MARVEL ARCHIVE EDITION: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN -
THE BLACK COSTUME: YEAR ONE GALLERY EDITION



Written by TOM DEFALCO, ROGER STERN & BOB LAYTON

Penciled by RON FRENZ, RICK LEONARDI & BOB LAYTON

Covers by RON FRENZ & KLAUS JANSON

The classic saga of Peter Parker and his symbiote suit, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all!

When Spider-Man makes his homecoming from the super-hero Secret Wars, he returns with a miraculous new outfit: a striking black-and-white costume that morphs and responds to his very thoughts, allowing him to change back to Peter Parker at will! It also makes him stronger than ever, with an unlimited supply of webbing – ideal for taking on new threats like the Rose and the Puma! But could this miraculous article of alien clothing have a mind of its own? As the days pass, Spidey soon discovers there’s more to his new costume than he at first realized: It’s actually an alien symbiote, out to bond with him permanently! Featuring the Black Cat, the Fantastic Four, the Hobgoblin and a shocking revelation from Mary Jane Watson! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #252-263 FACSIMILE EDITIONS and Bonus Cover Gallery!

464 Pages
$125.00
ISBN: 9781302965327
Trim size: 9-1/4 x 13

On Sale: July 22, 2025

Cool, I wonder what differentiates an Archive Edition from an Omnibus.
The ads I suppose.
This is kind of a sequel to the first Roger Spider-Man Omni.

Yeah, I think the key difference of the Archive is that it'll be just "key" issues and the cover sports "Full
Facsimile issues inside," so original ads, etc.

Whoa, the trim size is 9-1/4 x 13". That's just a bit smaller than a Treasury Edition used to be: 10"x14".
Seems weird (and wrong) to me to have "facsimile" issues in a size different that originally issued.

When they're called "Gallery Edition" they tend to print in a larger size (originally they were original art size but lately that seems to be trimmed back, likely due to increased paper costs, the higher cost to ship over-sized items and customers not being able to store them very easily).