Jessica Drew’s entire first series in a single volume!Far more than a mirror image of Spider-Man, Jessica Drew swung onto the scene in the late 1970s with a strikingly different spider-origin — and quickly became one of Marvel’s most distinctive and dynamic heroes! Spider-Woman Omnibus collects all her classic adventures in a volume that won’t gather cobwebs on your shelf. From her mysterious beginnings as a spawn of Hydra to her decisive turn toward heroism, Jessica’s saga features the creation of her own formidable rogues’ gallery and team-ups with the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Thing and more Marvel heavyweights — all brought to life by top talents including Marv Wolfman, Carmine Infantino, Mark Gruenwald, Chris Claremont, Steve Leialoha, Michael Golden and others!COLLECTING: Marvel Spotlight (1971) #32, Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #29-33, Spider-Woman (1978) #1-50, Avengers (1963) #240-241, Avengers Annual (1967) #10, material from What If? (1977) #17Written by Marv Wolfman, Mark Gruenwald, Michael Fleisher, Chris Claremont & Ann Nocenti with Archie Goodwin, Steven Grant, J.M. Dematteis, Steve Leialoha & Roger SternPenciled by Carmine Infantino, Steve Leialoha & Brian Postman with Ron Wilson, Sal Buscema, John Buscema, Frank Springer, Trevor Von Eeden, Jerry Bingham, Ernie Chan, Michael Golden & Al Milgrom
Contributors: (W) Marv Wolfman; Mark Gruenwald (A) Carmine Infantino; Steve Leialoha (CA) Joe Sinnott
An award-winning writer since 1973, Marv Wolfman succeeded mentor Roy Thomas as Marvel’s editor in chief. Well-remembered for his Tomb of Dracula scripts, he also enjoyed runs on Dr. Strange, Fantastic Four and Nova, among other titles. New Teen Titans, his 1980s collaboration with George Pérez, became DC Comics’ biggest hit in years. Wolfman and Pérez literally rewrote DC history with Crisis on Infinite Earths. He subsequently penned episodes for such animated TV series as G.I. Joe, Transformers and others.Few writers/editors influenced Marvel more than Mark Gruenwald (1953-1996). Famed for pioneering work on the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and his magnum opus Squadron Supreme, he also wrote a hundred-plus-issue run of Captain America; multiple Marvel Two-in-One sagas; and several miniseries, including Contest of Champions, the first of Marvel’s multi-hero sagas. He explored the Marvel Universe’s ancient history in a series of What If? backup stories he also penciled.Following Golden Age work at Marvel predecessor Timely Comics — as well as at Fawcett, Hillman and others — Carmine Infantino (d. 2013) made history at DC Comics, helping usher in the industry’s Silver Age with the reintroduction of the Flash, within whose title he cocreated the Elongated Man and several members of the hero’s famed Rogues’ Gallery. His 1961 story “Flash of Two Worlds,” which literally reshaped the DC Universe by introducing the Earth-1/Earth-2 concept, won Infantino two of his eventual 12 Alley Awards. After serving as DC’s art director and publisher, Infantino returned to penciling on several titles; for Marvel, he provided notable runs on Nova, Spider-Woman and Star Wars, along with brief stints on Daredevil, Ghost Rider and Iron Man. He also drew Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man, the historic first Marvel/DC crossover.