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2. Untold Tales of Spider-Man

The Original Story: The collected adventures in the Lee/Ditko original Spider-Man stories were the only adventures Spider-Man had in that time period.

The Retcon: Untold Tales of Spider-Man (and X-Men: the Hidden Years, but I'm not really talking about that one, because it's not as good) was a comic with a simple premise. Every issue took place between two issues of the original Spider-Man run. The resulting series was incredibly fun and deeply original, with a sense of real love for the original comics. Pat Olliffe's artwork feels retro and current at the same time. Gorgeous, clean, fresh, but also nostalgic.

And when we're talking about nostalgia, we gotta discuss Kurt Busiek, the master of earned nostalgia. Busiek is amazing at capturing the energy that made old comics great, but from a modern, current, perspective.

Of course, their collaboration would result in one of the best Spider-Man comics of its decade.