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Stan Lee worked on more of out Top 50 than any
Spider-Man talent, writer or artist.
His frequent collaborator John Romita Sr. drew
more of the 50 best Spider-Man stories than any
other artist.
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Some of the selections are from film or television, in which there's so much talent involved that it's just easier to create a seperate category split by series.
Kaare Andrews is the only individual to make the list as writer and artist, although an argument can certainly be made that Steve Ditko was essentially the co-writer of his Amazing Spider-Man run.
Artists
Kaare Andrews
Spider-Man: Reign
Chris Bachalo
Shed (Amazing Spider-Man #630-633)
Mark Bagley
The Gift (Amazing Spider-Man #400)
Learning Curve (Ultimate Spider-Man #8-13)
The Death of Spider-Man (Ultimate Spider-Man #156-160)
Rich Buckler
The Death of Jean Dewolfe (Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man #107-110)
Mark Bright
Spider-Man Versus Wolverine
Mark Buckingham
Peter Parker Spider-Man #20
One Small Break (Peter Parker Spider-Man #30-32)
Stefano Caselli
Spider Island (Amazing Spider-Man #666-673)
Frank Cho
Down Among Dead Men ( Marvel Knights Spider-Man # 1-12)

Amazing Fantasy #15
Face to Face With the Lizard (Amazing Spider-Man #6)
The End of Spider-Man! (Amazing Spider-Man #18)
If This Be My Destiny (Amazing Spider-Man #31-33)
Terry Dodson
Down Among Dead Men ( Marvel Knights Spider-Man # 1-12)
Ron Frenz
The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #248)
Secrets, Confessions and Endings (Amazing Spider-Man #249-251)
Gil Kane
Spider-Man...Murderer? (Amazing Spider-Man #88-90)
The Night Gwen Stacy Died (Amazing Spider-Man #121-122)
Adam Kubert
Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine
Salvador Laroca
To Have and to Hold (Sensational Spider-Man Annual One)

With This Gun... (Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man #71)
Marcos Martin
Unscheduled Stop (Amazing Spider-Man #578-579)
No One Dies (Amazing Spider-Man #655-656)
Todd Mcfarlane
Venom (Amazing Spider-Man #300)
Styx and Stone (Amazing Spider-Man #307-309
Bob McLeod
When Cometh the Commuter (Amazing Spider-Man #267)
Pat Oliffe
Peter Parker Must Die (Amazing Spider-Man Annual 36)
Humberto Ramos
Death in the Family (Peter Parker Spider-Man #44-47)
Spider Island (Amazing Spider-Man #666-673)
Emma Rios
Shed (Amazing Spider-Man #630-633)
Paolo Rivera
Spectacular Spider-Man Volume 2 #14

Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut (Amazing Spider-Man #229-230)
Secrets, Confessions and Endings (Amazing Spider-Man #249-251)
Happy Birthday! (Amazing Spider-Man #498-500)
John Romita Sr.
Spider-Man and the Green Goblin...both Unmasked (Amazing Spider-Man #39-40)
To Become An Avenger! (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3)
Spider-Man No More (Amazing Spider-Man #50-52)
Disaster (Amazing Spider-Man #53-59)
The Madness of Mysterio (Amazing Spider-Man #66-67)
Green Goblin Lives (Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #2)
Spider-Man...Murderer? (Amazing Spider-Man #88-90)
Happy Birthday! (Amazing Spider-Man #498-500)
Paul Ryan
The Wedding (Amazing Spider-Man Annual 21)
Tim Sale
Spider-Man Blue
Ty Templeton
Spider-Man/ Human Torch: I'm With Stupid
Mike Zeck
Kraven's Last Hunt (Web of Spider-Man #31-32, Amazing Spider-Man #293-294, Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man #131-132)

Jason Aaron
Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine
Kaare Andrews
Spider-Man: Reign
Brian Michael Bendis
Learning Curve (Ultimate Spider-Man #8-13)
The Death of Spider-Man (Ultimate Spider-Man #156-160)
Gerry Conway
The Night Gwen Stacy Died (Amazing Spider-Man #121-122)
Peter David
When Cometh the Commuter (Amazing Spider-Man #267)
The Death of Jean Dewolfe (Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man #107-110)
Five Minutes (The Ultimate Spider-Man anthology)
JM Dematteis
Kraven's Last Hunt (Web of Spider-Man #31-32, Amazing Spider-Man #293-294, Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man #131-132)
The Gift (Amazing Spider-Man #400)
Matt Fraction
To Have and to Hold (Sensational Spider-Man Annual One)
Marc Guggenhim
Peter Parker Must Die (Amazing Spider-Man Annual 36)
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Paul Jenkins appears on our list more often than any
writer since Stan Lee, although oddly enough all four
of his stories are outside of our Top 25.
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Peter Parker Spider-Man #20
One Small Break (Peter Parker Spider-Man #30-32)
Death in the Family (Peter Parker Spider-Man #44-47)
Spectacular Spider-Man Volume 2 #14
Stan Lee
Amazing Fantasy #15
Face to Face With the Lizard (Amazing Spider-Man #6)
The End of Spider-Man! (Amazing Spider-Man #18)
If This Be My Destiny (Amazing Spider-Man #31-33)
Spider-Man and the Green Goblin...both Unmasked (Amazing Spider-Man #39-40)
To Become An Avenger! (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3)
Spider-Man No More (Amazing Spider-Man #50-52)
Disaster (Amazing Spider-Man #53-59)
The Madness of Mysterio (Amazing Spider-Man #66-67)
Green Goblin Lives (Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #2)
Spider-Man...Murderer? (Amazing Spider-Man #88-90)
Jeph Loeb
Spider-Man Blue
Bill Mantlo
With This Gun... (Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man #71)
David Michelinie
The Wedding (Amazing Spider-Man Annual 21)
Venom (Amazing Spider-Man #300)
Styx and Stone (Amazing Spider-Man #307-309
Mark Millar
Down Among Dead Men ( Marvel Knights Spider-Man # 1-12)
James Owsley
Spider-Man Versus Wolverine
Jim Shooter
The Wedding (Amazing Spider-Man Annual 21)

Spider-Man/ Human Torch: I'm With Stupid
No One Dies (Amazing Spider-Man #655-656)
Spider Island (Amazing Spider-Man #666-673)
Roger Stern
Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut (Amazing Spider-Man #229-230)
The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #248)
Secrets, Confessions and Endings (Amazing Spider-Man #249-251)
J. Michael Straczysnki
Happy Birthday! (Amazing Spider-Man #498-500)
Mark Waid
Unscheduled Stop (Amazing Spider-Man #578-579)
Zeb Wells
Shed (Amazing Spider-Man #630-633)
Film and Television
Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series
Opening Night (Spectacular Spider-Man Season 2 Episode 12)
Spider-Man (1994) Fox Animated Series
The Alien Costume Saga (1994 Animated Series Episodes 7-9)
The Neogenic Nightmare (1994 Animated Series Episodes 14-27)
The Secret Wars (1994 Animated Series Episodes 61-63)
Spider-Man Film Series
Spider-Man the Movie
Spider-Man 2
The Top 50 list is available in several other formats...
Organized in Chronological Order
Sorted by Series.
Arranged by Villains and Guest Starrs
Categorized according to Supporting Cast members with significant roles.
Finally, there's the simple master list.
And then there's our awesome slider.
Or you could just go to the beginning of the countdown.