Being all cool and trendy (and to infuriate Ryan), this will be the “zero issue” of the chronology updates as technically it isn’t an update, but the notes for the initial list as we roll this out. After the break, read my thoughts about the placement of issues in the chronology between Amazing Fantasy #15 and Amazing Spider-Man #50. The notes are a little on the light side this go round as most of this chunk are the early issues of Amazing interspersed with Untold Tales of Spider-Man, which Marvel has been pretty clear about where they fit chronologically. There are some spoilers if you’ve missed out on the last 50 years of Spider-Man and are just getting started.

Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine 01 [Story 2] – Story 2 takes place at Ben’s funeral shortly after Amazing Fantasy 15, but is essentially just a retelling of Spider-Man’s origin.

Amazing Spider-Man Family 01 [Story 1]

Amazing Spider-Man Family 03 [Story 1]

Amazing Fantasy 16 – Unfortunately, Learning To Crawl retcons the entire arc (issues 16-18) out of continuity. I guess the question is “does it matter?” since Brand New Day will retcon most everything and I won’t be removing post wedding issues from the chronology…

Amazing Fantasy 17

Amazing Fantasy 18

Amazing Spider-Man 001

Fantastic Four Annual 01 [Spider-Man story only]

What If? – V1 – 007 – Someone Else Had Been Bitten By The Radioactive Spider – Has to take place after Amazing Spider-Man #1.

Amazing Spider-Man 002

Peter Parker Spider-Man Annual 2001 – Placement after Amazing Spider-Man 2 seems a little early. Pete is still in high school but he is super confident and “experienced” as Spider-Man. (Though he is pretty cocky in Amazing Spider-Man 3.)

Amazing Spider-Man 003

Amazing Spider-Man 004

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Annual [Story 1]

Amazing Spider-Man 005

Strange Tales Annual 02 [Spider-Man story only]

Amazing Spider-Man 006

What If? – V2 – 072 – Spider-Man Became A Murderer – Has to take place after first Sandman (Amazing Spider-Man 4) and Lizard (Amazing Spider-Man 6).

Untold Tales of Spider-Man 01

Untold Tales of Spider-Man 02

Amazing Spider-Man 007

Strange Tales 115 [Spider-Man story only] – Outside of a flashback of the events in Amazing Spider-Man 4, really only 2 panel cameo for Spidey. But leads directly into Untold Tales of Spider-Man 3.

What If? – V1 – 001 – Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four – Has to take place after Amazing Spider-Man 02 and after Foswell revealed as Big Man (Amazing Spider-Man 10).

Untold Tales of Spider-Man 08

Untold Tales of Spider-Man 09

Amazing Spider-Man 011

Amazing Spider-Man 012 [Pages 1 – 3]

Untold Tales of Spider-Man 10

Amazing Spider-Man 012 [Pages 4 – 22]

Untold Tales of Spider-Man 11That’s right kids, comics used to cost pennies. [Editor’s note: Jimmy, you used that joke before.] Dang.

Untold Tales of Spider-Man 12

Untold Tales of Spider-Man 13

Amazing Spider-Man 013

Spider-Man – Human Torch 01 – Chronologically immediately after Amazing Spider-Man 13 I think. But could argue to move it later as it is technically a flashback that starts with “Ten years ago…”

Untold Tales of Spider-Man 14

Amazing Spider-Man 014

Untold Tales of Spider-Man 15

Untold Tales of Spider-Man 16 – This issue really plays havoc with a continuity read. Though it may be placed before Amazing Spider-Man 15, it totally ruins the MJ reveal YEARS later in Amazing Spider-Man 42. It also shows when MJ discovers that Peter is Spider-Man, which wasn’t retconned in until much, much later. This stuff happens a lot with Untold, but this is a major one along with issue 25.

Untold Tales of Spider-Man 25 – Much like other aspects of Untold, this issue ruins the Norman Osborn reveal of Amazing Spider-Man 39 if reading truly chronologically.

What If? – V1 – 019 – Spider-Man Had Never Become A Crimefighter – Has to take place after Untold Tales of Spider-Man 25; Daredevil changes to his red suit; Foswell arrested (Amazing Spider-Man 10) and the Sinister Six have formed.

Webspinners Tales of Spider-Man 07 – Has to take place before high school graduation (Amazing Spider-Man 28) and falling out with Liz (Amazing Spider-Man 26). An interesting continuity snag, Deadpool is on the cover of a magazine. 🙂

Webspinners Tales of Spider-Man 08

Webspinners Tales of Spider-Man 09

Amazing Spider-Man 026

Amazing Spider-Man 027

Amazing Spider-Man 028

Amazing Spider-Man Annual 002

Amazing Spider-Man 029

Amazing Spider-Man 030

Amazing Spider-Man 031

Amazing Spider-Man 032

Amazing Spider-Man 033

Spider-Man – Fantastic Four 01

Amazing Spider-Man 034

Amazing Spider-Man 035

Amazing Spider-Man 036

Amazing Spider-Man 037

Daredevil 016

Daredevil 017

Amazing Spider-Man 038

Amazing Spider-Man 039

Amazing Spider-Man 040

Amazing Spider-Man 041

Amazing Spider-Man 042

What If? – V1 – 046 – Spider-Man’s Uncle Ben Had Lived – Has to take place after Amazing Spider-Man 42.

Amazing Spider-Man 043

What If? – Aunt May Had Died Instead Of Uncle Ben – Has to take place after Peter starts dating MJ (Amazing Spider-Man 42).

Amazing Spider-Man Annual 003

X-Men 027 – Spider-Man cameo 4 panels.

Amazing Spider-Man 044

Amazing Spider-Man 045

Amazing Spider-Man 046

Amazing Spider-Man 047

Daredevil 027

Amazing Spider-Man 048

Amazing Spider-Man 049

Amazing Spider-Man 050

Amazing Spider-Man #50. While the cover has spawned endless homages, this interior panel is one of the most iconic Spider-Man images ever.

Be on the lookout for further updates coming soon. And you will always be able to find the Complete Chronology in it’s permanent home under Big Projects in the menu under the Gabbing Geek banner.

2 thoughts on “Spider-Man Complete Chronology Update 0”

Hi Viktor. You are correct, but see http://www.gabbinggeek.com/2015/12/16/spider-man-complete-chronology-update-6-2/ for my explanation as to why it is “missing”. If you don’t care about the “spoilers” that it introduces, you can definitely slot them as you said. It’s a struggle at times to decide if continuity inserts should be placed in chronological order or as flashbacks. In the end, I place them where I am comfortable with, but there is no right or wrong.