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This'''''The Amazing Spider-Man''''' (1977-2019) daily newspaper strip iswas basically the adventures of ''[[Spider-Man]]'' in an [[Alternate Continuity]] to the comic books. The strips are written by Stan Lee and have been illustrated by the likes of John Romita and Larry Leiber (Stan's brother). Although Stan remainswas credited on every strip, some[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/03/23/last-spider-man-newspaper-strip-writer-roy-thomas/ fansthis speculatearticle] mentions that it[[Roy isThomas]] eitherwas Larryghost orwriter anotheron ghostthe writerstrip whofrom takes2000 upto the taskend of writing an all-yearthe strip'rounds batchrun ofin adventures2019.
 
There are many changes in the strip's presentation, both to pacing and to how Spidey interacts with the rest of the [[Marvel Universe]]. He's met [[Daredevil]] relatively recently, for one thing. There was also a switch to Peter Parker's domestic situation to match with the "Brand New Day" storyline... and readers' letters made the writers agree to drop that.
 
The strips were initallyinitially responsible for Peter marrying Mary Jane Watson, with the 616 books following suit. ToAfter date''[[One More Day]]'', the strips are nowwere the sole means of accessing the spider-marriage, in any current canon.
 
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{{tropelist|Tropes used in the comic strip version of ''Spider-Man'' include:}}
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* [[As You Know]]: Due to the casual nature of a newspaper strip, this is used frequently for readers who might not have read the previous day's strip. Especially when some newspapers don't have [[Sunday Strip|Sunday strips]].
* [[All Just a Dream]]: The switch to an unmarried Peter in early 2009 was done with no explanation, thus passing it off as a dream had some merit in this case. And the strip where he wakes up almost comes across as a [[Take That]] (the title for the story was "Will The REAL Peter Parker Please Stand Up?").
* [[Anti -Hero]]: [[The Punisher]], obviously, in his guest appearances.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: Due to Spider-Man's tendency to get incapacitated by means of a brick or another heavy object to the head (see [[Tap Onon the Head]] below), bricks are jokingly referred to as being his most dangerous foe by some readers. He was also recently run over by a car.
* [[AuthorsAuthor's Saving Throw]]: Using the dream as a [[Reset Button]], in order to avoid repeating the "One More Day" mistake [[Take That|(and basically admitting so)]].
* [[Classical Movie Vampire]]
* [[Continuity Nod]]: A story arc with Sandman in 2009 makes it clear that the events of ''[[Spider-Man (Filmfilm)|Spider-Man]] 3'' are canon to the strip. Several times. Despite not making any chronological sense considering the strips started in the 1970s.
* [[Costume Copycat]]: A guy pretends to be Spider-Man's [[Secret Identity]], but for the fame and fortune. Peter has to save him when villains inevitably go after the impostor.
* [[Grand Finale]]: We're going to get a Venom story in Spider-Man in the final collection of the newspaper strips.
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** Mary Jane has worn a few fur-trimmed jackets.
** In the arc where a guy pretends to be Spider-Man for the fame and fortune, his wife buys a fur coat among other things. When he's complaining about some lawsuits based on what Spider-Man did (or people imagined he did), his wife is just trying on the fur in front of a mirror and telling him of the jewelry she bought.
* [[Tap Onon the Head]]: Happens ''very'' often to Spider-Man. It is a miracle how he manage to steer clear of permanent brain damage with all that trauma applied to his skull.
** Then again, Spider-Man having brain damage might explain a lot of [[Idiot Ball|the]] [[Plot Induced Stupidity|odd]] [[What an Idiot!|behavior]] he exhibits from time to time.
* [[Spider Sense]]: It seems to work only to let Spider-Man know where trouble is or to help him find pieces of paper with important information. If someone comes up from behind to whack him over the head with a blunt weapon, or a brick falls off of a wall, he's helpless to avoid being knocked out.
* [[Happily Married]]: Peter and MJ.
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