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| The Sensational Spider-Man | |
|---|---|
 The Sensational Spider-Man #0, featuringBen Reilly asSpider-Man. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | monthly |
| Format | ongoing |
| Publication date | January 1996 – November 1998 |
| No. of issues | 35 (#0–33, #−1) |
| Main character | Spider-Man |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Dan Jurgens, issues 0–6 Todd DeZago, issues 7–33 |
| Penciller(s) | Dan Jurgens Klaus Janson Mike Wieringo |
The Sensational Spider-Man is anAmerican comic book series starringSpider-Man published byMarvel Comics for 35 issues (#0–33, with #−1 published in July 1997 between #17 and 18), from January 1996 until November 1998.
The Sensational Spider-Man title was first used for various reprints, includingMarvel Treasury Edition #14 (1977), 22 (1979) and 27 (1980) which featured various reprints fromMarvel Team-Up andThe Amazing Spider-Man, atrade paperback in 1988 featuringFrank Miller's Spider-Man work, and aprestige format one-shot special calledThe Sensational Spider-Man: Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut (ISBN 0-87135-572-8) in 1989, which reprintedThe Amazing Spider-Man #229 and 230.
The ongoingThe Sensational Spider-Man series was conceived to be theflagshipshowcase for the newBen Reilly version of Spider-Man. It replaced theWeb of Spider-Man series.
The initial seven issues (#0–6, January–July 1996) were written andpencilled byDan Jurgens, who had helped revive interest inSuperman forDC Comics in the mid-1990s. Jurgens pushed strongly for the restoration of Peter Parker as the true Spider-Man and plans were made to enact this soon, butBob Harras, the new Editor-in-Chief, demanded the story be deferred until after theOnslaught crossover. Jurgens had by this stage become disillusioned with the immense amount of group planning and constant changes of ideas and directions. He took this as the last straw, resigning from the title.
He was succeeded by writerTodd DeZago and pencillerMike Wieringo, who remained as the title's regular creative team for the remainder of its run. It lasted for 35 issues (33 regularly numbered issues, as well as an initial issue #0 and the #−1Flashback issue, released mid-run).
In February 2006, with issue #23, the seriesMarvel Knights Spider-Man was moved from theMarvel Knightsimprint and renamedThe Sensational Spider-Man (vol. 2).
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