Doctor Octopus Archives - Collected Editions https://collectededitions.com/tag/doctor-octopus/ Devoted to discussion of comics collected editions Fri, 16 May 2025 10:14:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 4 HC https://collectededitions.com/2025/03/01/marvel-masterworks-amazing-spider-man-vol-4-hc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marvel-masterworks-amazing-spider-man-vol-4-hc Sat, 01 Mar 2025 21:54:35 +0000 https://collectededitions.com/?p=23588 Steve Ditko's final run on Spider-Man–and John Romita's scintillating debut–are collected in amazing quality in ReMasterworks!

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Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 4 HC

Reprints: Amazing Spider-Man #31-40

(Vol. 16 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

Third Edition, First Print
Release Date: August 25, 2025

REGULAR ED. ISBN: 978-1-302-95606-6 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT ED. ISBN: 978-1-302-95607-3 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT PRINT RUN: TBA

Printed in TBA

288 Pages

Written by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko

Penciled by Steve Ditko with John Romita

Cover by Steve Ditko

Introduction by TBA

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration

BONUS CONTENT:
• Coming soon!

ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
• VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT

DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MASTERWORKS VOL. 4 DISCUSSION THREAD


PREVIEW IMAGES

STEVE DITKO’S LAST AND JOHN ROMITA’S FIRST SPIDER-MAN ADVENTURES LOOK BETTER THAN EVER IN REMASTERWORKS!

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created an unabashed cultural phenomenon in The Amazing Spider-Man. Their blend of everyday woes and super-heroic exploits was something undeniably special. And after years of perfecting that formula, they unleashed their Spider-Man masterpiece—the Master Planner saga. With the clock ticking and Aunt May’s life on the line, Stan and Steve put Spider-Man through the most wrenching experience of his career and define a hero in the process. They’ll also introduce you to Gwen Stacy for the very first time and show you around the campus at E.S.U. before a new talent joins the Spider-Man team. In John Romita’s legendry debut story, Spidey’s secret identity is uncovered by the Green Goblin. Peter Parker finds himself fighting for his life only to discover the Goblin is none other than Norman Osborn. 


ISSUES REPRINTED
Amazing Spider-Man #31-40

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Marvel Masterworks: Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 6 HC https://collectededitions.com/2022/11/09/marvel-masterworks-spectacular-spider-man-vol-6-hc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marvel-masterworks-spectacular-spider-man-vol-6-hc Thu, 10 Nov 2022 03:28:49 +0000 https://collectededitions.com/?p=20868 Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 6 finds Peter Parker in the middle of the Owl/Octopus War! Plus, Black Cat, Deb Whitman and Cloak and Dagger!

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Marvel Masterworks: Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 6 HC

Reprints: Spectacular Spider-Man #67-79

(Vol. 343 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

First Print
Release Date: June 21, 2023

REGULAR EDITION ISBN: 978-1-302-94932-7 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT EDITION ISBN: 978-1-302-94931-0 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT PRINT RUN: TBA

Printed by TBA

336 Pages

Written by Bill Mantlo with Tom DeFalco

Penciled by Al Milgrom & Ed Hannigan with Luke McDonnell, Rick Leonardi & Bob Hall

Cover by Al Milgrom

Introduction by TBA

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: TBA

BONUS CONTENT:
• Coming soon!

ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
• VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT

DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN MASTERWORKS VOL. 6 DISCUSSION


PREVIEW IMAGES


IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OWL/OCTOPUS WAR!

The Spectacular Spider-Man hits high gear! Bill Mantlo crafted a compelling, interwoven series of adventures in his second tenure on Spectacular. Pairing Spidey with the Black Cat as partner and love interest, Mantlo fused the crime drama of the Kingpin with larger-than-life villains like Doctor Octopus. The formula made Spectacular a page-turner powerhouse. It begins with the Kingpin hiring Boomerang, the killer that keeps coming back. Meanwhile, Cloak and Dagger wage war on drugs as the gangster Silvermane clings onto life in a new cyborg body. Then, when Doctor Octopus and the Owl vie to take over New York’s criminal underworld, total war breaks out in the city! Come see why “The Owl/Octopus War” is a saga that ranks among Spider-Man’s greatest.


ISSUES REPRINTED
Spectacular Spider-Man #67-79

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Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four Vol. 24 HC https://collectededitions.com/2022/02/10/marvel-masterworks-fantastic-four-vol-24-hc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marvel-masterworks-fantastic-four-vol-24-hc Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:34:48 +0000 https://collectededitions.com/?p=20009 She-Hulk joins the FF, Reed Richards goes on trial, and Sue Richards fights for the life of her unborn child in Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 24!

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Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four Vol. 24 HC

Reprints: Fantastic Four #258-268, Alpha Flight #4, The Thing #10 and material from Fantastic Four Special Edition #1, Marvel Fanfare #15 & The Thing #7

(Vol. 330 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

First Print
Release Date: September 21, 2022

REGULAR EDITION ISBN: 978-1-302-93332-6 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT EDITION ISBN: 978-1-302-93333-3 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT PRINT RUN: TBA

Printed by TBA

376 Pages

Written by John Byrne with Barry Windsor-Smith

Penciled by John Byrne with Ron Wilson & Barry Windsor-Smith

Introduction by TBA

Cover by John Byrne

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: TBA

BONUS CONTENT:
• Bonus content TBA!

ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
• VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT

DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• FANTASTIC FOUR MASTERWORKS VOL. 24 DISCUSSION


PREVIEW IMAGES


WELCOME TO THE FANTASTIC FOUR, SHE-HULK!

Combining a cosmic scope with a heartfelt, earthbound humanism, John Byrne’s run on Fantastic Four remains a high point in Marvel history. Marvel Masterworks continues its collection of that epic era, pitting the FF against Terrax the Terrible, the former herald of Galactus now in the thrall of Doctor Doom! Then, the classic “Trial of Reed Richards” puts the FF’s leader in the stand of a Shi’ar courtroom for the crime of rescuing the god-killer Galactus! The Torch and Thing take on the Mole Man, the Beyonder cometh and welcome to the FF, She-Hulk! Plus: In one of the most emotional stories in comics history, a desperate Reed and Sue place the fate of their unborn child in the hands of Otto Octavius.


ISSUES REPRINTED
Fantastic Four #258-268, Alpha Flight #4, The Thing #10; material from Fantastic Four Special Edition #1, Marvel Fanfare #15, The Thing #7

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Marvel Masterworks: Captain America Vol. 14 HC https://collectededitions.com/2021/12/10/marvel-masterworks-captain-america-vol-14-hc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marvel-masterworks-captain-america-vol-14-hc Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:43:18 +0000 https://collectededitions.com/?p=19874 Roger Stern and John Byrne's timeless run is collected in Captain America Vol. 14! Plus: The return of Gene Colan and the debut of Mike Zeck!

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Marvel Masterworks: Captain America Vol. 14 HC

Reprints: Captain America #247-260

(Vol. 327 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

First Print
Release Date: July 13, 2022

REGULAR EDITION ISBN: 978-1-302-93314-2 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT EDITION ISBN: 978-1-302-93315-9 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT PRINT RUN: TBA

Printed by TBA

328 Pages

Written by Roger Stern with John Byrne, Bill Mantlo, Mike W. Barr, Chris Claremont, David Michelinie, Jim Shooter & Al Milgrom

Penciled by John Byrne with Mike Zeck, Gene Colan, Lee Elias & Alan Kupperberg

Cover by John Byrne

Introduction by TBA

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: TBA

BONUS CONTENT:
• Coming soon!

ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
• VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT

DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• CAPTAIN AMERICA MASTERWORKS VOL. 14 DISCUSSION


PREVIEW IMAGES


STERN, BYRNE, COLAN & ZECK REPORT FOR DUTY IN CAPTAIN AMERICA MASTERWORKS VOL. 14!

Captain America is the people’s choice in a timeless run by Roger Stern and John Byrne! Their Cap adventures begin with the Machinesmith and his army of robot replicas! Then, our hero winds up in an even tighter spot—in a race for the presidency?!? Next, Batroc is back with Mr. Hyde and Cobra by his high-jumping side! The Stern/Byrne run concludes with a timeless tale of horror from Cap’s war-torn past as Baron Blood seeks to conscript Cap into the army of the undead and a 40th anniversary celebration that explores Cap’s all-American origin! This top-shelf Masterworks also includes a return by all-time great Cap artist Gene Colan and the beginning of Mike Zeck’s iconic run!


ISSUES REPRINTED

Captain America #247-260

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Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 10 HC https://collectededitions.com/2021/03/26/marvel-masterworks-amazing-spider-man-vol-10-hc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marvel-masterworks-amazing-spider-man-vol-10-hc Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:12:31 +0000 https://collectededitions.com/?p=18712 The death of Captain George Stacy and the infamous "drug issues" highlight Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks Vol. 10!

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Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 10 HC

Reprints: Amazing Spider-Man #88-99

(Vol. 101 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

First Print
Release Date: August 20, 2008

REGULAR ED. ISBN: 978-0-7851-2932-5 • List Price: $54.99
VARIANT ED. ISBN: 978-0-7851-2933-2 • List Price: $54.99
VARIANT PRINT RUN: 1615

Printed in the USA

256 Pages

Written by Stan Lee 

Pencils by Gil Kane & John Romita

Cover by Gil Kane

Introduction by Stan Lee

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: Wil Glass & All Thumbs Creative

BONUS CONTENT:
• Amazing Spider-Man Annual #7 cover; pencils and inks, John Romita Sr.
• Amazing Spider-Man #97 unused cover rough by Gil Kane
• Amazing Spider-Man #98, pgs. 18-20 pencils/unfinished inks by Kane and Frank Giacoia
• Bios: Stan Lee, John Romita Sr., Gil Kane, Jim Mooney

ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
• VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT

DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MASTERWORKS VOL. 10 DISCUSSION THREAD 1
• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MASTERWORKS VOL. 10 DISCUSSION THREAD 2


PREVIEW IMAGES


SPIDER-MAN’S MILESTONE 10TH VOLUME!

Prepare yourself for a collection of no-holds-barred Spider-Man classics that defined comicdom’s favorite super hero unlike any other! Starting off with the return of one of Spidey’s oldest foes, Doctor Octopus, the two archenemies set into motion a gut-wrenching series of events leading to the death of Captain George Stacy. Ally to Spider-Man and father to Peter Parker’s ladylove, Gwen, Captain Stacy’s death marks Spidey for murder and pits the entire city against him.

Now with hero, villain, and even the man-on-the-street after him, there’s no moment for rest for the ol’ Webslinger as he wriggles his through threats from the X-Men’s Iceman to the politicking Sam Bullit and former friend, the Prowler. And it all leads into one of the landmark moments of Marvel history, the Comics Code defying “drug” issues.

There’s no question Stan Lee’s Marvel Comics strove for a relevance that the competition could only dream of, and with Amazing Spider-Man #96-98 that mission was placed front and center—Peter Parker’s best friend, Harry Osborn, was revealed to be a drug addict. Letting a battle with Spidey’s nemesis, the Green Goblin, take back seat to the personal drama that scourged the real-life streets of the reader’s world, the Lee/Kane/Romita team set a new standard for the mainstream’s relevance.

Stan Lee pens some of his greatest scripts, chock full of edge-of-you-seat drama and up-to-the-moment politics, while the incomparable artistic team-up of John Romita and Gil Kane, launch into the most lavishly-illustrated and panel-bursting artwork to ever grace the pages of a Marvel comic. There’s no denying it, True Believer, these are Masterworks one and all!


ISSUES REPRINTED
Amazing Spider-Man #88-99

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Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 12 HC https://collectededitions.com/2021/03/23/marvel-masterworks-amazing-spider-man-vol-12-hc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marvel-masterworks-amazing-spider-man-vol-12-hc Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:46:51 +0000 https://collectededitions.com/?p=18590 Spidey takes on Hulk, Hammerhead, Doc Ock and Kraven the Hunter in Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 12!

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Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 12 HC

Reprints: Amazing Spider-Man #110-120

(Vol. 145 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

First Print
Release Date: September 15, 2010

REGULAR ED. ISBN: 978-0-7851-4214-0 • List Price: $54.99
VARIANT ED. ISBN: 978-0-7851-4215-7 • List Price: $54.99
VARIANT PRINT RUN: 1391

Printed by R.R. Donnelley Asia Printing Solutions, Dongguan, Guangdong, China

240 Pages

Written by Stan Lee & Gerry Conway

Pencils by John Romita with Gil Kane

Cover by John Romita Sr.

Introduction by John Romita Sr.

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: Wil Glass & All Thumbs Creative

BONUS CONTENT:
• No bonus content

ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
• VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT

DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MASTERWORKS VOL. 12 DISCUSSION


PREVIEW IMAGES


A HULK, A HAMMERHEAD, AN OCTOPUS AND A SPIDER!

The tension-torn adventures of comics’ most put-upon super hero, the Amazing Spider-Man, continue in another round of Marvel Masterworks classics! Stan Lee kicks it off with one of his craziest creations of all time, the Gibbon. And when that bestial baddy teams up with the vengeful Kraven the Hunter – well, it’s enough excitement to give a hero an ulcer…and it does!

Then, words between Peter’s lovely gal Gwen and Aunt May push his doting aunt out of his life and into the arms of…an octopus! Doc Ock returns to do in Spidey, but with Hammerhead, the only gangster with more steel in his dome than in his gun, waging a turf war to take over the city it’s open season on spiders!

Always a man of the people, Spidey uncovers the machinations of a mayoral candidate who’s not quite what he seems. Let’s just say there’s no doubt Richard Raleigh put the “action” in political action, alright? And topping it off comes a knuckle-busting, knock-down, drag-out fight between Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk that’s one for the ages!


ISSUES REPRINTED
Amazing Spider-Man #110-120

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Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 13 HC https://collectededitions.com/2021/03/22/marvel-masterworks-amazing-spider-man-vol-13-hc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marvel-masterworks-amazing-spider-man-vol-13-hc Tue, 23 Mar 2021 02:04:23 +0000 https://collectededitions.com/?p=18582 A major milestone in Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 13 with...the Death of Gwen Stacy!

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Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 13 HC

Reprints: Amazing Spider-Man #121-131

(Vol. 155 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

First Print
Release Date: March 9, 2011

REGULAR EDITION ISBN: 978-0-7851-5036-7 • List Price: $54.99
VARIANT EDITION ISBN: 978-0-7851-5037-4 • List Price: $54.99
VARIANT PRINT RUN: 1182

Printed by R.R. Donnelley Asia Printing Solutions, Dongguan, Guangdong, China

240 Pages

Written by Gerry Conway

Penciled by Gil Kane & Ross Andru with John Romita Sr.

Cover by John Romita Sr.

Introduction by Gerry Conway

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: Wil Glass & All Thumbs Creative

BONUS CONTENT:

ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
• VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT

DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MASTERWORKS VOL. 13 DISCUSSION


PREVIEW IMAGES


THE DEATH OF GWEN STACY AND THE COMING OF THE PUNISHER!

Norman Osborn’s memory has returned. The Green Goblin is back. Gwen Stacy is missing. And it will all lead to a confrontation atop the George Washington Bridge whose aftermath will leave Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man, forever changed. That’s right, it’s the – spoiler warning! – death of Gwen Stacy, the story that put a generation into therapy and cemented the Green Goblin’s name as the definition of evil.

The Marvel Masterworks present this tragic tale and a host of Spider-Man classics that would come to define the Webspinner’s world for years to come: the debut of Col. John Jameson’s werewolf curse, the Man-Wolf. The beginning of Harry Osborn’s descent into madness and suspicion and a certain green costume. The first appearance of Frank Castle – the Punisher – the maybe-villain, maybe-anti-hero who would rise to become one of Marvel’s most famous characters.

Topping it off, there’s the first appearance of the nefarious Jackal, the return of the Vulture, Hammerhead, the hilarious Human Torch-built Spider-Mobile, and the shocking wedding of Aunt May and Doctor Octopus! Add to that the debut of fan-favorite Spidey artist Ross Andru and what you have is a Marvel Masterworks!


ISSUES REPRINTED
Amazing Spider-Man #121-131

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Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 19 HC https://collectededitions.com/2016/11/10/marvel-masterworks-amazing-spider-man-vol-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marvel-masterworks-amazing-spider-man-vol-19 Thu, 10 Nov 2016 23:53:57 +0000 https://collectededitions.com/?p=11964 A Black Cat crosses the Masterworks path! Felecia Hardy pounces into the life of Spider-Man, and the series reaches its milestone 200th with a climactic showdown with the ultimate villain in Peter Parker's life!

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Marvel Masterworks: Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 19 HC

Reprints: Amazing Spider-Man #193-202, Annual #13, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1

(Vol. 245 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

First Print
Release Date: June 14, 2017

REGULAR EDITION ISBN: 978-1-302-90339-8 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT EDITION ISBN: 978-1-302-90340-4 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT PRINT RUN: 845

Printed by R.R. Donnelley Asia Printing Solutions, China

296 Pages

Written by Marv Wolfman with Bill Mantlo

Penciled by Keith Pollard with John Byrne, Rich Buckler, Sal Buscema & Al Milgrom

Cover by John Romita

Introduction by Marv Wolfman

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: All Thumbs Creative

BONUS CONTENT:

ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
• VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT

DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MASTERWORKS VOL. 19 DISCUSSION


PREVIEW IMAGES


SPIDEY MASTERWORKS REACHES ITS 200TH ISSUE MILESTONE – AND BLACK CAT, TOO!

The Amazing Spider-Man swings toward an historic 200th issue! Peter Parker has faced villain after villain after villain over the course of his heroic career, but despite all those victories one moment will forever torment him — the death of his Uncle Ben. Our hero is struck low when not only does Aunt May die, but the man who killed Uncle Ben returns. It’s a saga that plumbs the emotional depths of Peter Parker’s life like no other. As Spidey struggles through his grief, old villains and new faces emerge: The Kingpin returns; Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat, makes her first appearance; Mysterio weaves his illusions; Spidey faces Doc Ock in an Annual extravaganza; and a gang war forces a team-up with the Punisher!


ISSUES REPRINTED
Amazing Spider-Man #193-202, Annual #13, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1

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