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Spider-Gwen
Spider-Gwen, also Ghost-Spider, is Marvel's alternate-universe Gwen Stacy of Earth-65, bitten by the radioactive spider instead of Peter Parker. Created by Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez in Edge of Spider-Verse #2 (2014), she starred in Spider-Gwen (2015) and the Spider-Verse films voiced by Hailee Steinfeld.
Spider-Man collected editions
Spider-Man collected editions are Marvel's trade paperback, hardcover, and omnibus reprints of Spider-Man comics, spanning Omnibus, Marvel Masterworks, Epic Collections, and Essentials formats covering Amazing Spider-Man from 1962 onward.
Spider-Man: Octo-Girl
Spider-Man: Octo-Girl (スパイダーマン：オクトパスガール) is a Shonen Jump+ manga by Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court in which Doctor Octopus's mind lands in Tokyo schoolgirl Otoha Okutamiya; four volumes, 2023–2025, English via VIZ.
Spider-Man: One More Day
Spider-Man: One More Day is Marvel's 2007 four-issue storyline by J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada in which Peter Parker and Mary Jane trade their marriage to Mephisto to save Aunt May, erasing two decades of continuity and launching Brand New Day.
Spider-Verse
Spider-Verse, 2014–2015 Marvel Comics crossover by Dan Slott, Olivier Coipel, and Giuseppe Camuncoli, follows the Inheritors of Loomworld hunting spider-characters across the Multiverse; sequels Spider-Geddon (2018) and End of the Spider-Verse (2022–23) followed.
Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Splinter is the mutant rat sensei and adoptive father of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, debuting in TMNT #1 (May 1984). Origins vary: Hamato Yoshi's pet rat (Mirage) versus mutated Hamato Yoshi (1987 cartoon); IDW makes him Yoshi's reincarnation.
Squadron Supreme
Squadron Supreme is Marvel Comics' Justice League analogue team from parallel Earth-712, created by Roy Thomas in Avengers #85 (1971), best known for Mark Gruenwald's 1985 series in which the heroes take over the United States.
Squee!
Squee! is a black-and-white comic series by Jhonen Vasquez, published 1997–1998. It follows Todd Casil, a bullied boy living next door to the serial killer Johnny C.
Stark Industries
Stark Industries, also known as Stark International, Stark Enterprises, Stark Resilient, and Stark Unlimited, is the fictional Marvel Comics conglomerate founded by Howard Stark and run by Tony Stark (Iron Man), first appearing in Tales of Suspense #40 and once the Marvel Universe's leading weapons maker.
Strange Tales
Strange Tales is a Marvel Comics anthology series (1951-1968, revived 1973-1976) that began as Atlas horror/sci-fi, featured giant monsters like Fin Fang Foom, and introduced Doctor Strange and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.; the name was later reused for indie-cartoonist anthologies in 2009-2010 and a 2025 series.
Strangers in Paradise
Strangers in Paradise (SiP) is Terry Moore's comic book series (1993–2007) about Francine, Katchoo, and David, self-published via Abstract Studio after Antarctic Press, winner of Eisner and GLAAD awards.
Straw Hats
Straw Hats (麦わらの一味, Straw Hat Pirates) are Monkey D. Luffy's ten-member crew in Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, named for the straw hat from Shanks, sailing for the One Piece treasure with a Jolly Roger of a straw-hatted skull.
Subaru and Subaru
Subaru and Subaru (昴と彗星, Subaru to Subaru) is a 2025 street-racing manga by Shuichi Shigeno, sequel to MF Ghost and Initial D, starring two drivers both named Subaru racing a BRZ and a GR86 in MFG.
Super Psychic Policeman Chojo
Super Psychic Policeman Chojo (超巡！超条先輩, Chōjun! Chōjō-senpai) is a Shun Numa gag manga serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump 2024-2025, 65 chapters, 8 volumes, about psychic slacker cop Meguru Chojo and rookie Nao Ippongi, with a 2026 Arvo Animation anime.
Superhero
A superhero is a fictional character with extraordinary abilities who pursues justice, often through vigilante action. The genre began with Superman in Action Comics #1 in 1938.
Superman: Red Son
Superman: Red Son is a 2003 three-issue DC Elseworlds miniseries by Mark Millar with Dave Johnson and Kilian Plunkett, imagining Kal-El's rocket landing in Soviet Ukraine; adapted as a 2020 animated film directed by Sam Liu starring Jason Isaacs.
Superman/Batman
Superman/Batman: DC Comics monthly team-up series (2003–2011), successor to World's Finest Comics, launched by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness; known for Public Enemies, The Supergirl from Krypton, and two animated film adaptations.
Superman/Spider-Man and Spider-Man/Superman
Superman/Spider-Man (DC) and Spider-Man/Superman (Marvel) are 2026 anthology one-shots pairing the two heroes, marking the 50th anniversary of 1976's Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, the first DC/Marvel superhero crossover, with lead stories by Waid/Jiménez and Meltzer/Larraz.
Supervillain
Supervillain: a fictional antagonist with extraordinary powers or intellect opposing a superhero in comics and film. Key facts: Ultra-Humanite first comics supervillain (1939); Moriarty prototype (1891); five archetypes; central to the genre.
Sweet Home (스위트홈) (webtoon)
Sweet Home (스위트홈) is a Korean horror webtoon by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan, serialized on Naver Webtoon 2017–2020 in 141 episodes, about desire-driven monsterization at Green Home; adapted into a Netflix series and prequel Shotgun Boy.
Taboo Charming Mother (艶母)
Taboo Charming Mother (艶母, Enbo), also called Erotic Heart Mother, is a 1998-1999 adult manga by Tsuzuru Miyabi serialized in Comic Dolphin, adapted into a six-episode Big Wing/Milky OVA released 2003-2005, licensed in the US by JapanAnime.
Tales of Suspense
Tales of Suspense: Marvel Comics anthology series (1959-1968, 99 issues) that began as sci-fi/horror, debuted Iron Man in #39 (March 1963), shared Iron Man and Captain America from #59, and was retitled Captain America at #100; revived in 2017 for Hawkeye and Winter Soldier.
Tank Chair (戦車椅子－TANK)
Tank Chair (戦車椅子-TANK CHAIR-) is an ongoing action sci-fi manga by Manabu Yashiro, serialized in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket from 2022 and Monthly Shonen Sirius; 11 volumes, 1 million copies, with a Polygon Pictures anime premiering October 4, 2026.
Tank Girl
Tank Girl is a British comic series created by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett, first published in 1988 in Deadline. It follows Rebecca Buck, a tank-driving punk antiheroine with a kangaroo boyfriend, Booga, and inspired riot grrrl feminism and the 1995 Lori Petty film.
Taro Sakamoto
Taro Sakamoto (坂本太郎) is the protagonist of Yuto Suzuki's manga Sakamoto Days: once the world's greatest hitman, he retired after marrying Aoi, gained weight, and runs a convenience store, defending his family under a no-killing rule when a $1 billion bounty draws him back.
Teen Titans
Teen Titans: DC Comics superhero team of young heroes and sidekicks, first appearing in The Brave and the Bold #54 (1964); redefined by Wolfman and Pérez's New Teen Titans (1980) and adapted into animated series, live action, and films.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American media franchise about four mutant turtle brothers trained in ninjutsu, created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in 1984.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IDW Publishing)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IDW) is IDW Publishing's 2011 reboot of the TMNT comic franchise under a Viacom/Nickelodeon license, by Tom Waltz and Kevin Eastman, the longest TMNT series at 150 issues, with a reincarnation origin and franchise-blending continuity.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios): the original 1984 black-and-white comic by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, self-published in 3,275 copies, basis of the entire TMNT franchise, distinct from the 1987 cartoon and IDW continuities.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is a five-issue IDW comic miniseries, published from 2020 to 2022, following a lone surviving Turtle seeking justice in a dark future.