Jim Shooter was very generous and accommodating to me during Big Lick NOVA 2023. He could have easily told me to get lost when I asked if he would sign all of my Spider-Man books, yet he didn't. As I said before, he signed them all with a smile, all while telling stories, and all for free. He really made my day. It was so awesome of him to do that for me.
Today we're looking at the run of Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man that he was at Marvel to oversee. The series would later be shortened to drop the Peter Park portion, just becoming The Spectacular Spider-Man. It's coincidental that this change would come right after Shooter left Marvel.
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| Second ongoing Spider-Man series |
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| 1st appearance of Lightmaster |
There's a large gap between the above and below issues because Mr. Shooter didn't actually become Editor-in-Chief on the series until issue nineteen. The reason I got issue's one and two signed was because they're part one and two of a story arc which leads to the first appearance of the antagonist he created, Lighmaster, in issue three. He also wrote the latter.
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| First meeting and battle of Spider-Man and Moon Knight |
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| First team-up of Spider-Man and Moon Knight |
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| 1st appearance of Hypno-Hustler |
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| 1st appearance of Carrion, a human clone combined with a deadly virus whose touch destroys living tissue |
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| First artwork on Daredevil by Frank Miller |
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| Death of Carrion |
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| Morbius is cured of vampirism after being struck by lightning - becomes a vampire again almost a decade later in Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #10 (1989) |
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| 1st appearance of Roderick Kingsley, later becomes the Hobgoblin, and 1st appearance of Madam Belladonna |
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| Also signed by Rick Leonardi that same day! |
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| 1st appearance of the Beetle in his battle suit |
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| Origin of Spider-Man retold |
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| 1st appearance and origin of Cloak and Dagger |
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| 2nd appearance of Calypso |
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| 2nd appearance of Cloak & Dagger |
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| 3rd appearance of Cloak & Dagger |
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| Also signed by Rick Leonardi that same day! |
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| 1st appearance of Ollie Osnick as Doctor Octopus, later becomes Spider-Kid and Steel Spider |
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| First battle of the Punisher versus Kingpin |
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| Spider-Man reveals his identity to Black Cat |
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| Also signed by Rick Leonardi that same day! |
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| 1st cameo appearance of the Answer, in shadows |
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| 1st full appearance of the Answer |
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| 1st cameo appearance of Jonathan Ohnn, later becomes Spot |
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| 1st full appearance of Jonathan Ohnn, becomes Spot in the next issue, and 1st and only appearance of Timothy Quail as the Hermit |
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| 1st appearance of Spot, a villain who has the power to teleport |
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| 2nd appearance and first cover of Spot |
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| Cover art featuring Spot |
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| Iconic cover art by John Byrne |
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| Death of Jean DeWolff, and 1st appearance of Sin-Eater, Stanley Carter, a former NYPD detective |
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| The Foreigner first appears disguised as Lieutenant Kris Keating which isn't revealed until The Spectacular Spider-Man #129 |
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| 3rd cameo of the Foreigner, partially seen |
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| 1st full appearance of the Foreigner, a mercenary and the ex-husband of Silver Sable - it is later revealed the Foreigner had impersonated Lieutenant Kris Keating in Spectacular Spider-Man #113 (April 1986) and The Amazing Spider-Man #276 (May 1986) |
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| Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986 celebrating Marvel's 25th Anniversary or more precisely, the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published in November 1961 |
Jim didn't actually get to see the Kraven's Last Hunt and Mad Dog Ward arcs to fruition before being let go from Marvel. However, being part of their inception, I wanted to have them signed by him for completest purposes. Even though he wasn't there, I'm sure he had a hand in the overall stories.
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| Kraven's Last Hunt story arc part 3 |
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| Kraven's Last Hunt story arc part 6 |
Let's not forget those lovely, lovely beauties known as Annuals!
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| 1st appearance of Rapier |
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| 1st appearance of Tamara Blake, later becomes Iron Cat, and Origin of Aunt May and Ben Parker |
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| 1st appearance and origin of Ace Spencer, a reformed drug dealer |
This post was one of few words. However, there's definitely more to come, both from the convention as a whole, and Mr. Shooter. Stay tuned as I continue my adventure through day one of Big Lick NOVA...
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