Spider-Man Unlimited (comic book)
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Spider-Man Unlimited is the title of three comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The first series began in 1993 and was named in its indicia as Volume 1. The third series, which began in 2004, did not have a volume number listed. Both of these were set in the main Marvel Universe.
The second series was based on the animated TV series Spider-Man Unlimited, and was not set in the Marvel Universe. Its indicia also called it Volume 1.
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[edit] 1993 Series (Vol. 1)
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| Spider-Man Unlimited Vol. 1 | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
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| Schedule | Quarterly |
| Publication date | 1993-1998 |
| Number of issues | 22 |
| Main character(s) | Spider-Man |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Various |
| Artist(s) | Various |
The 1993 series was a quarterly series with double-length stories. Earlier issues played a part in Spider-Man crossovers; the first issue was the first part of Maximum Carnage and the second issue was the last part of Maximum Carnage. Issues #7-14 formed part of the Clone Saga. Later in the series, the focus shifted to stand-alone stories. Most of the later issues were written by Christopher Golden and drawn by Joe Bennett.
[edit] Issue #1
Spider-Man Unlimited #1 was published in May 1993.
[edit] Issue Credits
Title: Maximum Carnage, Part 1
Editor: Danny Fingeroth
Writers: Tom DeFalco, Mike W. Barr, Terry Kavanagh
Pencils: Ron Lim, Jerry Bingham, Mark Bagley
Inkers: Jim Sanders, III, Jerry Bingham, Tom Palmer
[edit] Plot
Cletus Kasady has been transferred from the Vault to Ravencroft Institute for some tests. No one seems to realise that the symbiote is part of Kasady – they think he dressed up in a costume when he performed the mass murders. The symbiote takes hold of him, however and he slaughters the guards and doctors.
Pete and MJ are at the wake after Harry's funeral. Liz, Flash, Felicia, Robbie and Jonah are all there too. Jonah thinks Spider-Man was responsible for Harry's downfall (as the Green Goblin). Peter is incredibly mixed up as he comforts Liz.
Carnage's killing spree is continuing as Ravencroft when he comes across a fellow inmate, Shriek. She persuades him to free her so she can join in the 'fun'. Elsewhere, MJ isn't too happy. She's upset from the whole Harry fallout and asks Peter to give up being Spider-Man – for a couple of weeks at least – so things can settle. He agrees.
Out on the streets, Carnage and Shriek come across the weird Spider-Man Doppelganger from the Spirits Of Venom story in Web Of 95. Carnage and it begin to fight but Shriek subdues the thing. Pete's gone for a takeout and hears on the radio about Carnage's escape. His vow to MJ lasts no time at all as he changes to Spider-Man and goes swinging off to find Carnage. He is attacked by Shriek and the Doppelganger, however. Spider-Man eventually ends up toppling off a building into a back alley as the Doppelganger and Shriek swing off.
At the climax, Jonah enters his Bugle office to find he's just entered into a surprise meeting with Carnage.
[edit] 1999 series (Vol. 2)
| Spider-Man Unlimited Vol. 2 | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
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| Schedule | Monthly |
| Publication date | 1999-2000 |
| Number of issues | 6 |
| Main character(s) | Spider-Man |
- See also: Spider-Man Unlimited
[edit] Spider-Man Unlimited Wizard edition
Spider-Man Unlimited Wizard Edition is Marvel comic book series that was printed in 1999, and told the story of Spider-Man's new adventures in the Spider-Man Unlimited television series. In this storyline, Spider-Man sports a new costume - one similar to that worn by Ben Reilly and May "Mayday" Parker - made using Nanotechnology stolen from Reed Richards. In this series, Spider-Man also confronts a species known as bestials: Monsters created by High Evolutionary which rule a planet called Counter-Earth and outnumber even the planet's human population.
[edit] Issue 1
Peter Parker meets with J. Jonah Jameson to take picture of his son, astronaut John Jameson, before a space mission to a hidden planet on the other side of our sun called Counter-Earth, but it is quickly revealed that Venom and Carnage have joined forces in a plot against the space mission. Following the two to the launch site, Spider-man attempts to thwart their plot, but fails.
Blamed for Jameson losing contact with our Earth after the battle with the two Symbiotes, Spider-Man becomes a target of persecution by the media and the public. This causes Peter to temporarily retire from his life as Spider-Man (this is not the first time he has quit being Spider-Man, per the movie Spider-Man 2 and, of course, Amazing Spider-Man #50: "Spider-Man No More.") After a brief hiatus, Peter Parker decides to board a new spaceship on a flight to Counter-Earth to save John Jameson.
For more information, see the entry on the Spider-Man Unlimited Television Series on which the comic book is directly based.
[edit] Issue 5
Peter Parker and his house rental Dr. Naoko Jones finally succeed to put Naoko's kid Shayne to sleep after he was hiding from the mysterious serial killer that was lurking on the streets.
This mysterious serial killer was attacking people and viciously removing their sub-dermal ID Chip.
Later in the comics we see Peter write in his journal back in his room, until he noticed a picture of Naoko, Shayne and Naoko's husband who is a decorated soldier. Suddenly Peter's spider sense alerting him for danger outside the house, he is encounter another of the killer's victims who looks like Wolverine Beastial.
After an enormous fight the Beastial Wolverine and Spider-Man stopped to fight after they started to talk things out, until they are noticed a robber kidnaps Dr. Naoko Jones.
They follow the quick-moving robber with Wolverine's sense of smell that finds the robber easily. They team up and started to fight the robber who is transformed into a lizard like bestial called himself the "Chameleon from Counter-Earth".
After beating the chameleon Wolverine said that this neighborhood is not his home any more and gave Spider-Man his medal that looks just like the medal that Naoko's husband wear in the picture, a thing that confirmed that Wolverine is Shayne's dad and Naoko's missing husband.
[edit] 2004 Series (Vol. 3)
| Spider-Man Unlimited Vol. 3 | |
 Cover to Spider-Man Unlimited #15. Art by Jay Anacleto. |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
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| Schedule | Bimonthly |
| Format | Anthology |
| Publication date | March 2004–May 2006 |
| Number of issues | 15 |
| Main character(s) | Spider-Man |
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| Writer(s) | Various |
| Artist(s) | Various |
A bimonthly anthology featuring two stories per issue, usually by new writers.
[edit] External links
- Spider-Man at Marvel.com
- Spiderfan.org page on Spider-Man Unlimited (Vol. 1)
- Spiderfan.org page on Spider-Man Unlimited (Vol. 2)
- Spiderfan.org page on Spider-Man Unlimited (Vol. 3)
- Comics Database
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