Enter the world of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Ever since he was bitten by a radioactive spider and transformed into the amazing Spider-Man Peter Parker has been astounding comic-book fans with his breathtaking acrobatics as well as his batles against a host of villians such as the Green Goblin Doctor Octopus the Rhino and Venom. Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide brings you everything you ever wanted to know about the wall-crawler including the thrilling events and personalities that have shaped the life of one of the world's best-known comic-book characters. Spider-Man and all related Marvel characters (TM) and (c) 2001 Marvel Characters Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Spider-Man is one of the most easily recognizable comic book characters in the world today and the Spider-Man comics are some of the most popular titles within this highly competitive market. Having been published for nearly 40 years, Spider-Man has a loyal and fanatical following. The release of a major feature film in May 2002 will trigger an enormous level of interest in Spider-Man and related licensed products. The book will feature never-before-seen artworks which Marvel have speciallycommissioned for this title. The book features a foreword by Stan Lee, one of the founders of Marvel Comics and regarded by many as the father figure of modern comics.

There are 168 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Tom DeFalco is a comic book writer who is the top-selling author for Spider-Man comic books. He has also edited the Spider-Man series of comics and was Editor-in-Chief at Marvel comics for a number of years.