Spider-Verse Reading Order including the introduction of Morlun, The Other story arc, Grim Hunt and the Spider-Verse Prelude

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Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Weapon Hex (X-23/Scarlet Witch)

1st appearance of Ghost Panther (Ghost Rider/Black Panther)

1st appearance of Arachknight (Moon Knight/Spider-Man)

1st appearance of Iron Hammer (Iron Man/Thor)

1st appearance of Soldier Supreme (Captain America/Doctor Strange)

1st appearance of Wolverine/Emma Frost

1st appearance of Doop/Deadpool

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1st appearance of Morlun, a member of the Inheritors and a natural predator of Spider Totems

1st appearance of Ezekiel Sims, an ally of Spider-Man against Morlun

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: The Amazing Spider-Man #30 - #33, then The Amazing Spider-Man #35

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Aunt May discovers Peter Parker is Spider-Man

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #35, then The Amazing Spider-Man #47

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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Contributing details to the Spider-Totem concept

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #47 and #48, then The Amazing Spider-Man #506

Marvel ⋅ 2004

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1st appearance of the Gatekeeper, a Spider-Totem

Three-part story wraps up Ezekiel's arc for the most part

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #506 - #508, then Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1

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The Other twelve-part story arc begins - later relates to the main Spider-Verse event

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1, next read Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #19

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The Other: Evolve or Die part two

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #19, then The Amazing Spider-Man #525

Marvel ⋅ 2005

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The Other: Evolve or Die part three

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #525, then Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2

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The Other: Evolve or Die part four

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2, then Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #20

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The Other: Evolve or Die part five

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #20, then The Amazing Spider-Man #526

Marvel ⋅ 2006

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The Other: Evolve or Die part six

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #526, then Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #3

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The Other: Evolve or Die part seven

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #3, then Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #21

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The Other: Evolve or Die part eight

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #21, then The Amazing Spider-Man #527

Marvel ⋅ 2006

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The Other: Evolve or Die part nine

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #527, then Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4

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The Other: Evolve or Die part ten

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4, then Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #22

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The Other: Evolve or Die part eleven

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #22, then The Amazing Spider-Man #528

Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Conclusion: The Other: Evolve or Die part twelve

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #528, then The Amazing Spider-Man #634

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Death of Spider-Woman, Mattie Franklin

Begins the four-part Grim Hunt story arc

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #634 - #637

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1st appearance of Kaine as Tarantula

Death of the first Madame Web

Death of Sasha Kravinoff

Death of the Grim Hunter

Julia Carpenter becomes second Madame Web, formerly Spider-Girl

Anya Corazaon becomes Spider-Girl but does not accept the name until Young Allies #5

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #637, then The Amazing Spider-Man #4 (2014 series)

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1st full appearance of Silk, a Korean-American girl who was bitten by the same radioactive spider as Peter Parker

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #4 and #5

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2nd appearance of Silk and full cover appearance

1st appearance of Goblin King, Phil Urich, formerly Goblin Knight

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #5, then Free Comic Book Day 2014 - Guardians of the Galaxy

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Agent Venom, Flash Thompson joins the Guardians of the Galaxy

Death of Peter Parquagh, Spider-Man of the 1602 reality

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read the Spider-Man backup story in this issue, then The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (2014 series)

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (2014 series), then Superior Spider-Man #32

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1st team appearance of the Spider-Army, a collective of Spider-Man-type characters from across the multiverse banded together against the threat of the Inheritors

1st appearance of Karn, an Inheritor who hunts Spider Totems but eventually becomes the Master Weaver

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Superior Spider-Man #32 and Superior Spider-Man #33

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1st appearance of Verna, Daemos, Brix and Bora, an otherworldly family known as the Inheritors who feed on Spider-Totems

1st appearance of Spider-Cyborg

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Superior Spider-Man #33, then The Amazing Spider-Man #7 (2014 series)

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1st full appearance of Billy Braddock, Spider-UK, previous one panel cameo in Edge of Spider-Verse #2

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #7 and #8 (2014 series)

[February 2023 - a rumor that Henry Cavill will portray Spider-Man UK for a Sony project is circulating but this cannot be verified]

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Debut of new Silk costume, her classic black, white and red body suit - previously wore a makeshift costume of webbing

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #8 (2014 series), then Edge of Spider-Verse #1

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Premiere issue of the Spider-Verse series that continues to explore Spider-Men from various dimensions

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Edge of Spider-Verse #1 - #5, then Spider-Man 2099 #5 (2014 series)

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Cover art by Francesco Mattina

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Spider-Man 2099 #5, then Spider-Verse Team-Up #1

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Spider-Verse Team-Up #1, then Spider-Verse #1

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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1st appearance of Lady Spider, a steampunk-inspired, alternate reality version of Aunt May Reilly

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Spider-Verse #1, then Spider-Verse #2

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2nd appearance of Spider-Gwen

1st cameo appearance of Solus, the father of the Inheritors

First time Spider-Gwen, Silk and Spider-Woman appear together in the same scene although they do not all interact

1st cameo appearance of Supaidaman in U.S. comics

1st cameo appearance of a Cowboy Spider-Man, later named Web-Slinger

Many cameo appearances of Spider-Characters including: Iron Fist, Hulk, Human Torch, Kaine, Uncle Ben, Wolverine, Venom, Deadpool, 1969 cartoon version, Tarzan, Warlock and more

Official beginning of the Spider-Verse event

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #9 and The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (2014 series)

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1st appearance of Spider Punk aka Anarchic Spider-Man, an alternate reality version of Hobie Brown

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (2014 series) then Spider-Man 2099 #6

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Death of Six-Armed Spider-Man

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Spider-Man 2099 #6, then Scarlet Spiders #1

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Scarlet Spiders #1 and #2

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Scarlet Spiders #2, then The Amazing Spider-Man #11 (2014 series)

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1st full appearance of Solus, the father of the Inheritors

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #11 (2014 series) then Spider-Verse Team-Up #2

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1st team appearance of the Web Warriors: Peter Parker, Miles Morales

1st team appearance of the Spider-Catchers: Green Goblin, Electro, Vulture, Scorpion, Dr. Boddy (1st)

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Spider-Verse Team-Up #2, then Spider-Woman #1 (2015 series)

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Spider-Woman #1 and #2, then The Amazing Spider-Man #12 (2014 series)

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1st appearance of Leopardon in a comic book, a giant robot operated by Spider-Man (Supaidaman), originating from a live-action 1970s Japanese television show

2nd cameo appearance of Web-Slinger

Partial cover appearance of Spider-Punk, in upper right corner

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #12 (2014 series), then Spider-Man 2099 #7

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Spider-Man 2099 #7, then Scarlet Spiders #3

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Scarlet Spiders #3, then The Amazing Spider-Man #13 (2014 series)

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (2014 series), then Spider-Verse Team-Up #3

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Spider-Verse Team Up #3, then Spider-Woman #3 (2015 series)

Spider-Woman #3

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Marvel ⋅ 2015

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Spider-Woman #3, then Spider-Man 2099 #8

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read Spider-Man 2099 #8, then The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (2014 series)

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3rd cameo appearance of Web-Slinger

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (2014 series), then The Amazing Spider-Man #15

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #15 - epilogue to the Spider-Verse event

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