Comics Untold Tales of Spider-Man

[Spidey_87]

Anybody else here remember this great series of about 25 issues during the Clone Saga from 1995-1998. I thought Kurt Busiek and Pat Oliffe did an excellent job providing the reader with quality Spidey stories during those years. Too bad the series was cancelled, it would be really sweet if Marvel would have continued the series.

 

[Liquid_Mind]

That was an AWESOME series. In fact, I just read Untold Tales #16 a few days ago, which was a story told from Mary Jane's point-of-view when she first discovered Peter Parker was Spider-Man.

I'm a sucker for the Spidey stories that gravitate around the supporting characters, like Spider-Man: Blue, another absolute favorite of mine (although the storyline deviations from the original issues it was based on sometimes irks me.)

 

[Donald Thomas]

Anybody else here remember this great series of about 25 issues during the Clone Saga from 1995-1998. I thought Kurt Busiek and Pat Oliffe did an excellent job providing the reader with quality Spidey stories during those years. Too bad the series was cancelled, it would be really sweet if Marvel would have continued the series.

Aloha,
One of the best mini series in the 616 Spider-Man Universe. Untold Tales actually ADDED to continuity.No wonder it got cancelled. Would pay regular money for them to revivie it.
Spidey rules

 

[Captivated]

Did they collect these into paperback?

 

[Dark Spidey]

I think I might have an issue of this... I think it's the first issue too. It has Spidey and Doc Strange on the cover.

It might be a reprint however, as I remember getting it free with something. Possibly with an issue of Wizard?

 

[shinlyle]

They have the first 8 issues collected, so far.

http://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-Vi...3422549?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176404019&sr=8-1

 

[Spidey_87]

Did they collect these into paperback?

I think so. I remember seeing a paperback book with the same title at my local comics shop a few weeks ago. I have the first 15 issues of that series, and I a currently looking for the remaining ten. If the paperback has all the issues, then I might pick it up, but I will probably just stick with buying the individual comics.

 

[spider greg]

It was a shining light, in a dark and confusing era called the clone saga.t:

 

[arachnid-guy]

I read a few issues back in the day.

I hought it was a good little series, and i'd like it to be revived- WITH THE SAME WRITER/ARTIST!

 

[Spidey_87]

I would love to see Marvel continue this series with the same writer/artist combo with Busiek and Oliffe. Speaking of Busiek, I don't think he gets enough respect for his contributions to the comic industry in general. His work on Untold Tales of Spider-Man and the classic Marvels were great comics when they came out during what someone called "the dark times." If Untold Tales was restarted today with Busiek and Oliffe, then perhaps some GREAT stories could come out of the era of Sins Past, the Totem and Other storyline, Civil War, JMS and Quesada, and last the horrible unmasking.

 

[Guybrush]

The stories are nice, but to be truely honest I can't seem to enjoy stories that happend during the Spidey's highschool era anymore.

After you read stories from college onward you just can't enjoy the early supporting cast, and for me the main reason for enjoying a Spidey comic is his supporting cast. Let's face it, Liz and Betty can't hold a candle to MJ, Gwen and Felicia.

 

[Themanofbat]

The stories are nice, but to be truely honest I can't seem to enjoy stories that happend during the Spidey's highschool era anymore.

After you read stories from college onward you just can't enjoy the early supporting cast, and for me the main reason for enjoying a Spidey comic is his supporting cast. Let's face it, Liz and Betty can't hold a candle to MJ, Gwen and Felicia.

Are you the same guy that likes Ultimate Spider-Man because he's still in High School???

 

[Guybrush]

Haha quote me where I said I dig USM because he's in highschool. I decided not to reply to the other thread because I don't feel there is actually more the say on the subject. But if you insist.

For all I care Peter can be a senior citizen in a nersery home, as long as we actually get a Spidey story, something that is kinda lacking in the titles today.

Spider-Man best era is probably during the 80s when he we had both Black Cat and MJ roaming the scene giving Spidey some headaches. Probably why I dig Ultimate at the moment with that Peter/MJ/Kitty thing.

 

[Themanofbat]

Haha quote me where I said I dig USM because he's in highschool. I decided not to reply to the other thread because I don't feel there is actually more the say on the subject. But if you insist.

For all I care Peter can be a senior citizen in a nersery home, as long as we actually get a Spidey story, something that is kinda lacking in the titles today.

Spider-Man best era is probably during the 80s when he we had both Black Cat and MJ roaming the scene giving Spidey some headaches. Probably why I dig Ultimate at the moment with that Peter/MJ/Kitty thing.

I haven't checked your birthdate, but my personal favorite time was in the 70's... when his life was a constant struggle with money, being alone, having the world seemingly against him, etc...

And I don't have a problem with people reading Ultimate Spidey... it's just not Spider-Man to me, and I don't understand why people like it.

But at least we're all reading comics... and that's the bottom line.

Cheers...

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

The stories are nice, but to be truely honest I can't seem to enjoy stories that happend during the Spidey's highschool era anymore.

After you read stories from college onward you just can't enjoy the early supporting cast, and for me the main reason for enjoying a Spidey comic is his supporting cast. Let's face it, Liz and Betty can't hold a candle to MJ, Gwen and Felicia.

I enjoy all eras of Spidey, but to me, those early Lee/Ditko high school issues are just GOLDEN. :heart:

I re-visit them at least once a year, and never tire of it, myself.

 

[Spidey_87]

Speaking of Lee/Ditko issues, I am proud to say that I now own the Green Goblin's first two appearances in ASM 14 and ASM 17.

 

[Spidey_87]

Sorry for the double post, but I was reorganizing my comics the other night and discovered my copy of Untold Tales of Spider-Man 2, featuring the first appearance of Batwing, one of my favorite villians in the series.

 

[OtepApe]

I just recetly bought Spider-man Visionaries: Kurt Busiel, which collects issues 1-8 of UTS. Personally, I thought it was great. Fits into continuuity, great story, has a feel of the classic Spidey tales for Lee's days, taking Peter back to a time in his life most Spidey fans loved. Great series, shame it didn't last so long.

 

[SpideyInATree]

I would definitely love to see this as another ongoing Spider-Man title. It would be a really good vehicle to revisit parts of Spider-Man's past and bring back long dead characters without injecting them into the current continuity and ruining further Spider-Man stories.

It'd be a great way to bring back Ben Reilly. An Untold Tales of the Scarlet Spider. That would be a sweet miniseries or an arc in Untold Tales.

Damnit, Marvel...do it. Or I'll come to your offices and poop on all of your desks. And, yes, I plan to eat a lot before I make the trip up.

 

[Spidey_87]

My thoughts exactly. I wish Marvel never cancelled this title; it really had a large amount of fan support during the whole clone saga time in 616 continuity. As I have stated earlier, the stories with Batwing are classic, as are the ones with the Spacemen, Sandman, and the whole Norman/Harry/Headsman story from issue 8. I really thought the series was good enought to last a long time; I will continue to say Kurt Busiek doesn't get enough credit for this series.

 

[OtepApe]

I would definitely love to see this as another ongoing Spider-Man title. It would be a really good vehicle to revisit parts of Spider-Man's past and bring back long dead characters without injecting them into the current continuity and ruining further Spider-Man stories.

It'd be a great way to bring back Ben Reilly. An Untold Tales of the Scarlet Spider. That would be a sweet miniseries or an arc in Untold Tales.

Damnit, Marvel...do it. Or I'll come to your offices and poop on all of your desks. And, yes, I plan to eat a lot before I make the trip up.

An Untold Tales Of Ben Reilly would be great. It'd bring the character brack into view, without getting him caught up in regular continuuity.

I just want them to collect the rest of the series really.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

I ALWAYS thought Untold Tales of Reilly would make for a great one-shot, mini-series or even ongoing... for 3 reasons...

1) It gives the Ben fans what they want... MORE BEN! Even if it is just untold tales.

2) His passing is undisturbed and respected... a rarity for any comic character nowadays.

3) The whiners and Ben-haters will be grasping at straws to make their case, when they can simply ignore a book that has absolutely zero ramifications on the main Spidey books. Live and let live, Reilly-bashers.

I think the ideal book would be a 12 issue Maxi-series... with revolving writers and artists. The first 4 issues would focus on Reilly's lost years on the road... his adventures fighting Kaine, Wild-Whip, D'Spayre and others who were hinted at. Janine and Seward could be featured and we can see the crimescape of other American Marvel cities. The next 4 issues would be him as the Scarlet Spider when he still believes himself to be the clone and he and Peter are still wary and suspicious of eachother. The last 4 issues would be him as Spider-Ben, and we could see more bonding with Pete, the Grind cast and more whacky Jimmy-Six appearances.

Now how great would that be? Ofcourse Marvel would never do it, because (a) they don't faith that the diehard Reilly fans would be enough of a push to keep such a title afloat and (b) that would involve reminding people the clone-saga actually happened (God forbid!).

 

[Spidey_87]

Speaking of Jimmy 6, whatever happened to him? I am trying to remember if he ever appeared in the comics after Ben's death, helping Peter in some odd way?

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Yes. Jimmy 6 actually appeared a number of times. He helped Pete out during "Spider-Hunt" shooting Green Goblin to avenge the death of Reilly. He even appeared during the relaunch a couple times, I think the most recent being at the end of Mackie's run just before MJ came back from the grave. Don't think he's been seen since, although his old man Dom (Don?) Fortunato appeared during Millar's MK run.

 

[Spidey_87]

Jimmy 6 was a great character, especially in a time where Spidey's (Peter's or Ben's) supporting cast did not get that much attention. Hopefully Marvel could bring him back later on.