Jan Strnad & Bill Mantlo
Penciled by John Romita Jr. With Rick Leonardi & Bob Hall
Cover by John Romita Jr. & Allen Milgrom
Roger Stern and John Romita Jr. joined the Spider-Man-creator hall of fame with their run, taking the web-spinner to new heights while recapturing the compelling tone and character-driven focus that made Spider-Man world famous. Together they brought classic villains like the Vulture to the fore, explored a disturbing fate for the Tarantula, told the definitive Juggernaut tale and made J. Jonah Jameson an even bigger pain that ever before. Arguably their paramount achievement was introducing the thrilling mystery of the Hobgoblin, showing in these pages how he's one of the most threatening villains Spider-Man would ever face. All this and the first appearance of Monica Rambeau, A.K.A. Captain Marvel!
COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #224-241, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #16
Written by Roger Stern With Jan Strnad & Bill Mantlo
Penciled by John Romita Jr. With Rick Leonardi & Bob Hall
Cover by John Romita Jr. & Allen Milgrom
- GenresComicsSpider Man
496 pages, Paperback
Published June 2, 2026
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Roger Stern
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June 5, 2026
Really fun with some great stories and art; this was the era I started getting into Spidey and my only real complaint is that Marvel aren't making Epic Collections of Spectacular Spider-Man to be read in tandem with these Amazing ones.
July 24, 2026
I’ve always heard that Roger Stern’s run is one of the highlights of Amazing Spider-Man’s 60-year history, but I found these issues only slighter better than Danny O’Neil’s preceding run—closer in quality to Len Wein’s issues than to the heights of Stan Lee and Gerry Conway’s eras.
The fact that key contextual Spectacular Spider-Man issues are missing from this Epic Collection expounded my disappointment. Out of nowhere in #239, we see Spidey visiting Black Cat in the hospital after a “near-fatal shooting” in Spectacular Spider-Man #76, which is more interesting than anything Stern had come up with at this point. Of course, I looked up that issue (plus #75 for good measure), and lo and behold it was better than any ASM issue in this collection, both in terms of writing and penciling. Black Cat gets shot nine times, which enrages Spidey to the point of ripping off Doc Ock’s arms! Meanwhile, in Stern’s “classic” Juggernaut story, the stakes culminate in Juggernaut picking up Madame Web and setting her back down when he learns she can’t live without her life-support chair. That’s the story, and it’s not even particularly well written. For my money, the now-forgotten Bill Mantlo and Al Milgrom were much more talented storytellers than the famous Stern–Romita Jr. combo.
You may say, “But this is an Amazing Epic Collection; of course issues of Spectacular aren’t included,” which is fair, but it ignores the fact that we’re missing key context (and superior stories) in this $54.99 book. If they can include Annual #16, which isn’t even a Spider-Man story but a long advertisement for the new Captain Marvel, why can’t we get essential tie-in issues too?
The fact that key contextual Spectacular Spider-Man issues are missing from this Epic Collection expounded my disappointment. Out of nowhere in #239, we see Spidey visiting Black Cat in the hospital after a “near-fatal shooting” in Spectacular Spider-Man #76, which is more interesting than anything Stern had come up with at this point. Of course, I looked up that issue (plus #75 for good measure), and lo and behold it was better than any ASM issue in this collection, both in terms of writing and penciling. Black Cat gets shot nine times, which enrages Spidey to the point of ripping off Doc Ock’s arms! Meanwhile, in Stern’s “classic” Juggernaut story, the stakes culminate in Juggernaut picking up Madame Web and setting her back down when he learns she can’t live without her life-support chair. That’s the story, and it’s not even particularly well written. For my money, the now-forgotten Bill Mantlo and Al Milgrom were much more talented storytellers than the famous Stern–Romita Jr. combo.
You may say, “But this is an Amazing Epic Collection; of course issues of Spectacular aren’t included,” which is fair, but it ignores the fact that we’re missing key context (and superior stories) in this $54.99 book. If they can include Annual #16, which isn’t even a Spider-Man story but a long advertisement for the new Captain Marvel, why can’t we get essential tie-in issues too?
June 20, 2026
Normally this era of comics isn't my cup of tea, but the one to three issue mini storylines in this book are all pretty good fun, particularly the encounter with Juggernaut, and one of the greatest long running mystery villains in Spider Man history - the Hobgoblin. Granted there are a few duds, like The Stilt-Man deciding to fight Spider-Man to prove that he's not a joke. Can't all be winners.
A bit of a cumbersome read, but one I don't regret at all (minus the fact that this does not include Spectacular Spider-Man issues, sometimes there are noticeably missing chunks of context).
A bit of a cumbersome read, but one I don't regret at all (minus the fact that this does not include Spectacular Spider-Man issues, sometimes there are noticeably missing chunks of context).
June 26, 2026
tarantula was cool, juggernaut and madame web were interesting (especially from my bonus book), vulture was nice, and finally hobgoblin had arrived. these comics flourish when the villain is insane!
Did Not Finish
July 1, 2026My husband's book, keeping it on my list for record keeping.
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