Coming to comics shops in July…
Clover Press is the latest publisher to reprint Marvel’s Bronze Age The Amazing Spider-Man newspaper strips. The first batch — 1977, ’78, ’79, ’80 — is now available, but the books are also included in a monster bundle called “the Works,” which features all four volumes, plus a bunch of goodies.
Among said goodies is a Facsimile Edition of 1980’s cult-favorite The Amazing Spider-Man #1, a mass-market paperback that reprinted newspaper-strip stories featuring the wall-crawler battling Doctor Doom and Doctor Octopus. But what’s especially cool is that Clover Press is making that Facsimile Edition available separately in comics shops in July.
Dig the official solicitation info, posted at Lunar Distribution:
AMAZING SPIDER MAN POCKET BOOK FACSIMILE EDITION TP
(W) Stan Lee (A/CA) John Romita
A facsimile reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man pocket book first published in 1980! This book retains the 4.5″ x 7″ trim size and 160 page count of the original printing, and features stories from the first years of the newspaper strip!
—
Buncha thoughts:
— The 160-page book retails for $14.99. It’s due in stores July 15, but can already be ordered directly from Clover Press.
— The publisher is preparing a second Kickstarter covering the years 1981-84. It hasn’t been announced whether the follow-up paperback The Amazing Spider-Man #2 will be part of that campaign.
— Obligatory Price Comparison: Pocket Books’ original 1980 The Amazing Spider-Man #1, with a scuffed cover, recently sold on eBay for $46.
—
MORE
— 1971’s Landmark AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #100 to Get Facsimile Edition Release. Click here.
— 1969’s SILVER SURFER #6: MARVEL Sets August Sale Date for Facsimile Edition. Click here.
May 29, 2026
I’ve pulled back supporting the Clover Press Kickstarter campaigns like the second Dick Tracy. They end up on their website for sale at near same price anyway. Not sure yet what I’ll do with the 2nd Spider-Man yet. I’m still waiting for the first round to ship. They use a somewhat confused checkout process with BackerKit. That said, the first set of Dick Tracy books look wonderful!