# Peter Parker: Spider-Man
**Peter Parker: Spider-Man** was a monthly [Marvel Comics](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-comics) series featuring the character [Spider-Man](https://www.edgepedia.org/spider-man) (Peter Parker), published from 1999 to 2003 as part of the line-wide relaunch of Marvel's Spider-Man titles.[1](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/2060/peter_parker_spiderman_1999_2003) It was the second volume of the series simply titled *Spider-Man*, which had run from August 1990 to December 1998 and whose cover title had become *Peter Parker, Spider-Man* beginning with issue #75.[2](https://www.comics.org/series/4049/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Run | 1999 to 2003, per Marvel's official catalog[1](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/2060/peter_parker_spiderman_1999_2003) |
| Debut issue | Vol. 2 #1: 54 pages, priced 2.99 USD (4.50 CAD), on sale November 18, 1998, cover-dated January 1999[3](https://www.comics.org/issue/87663/) |
| Launch team | Script Howard Mackie, pencils John Romita Jr., inks Scott Hanna (Jimmy Palmiotti assisting); editor Ralph Macchio[3](https://www.comics.org/issue/87663/) |
| Numbering lineage | Legacy numbering continued from the 1990 *Spider-Man* series into Peter Parker Spider-Man (II) #1[4](http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/spidema8.htm) |
| Closing team | Zeb Wells scripted the final issues, with Sam Kieth among the artists (#54 with O'Hare, #55 with Randolph)[1](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/2060/peter_parker_spiderman_1999_2003) |
| 2001 story beats | Norman Osborn's heir scheme (#25), the Robot Master's return (#27), and Mary Jane's departure (#29)[5](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/the-history-of-spider-man-2001) |
## Publication history and identity
The title began as the relaunch of the 1990 series *Spider-Man*. The Grand Comics Database records that predecessor volume as running from August 1990 to December 1998 with 100 issues published, numbered #1 through #98 (the count including special issues).[2](https://www.comics.org/series/4049/) That series' cover title changed to *Peter Parker, Spider-Man* beginning with issue #75, and the database notes that legacy numbering continued in *Peter Parker: Spider-Man* (Marvel, 1999 series).[2](https://www.comics.org/series/4049/) The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators records the same lineage: the series was initially named *Spider-Man*, renamed *Peter Parker, Spider-Man* with #75, and its legacy numbering continued in Peter Parker Spider-Man (II) #1.[4](http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/spidema8.htm)
The new first issue was a 54-page issue priced at 2.99 USD (4.50 CAD), with an on-sale date of November 18, 1998 and a January 1999 cover date.[3](https://www.comics.org/issue/87663/)
## Creative teams and editorial context
**The Mackie and Romita launch.** The debut issue credits Howard Mackie as scripter, [John Romita Jr.](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-romita-jr) on pencils, and Scott Hanna on inks with Jimmy Palmiotti assisting.[3](https://www.comics.org/issue/87663/) [Ralph Macchio](https://www.edgepedia.org/ralph-macchio) edited the issue.[3](https://www.comics.org/issue/87663/) The Unofficial Handbook likewise lists Howard Mackie as writer and John Romita Jr. as penciller on the relaunch-era issues.[4](http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/spidema8.htm) Mackie was, at the 1999 relaunch, the writer on both *Amazing Spider-Man* and *Peter Parker: Spider-Man*, and described the Spider-Man books as plotted together under editorial supervision.[6](https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-howard-mackie-interview/)
**The line-wide relaunch.** In 1999 Marvel relaunched its entire Spider-Man line, with John Byrne's controversial *Chapter One* retelling of Spider-Man's origin preceding the new volumes of *Amazing Spider-Man* and *Peter Parker: Spider-Man*.[7](https://www.cbr.com/when-spider-man-was-relaunched-in-1999/)
**The closing run.** Marvel's catalog credits the final issues to a new team: [Zeb Wells](https://www.edgepedia.org/zeb-wells) scripted, with #54 drawn by O'Hare, #55 by Randolph, and Sam Kieth drawing the closing issues (catalog listings cover #54–57).[1](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/2060/peter_parker_spiderman_1999_2003)
## Storylines and interconnection with the sister titles
The relaunched titles were plotted under a coordinated shared-book approach in which storylines crossed over between the four monthly Spider-Man titles.[7](https://www.cbr.com/when-spider-man-was-relaunched-in-1999/) Marvel's own retrospective of 2001 shows the interlocks in that year's issues. In *Peter Parker: Spider-Man* #25, [Norman Osborn](https://www.edgepedia.org/norman-osborn) tortured Peter Parker, but the hero fought back, resisting the [Green Goblin](https://www.edgepedia.org/green-goblin)'s scheme to make him his heir.[5](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/the-history-of-spider-man-2001) The Robot Master returned in #27 as a disembodied head held captive by his own machine, again in step with concurrent *Amazing Spider-Man* stories.[5](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/the-history-of-spider-man-2001)
The year's most consequential character development came in #29: Spider-Man and Mary Jane escaped her abductor, but MJ left afterward, no longer able to cope with her husband's super hero career.[5](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/the-history-of-spider-man-2001)
## By the numbers
The bibliographic record fixes the shape of the run and its predecessor. The 1990 volume ran 100 issues over roughly eight and a half years, from August 1990 to December 1998.[2](https://www.comics.org/series/4049/) The 1999 relaunch debuted as a 54-page issue at 2.99 USD, on sale November 18, 1998.[3](https://www.comics.org/issue/87663/) Marvel's catalog dates the series itself from 1999 to 2003, with the final cataloged issue numbered #57.[1](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/2060/peter_parker_spiderman_1999_2003) On the numbering question, the bibliographic records tie the 1999 volume's legacy numbering to the 1990 *Spider-Man* series, whose cover title had become *Peter Parker, Spider-Man* at #75, rather than to any other title.[2](https://www.comics.org/series/4049/) • [4](http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/spidema8.htm)
## References
1. [Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999 - 2003), Marvel.com comic series catalog](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/2060/peter_parker_spiderman_1999_2003)
2. [GCD :: Series :: Spider-Man, Grand Comics Database](https://www.comics.org/series/4049/)
3. [GCD :: Issue :: Peter Parker: Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 [Direct Edition], Grand Comics Database](https://www.comics.org/issue/87663/)
4. [The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators, Spider-Man section](http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/spidema8.htm)
5. [The History of Spider-Man: 2001, Marvel.com](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/the-history-of-spider-man-2001)
6. [Howard Mackie interview, CBR](https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-howard-mackie-interview/)
7. [When Spider-Man Was Relaunched in 1999, CBR](https://www.cbr.com/when-spider-man-was-relaunched-in-1999/)
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