Spider-Man Complete Chronology Update 0

Being all cool and trendy (and to infuriate Ryan), this will be the “zero issue” of the chronology updates as technically it isn’t an update, but the notes for the initial list as we roll this out.  After the break, read my thoughts about the placement of issues in the chronology between Amazing Fantasy #15 and Amazing Spider-Man #50.  The notes are a little on the light side this go round as most of this chunk are the early issues of Amazing interspersed with Untold Tales of Spider-Man, which Marvel has been pretty clear about where they fit chronologically.  There are some spoilers if you’ve missed out on the last 50 years of Spider-Man and are just getting started.

1. Amazing Fantasy 15 [Spider-Man story only]
2. Spider-Man – Mythos 01 – Essentially an updated version of Amazing Fantasy 15.
3. Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine 01 [Story 2] – Story 2 takes place at Ben’s funeral shortly after Amazing Fantasy 15, but is essentially just a retelling of Spider-Man’s origin.
4. Amazing Spider-Man Family 01 [Story 1]
5. Amazing Spider-Man Family 03 [Story 1]
6. Amazing Fantasy 16 – Unfortunately, Learning To Crawl retcons the entire arc (issues 16-18) out of continuity. I guess the question is “does it matter?” since Brand New Day will retcon most everything and I won’t be removing post wedding issues from the chronology…
7. Amazing Fantasy 17
8. Amazing Fantasy 18
9. Amazing Spider-Man 001
10. Fantastic Four Annual 01 [Spider-Man story only]
11. What If? – V1 – 007 – Someone Else Had Been Bitten By The Radioactive Spider – Has to take place after Amazing Spider-Man #1.
12. Amazing Spider-Man 002
13. Peter Parker Spider-Man Annual 2001 – Placement after Amazing Spider-Man 2 seems a little early. Pete is still in high school but he is super confident and “experienced” as Spider-Man. (Though he is pretty cocky in Amazing Spider-Man 3.)
14. Amazing Spider-Man 003
15. Amazing Spider-Man 004
16. Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Annual [Story 1]
17. Amazing Spider-Man 005
18. Strange Tales Annual 02 [Spider-Man story only]
    
19. Amazing Spider-Man 006
20. What If? – V2 – 072 – Spider-Man Became A Murderer – Has to take place after first Sandman (Amazing Spider-Man 4) and Lizard (Amazing Spider-Man 6).
21. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 01
22. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 02
23. Amazing Spider-Man 007
24. Strange Tales 115 [Spider-Man story only] – Outside of a flashback of the events in Amazing Spider-Man 4, really only 2 panel cameo for Spidey. But leads directly into Untold Tales of Spider-Man 3.
25. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 03
26. Amazing Spider-Man 008 [Story 1]
27. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 04
28. Amazing Spider-Man 009
29. What If? – V2 – 076 – Peter Parker Had To Destroy Spider-Man – Has to take place after Amazing Spider-Man 1, first Vulture (Amazing Spider-Man 2), Sandman (Amazing Spider-Man 4) and Electro (Amazing Spider-Man 9).
30. Amazing Spider-Man 010 [Pages 1 – 5]
31. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 05
32. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 06
33. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 07
34. Amazing Spider-Man 010 [Pages 6 – 22]
35. What If? – V1 – 001 – Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four – Has to take place after Amazing Spider-Man 02 and after Foswell revealed as Big Man (Amazing Spider-Man 10).
36. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 08
37. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 09
38. Amazing Spider-Man 011
39. Amazing Spider-Man 012 [Pages 1 – 3]
40. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 10
41. Amazing Spider-Man 012 [Pages 4 – 22]
42. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 11
    

    

43. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 12
44. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 13
45. Amazing Spider-Man 013
46. Spider-Man – Human Torch 01 – Chronologically immediately after Amazing Spider-Man 13 I think. But could argue to move it later as it is technically a flashback that starts with “Ten years ago…”
47. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 14
48. Amazing Spider-Man 014
49. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 15
50. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 16 – This issue really plays havoc with a continuity read. Though it may be placed before Amazing Spider-Man 15, it totally ruins the MJ reveal YEARS later in Amazing Spider-Man 42. It also shows when MJ discovers that Peter is Spider-Man, which wasn’t retconned in until much, much later. This stuff happens a lot with Untold, but this is a major one along with issue 25.
51. Tales to Astonish 057 [Spider-Man story only]
52. Amazing Spider-Man 015
53. Sensational Spider-Man Annual 1996
54. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 17
55. Amazing Spider-Man 016
56. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 18
57. Amazing Spider-Man Annual 001
58. Untold Tales of Spider-Man – Strange Encounter – After Amazing Spider-Man Annual 1? Flash, etc don’t know Dr. Strange in the Annual
59. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 19
60. Amazing Spider-Man 017
    
61. Amazing Spider-Man 018 [Pages 1 – 2] – Amazing Spider-Man 18 and Untold Tales of Spider-Man 22 overlap. (Made even more confusing by the fact that Untold Tales of Spider-Man 20-21 occur between pages 2 and 3 of Amazing Spider-Man 18.)
62. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 20
63. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 21
64. Amazing Spider-Man 018 [Pages 3 – 22]
65. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 22
66. Amazing Spider-Man 019
67. Amazing Spider-Man 020
68. Untold Tales of Spider-man 23
69. Avengers 011
70. Amazing Spider-Man 021
71. Amazing Spider-Man 008 [Story 2]
72. Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual 1996
73. Amazing Spider-Man 022
74. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 24
75. Amazing Spider-Man 023
76. Untold Tales of Spider-Man 25 – Much like other aspects of Untold, this issue ruins the Norman Osborn reveal of Amazing Spider-Man 39 if reading truly chronologically.
77. What If? – V1 – 019 – Spider-Man Had Never Become A Crimefighter – Has to take place after Untold Tales of Spider-Man 25; Daredevil changes to his red suit; Foswell arrested (Amazing Spider-Man 10) and the Sinister Six have formed.
78. Amazing Spider-Man 024
79. Amazing Spider-Man 025
80. What If? – V2 – 082 – J. Jonah Jameson Adopted Spider-Man – Has to be after Amazing Spider-Man 02, first Spider Slayer (Amazing Spider-Man 25), Scorpion (Amazing Spider-Man 20).
    
81. Webspinners Tales of Spider-Man 07 – Has to take place before high school graduation (Amazing Spider-Man 28) and falling out with Liz (Amazing Spider-Man 26). An interesting continuity snag, Deadpool is on the cover of a magazine. 🙂
82. Webspinners Tales of Spider-Man 08
83. Webspinners Tales of Spider-Man 09
84. Amazing Spider-Man 026
85. Amazing Spider-Man 027
86. Amazing Spider-Man 028
87. Amazing Spider-Man Annual 002
88. Amazing Spider-Man 029
89. Amazing Spider-Man 030
90. Amazing Spider-Man 031
91. Amazing Spider-Man 032
92. Amazing Spider-Man 033
93. Spider-Man – Fantastic Four 01
94. Amazing Spider-Man 034
95. Amazing Spider-Man 035
96. Amazing Spider-Man 036
97. Amazing Spider-Man 037
98. Daredevil 016
    
99. Daredevil 017
100. Amazing Spider-Man 038
101. Amazing Spider-Man 039
102. Amazing Spider-Man 040
103. Amazing Spider-Man 041
104. Amazing Spider-Man 042
105. What If? – V1 – 046 – Spider-Man’s Uncle Ben Had Lived – Has to take place after Amazing Spider-Man 42.
106. Amazing Spider-Man 043
107. What If? – Aunt May Had Died Instead Of Uncle Ben – Has to take place after Peter starts dating MJ (Amazing Spider-Man 42).
108. Amazing Spider-Man Annual 003
109. X-Men 027 – Spider-Man cameo 4 panels.
110. Amazing Spider-Man 044
111. Amazing Spider-Man 045
112. Amazing Spider-Man 046
113. Amazing Spider-Man 047
114. Daredevil 027
115. Amazing Spider-Man 048
116. Amazing Spider-Man 049
117. Amazing Spider-Man 050

Be on the lookout for further updates coming soon.  And you will always be able to find the Complete Chronology in it’s permanent home under Big Projects in the menu under the Gabbing Geek banner.