Spider-Man: The Sinister Six

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man (2005) #3

by Erica David

Meet Spider-Man and his most menacing villains - Doctor Octopus, Doctor Doom, the Vulture, and the Sandman - in this new, contemporary revisiting of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's classic Spidey tales. Marvel Age Spider-Man introduces readers of all ages to some of the greatest stories of the legendary Marvel Universe with dynamic, brand-new art and modern flair

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[James Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have no idea of the edition here but wanted to review this comic because of its seminal place in my life. I loved these comics so much as a kid. I am ashamed to say I would dip into my mum's purse sometimes to feed my addiction. I used to ride my bike to the newsagents then open the comic on a page and read it, then close it and ride to the local cemetery because it was such a peaceful place to read. Then I would read the whole thing having wondered on the bike ride how the page I had read might fit into the whole story. When I was little the marvel group was trying to break the UK market and issues large format comics called Spider-Man weekly, Numbers 9 and 10 were the Sinister Six. These were the comics everybody wanted. My nan got me both from Birkenhead Market. I eventually traded them and regretted it for years thereafter. This is a brilliant story. It was as if Stan asked his team to make a Spidey comic for the ages. It had all his best villains (except the Green Goblin) and a vast array of guest stars that flitted through Spidey's day. His battles with each of the Six - who were dumb enough to take him on as individuals- is the epic narrative of my pre-teen years. This is a glorious comic book, and in my humble opinion, the best marvel ever made.

[Stacey Mulholland]

Jacob picked this out. Reading a comic book to a 4-year old is hard as there are a lot of inferencing and connections to previous story lines that he just doesn't know.