Amazing Spider-Man — Lee/Romita Foundation

Stan Lee · John Romita Sr. · John Buscema · Gil Kane

Story eras 01–02 · The Dawn of the Heroes to The Expanding Universe

Lee and Romita continue Peter Parker’s story through a changing supporting cast and the milestone of Amazing Spider-Man #100.

0 of 2 books owned1,912 pages71 full issues

Setup & reading order

After Amazing Spider-Man #104
This volume ends at #104. Other Spider-Man stories occur before the later Stern run.

Optional context & path

Path: Spider-Man, classic era. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Useful background and earlier stops: Amazing Spider-Man by Lee & Ditko.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

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The books

UnownedThe Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 2Amazing Spider-Man — Lee/Romita FoundationStan Lee · John Romita Sr. · John Buscema · Gil Kane992 pp

The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 2

Omnibus hardcover · 992 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 2 · The Dawn of the Heroes

Romita’s arrival expands Peter Parker’s cast and visual identity after the Lee/Ditko foundation.

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Released 26 Jan 2021 · 992 pages · Humberto Ramos cover9781302927943Planned edition

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)#39–67

The Amazing Spider-Man Annual#3–5

The Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine (1968)#1–2

Not Brand Echh (1967) (partial — Spider-Man material)#2, #6, #11

Earth-616 Primary

Amazing Spider-Man #47 repeats in Joe Kelly’s Deadpool omnibus; read the original Spider-Man chapter once when following both. Not Brand Echh #2, #6 and #11 contribute only Spider-Man’s parody features, separate from the main run’s continuity.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

UnownedThe Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 3Amazing Spider-Man — Lee/Romita FoundationStan Lee · John Romita Sr. · John Buscema · Gil Kane920 pp

The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 3

Omnibus hardcover · 920 pages · Unowned

Book 2 of 2 · The Expanding Universe

Lee and Romita’s Spider-Man reaches the hundredth issue before this volume concludes at #104.

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Released 16 Nov 2021 · 920 pages · Mike McKone cover9781302931391Planned edition

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)#68–104

The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (partial — covers only)#6–8

Earth-616 Primary

Annuals #6–8 appear only as covers; their stories are not collected here.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication across this project

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

1 shared full issue — The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 2 ↔ Deadpool by Joe Kelly OmnibusThese books share full issues; the list identifies the repeated stories.

Show exact issues

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #47

Things to know

Collecting rule: Treat Vols. 2 and 3 as one continuation pair.

Annuals #6–8 contribute covers only in Vol. 3.
This deliberately stops before buying every later Bronze Age Spider-Man volume.