Untold Tales of Spider-Man
Cover to Untold Tales of Spider-Man #1. Art by Pat Olliffe.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	monthly
Format	ongoing
Genre
Publication date	Sept. 1995 - Oct. 1997
Main character(s)	Spider-Man
Creative team
Writer(s)	Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s)	Pat Olliffe
Inker(s)	Al Vey Al Williamson
Colorist(s)	Steve Mattsson
Creator(s)	Stan Lee Steve Ditko

Untold Tales of Spider-Man is an American comic book series starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 26 issues (#1-25, and a -1 issue between #s 22 and 23) from September, 1995 to October, 1997.

The comic was part of an experiment for Marvel where they published a number of new titles for only 99 cents, in the hope that they would attract new, young readers who might have been put off by the then US$1.50/1.95 standard prices for comic books. Uniquely among those titles, Untold Tales' stories presented new stories set in Spider-Man's early super-hero career.

The series was primarily written by Kurt Busiek and pencilled by Pat Olliffe, though Roger Stern, Tom DeFalco, and Ron Frenz also contributed.

Bibliography [edit]

• Untold Tales of Spider-Man #1-25, #-1 (Sept. 1995 -Oct. 1997)
• Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual '96-'97 (1996-1997)
• Untold Tales of Spider-Man: Strange Encounters (Feb. 1999)

Collected editions [edit]

• Untold Tales of Spider-Man (Trade paperback, published February 1997, reprints Untold Tales of Spider-Man #1-8)
• Spider-Man Visionaries: Kurt Busiek (Trade paperback, published August 2006, reprints Untold Tales of Spider-Man #1-8)
• Spider-Man/Fantastic Four: Classic (Trade paperback, published May 2005, reprints encounters between Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four including Untold Tales Of Spider-Man '96)
• Spider-Man: Saga Of The Sandman (Trade paperback, published April 2007, reprints stories featuring The Sandman including Untold Tales Of Spider-Man #3)
• Untold Tales of Spider-Man Omnibus (Hardcover, TBA, reprints Amazing Fantasy #16-18, Untold Tales of Spider-Man #1-25, #-1, Annuals #1-2, Strange Encounters one-shot, and the story from Amazing Spider-Man Annual #37)

Sources [edit]

• Bluebird's Profile at Spiderfan.org
• The Grand Comics Database
• The Marvel Chronology Project
• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
• The Women of Marvel Comics Bluebird Page
• Kurt Busiek on Untold Tales