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With all the truly sh#t Spider-Man comics in 1995–and the clone saga–we get a gem: Untold Spider-Man. Did it make it worth wading through the rivers of crap alongside it? Probably not. But it is a great comic.
“Untold” is exactly what it says it is: Out-of-continuity stories that fill in spaces between issues or panels of the main Spider-Man comics.
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The first issue introduces Scorcher and his Strike Squad–a flame-throwing villain who likes to burn stuff.
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He’s a one-off criminal, but he’ll be back.
It also reintroduces us to the classic, 1960s Daily Bugle lineup. And Captain Stacy.
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No, there’s nothing important here. It’s just good old, fun storytelling that reminds us–in 1995–that Marvel used to make consistently great comics.
And each issue was only a buck!