''Spider-Man Family'' (later retitled ''The Amazing Spider-Man Family'') is a

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series published by

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Publication history

It began as a series of one-shots written and penciled by various writers and artists before becoming a bi-monthly ongoing series with the first issue cover-dated February 2007. Its initial writer was

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. Each issue of ''Spider-Man Family'' contained brand new stories featuring

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and his supporting cast, reprints of classic

tales, and an English translation of the original Japanese manga, ''

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''. In June 2008, ''Spider-Man Family'' was relaunched as ''The Amazing Spider-Man Family'', and became a showcase title for many of the divergent timelines that were present at this point in the franchise. In addition to strips set in the ''Brand New Day'' timeline, a strip exploring the early days of Peter Parker's life as Spider-Man was also included. Another feature,

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, written by

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, took place within Marvel's MC2 continuity. In November 2008,

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confirmed on his blog that cult favourite

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would be moving to ''Amazing Spider-Man Family'' in April 2009. On July 13, 2009, Marvel announced a new monthly anthology title, ''

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'', to replace ''The Amazing Spider-Man Family''. Unlike ''The Amazing Spider-Man Family'', it featured only new stories, with backup stories initially starring

, then switching to

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''Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man''

''Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man'' is a short comic strip series published in the pages of ''The Amazing Spider-Man Family'', in August 2008. It was written by

, and illustrated by

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and several other artists. The series took place in the MC2 universe, and bridges the gap between the final issues of DeFalco's run on ''

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'' and his future canon in ''

'', taking place shortly after the renegade clone Kaine rescued an infant "Mayday" Parker from the clutches of

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's agents and returned her safely to her parents

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and Mary Jane. Peter continues his career as Spider-Man and begins to cope with the additional headaches of raising an infant daughter with his wife. According to DeFalco, the events of " The Final Chapter" take place two years after this series. Mayday is six months old when the series begins, and is two when Peter loses his leg in a final battle with the Green Goblin, ending his career as Spider-Man. The strip was originally intended to run in the closing issue of the ''Spider-Man Family'' volume, but was held back to launch within the rebranded title. A podcast interview with DeFalco in November 2008 confirmed that, due to Spider-Girl becoming an integral part of ''Amazing Spider-Man Family'', ''Mr and Mrs. Spider-Man'' would become a casualty and be concluded. Only four storylines were written. The strips were later collected in a trade paperback of ''The Spectacular Spider-Girl.''

Collected editions

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amazing Spider-Man Family Spider-Man titles Spider-Man in manga

Publication history

Contents

''Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man''

Collected editions

See also

References

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