Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2
date: label: date made
content: 2009
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content: Marvel Comics
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content: This 2009 graphic novel reprints issues of the Marvel Comic's title <i>The Amazing Spider-Man </i> issues 11-19 and Annual No. 1. Originally published in 1964, the stories were written by Stan Lee with art by Steve Ditko. The cover of the compilation features a framed image of the cover of <i>Amazing Spider-Man</i> No. 11, where the titular superhero is shown fighting his nemesis, Doctor Octopus.
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content: The book was given to costume designer Eiko Ishioka who used it to help inform her work for the 2011 Broadway musical <i>Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark</i>.
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content: The creation of Marvel Comics creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the <i>friendly neighborhood </i> superhero Spider-Man first appeared in the pages of 1962's Amazing Fantasy no. 15. The character, a brilliant yet geeky teenager named Peter Parker, becomes a superhero after being bitten by a radioactive spider; attaining many of the abilities of the arachnid, including incredible strength, an instinctive <i>spider-sense</i> that warns of danger, and the ability to walk on walls. Witty and spontaneous, Parker is challenged to balance his spectacular abilities with his ambitions, opting to use his powers for good while protecting his loved ones.
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content: Overturning traditional superhero mythologies, Spider-Man quickly swung into the hearts of readers, inspiring waves of more psychologically complex and relatable superheroes. Since his debut, <i>ol' web-head</i> has remained one of Marvel's most popular properties, headlining several long-running comic titles, as well as being the centerpiece of a multitude media properties, including a succession of animated television series and a blockbuster film franchise.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Spider Man
label: Subject
content: Comics
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Nicholas Soultanakis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.3081.16
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content: 2014.3081
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content: 2014.3081.16
objectType: label: Object Name
content: book
label: Object Name
content: graphic novel
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 7 in; 25.4 cm x 17.78 cm