{"product_id":"spider-man-1-2000-nm","title":"Spider-Man # 1 2000 NM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpider-Man #1 \u003c\/b\u003ewith a July 2000 cover date refers to a unique meta-fictional one-shot titled Marvels Comics: Spider-Man #1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Paul Grist and illustrated by Kyle Hotz, this special book was part of a larger, experimental \"Marvels Comics\" publishing event where Marvel printed comics that supposedly existed inside the mainstream Marvel Universe (Earth-616). The issue is presented as if it were an in-universe publication created by a fictional rival to the Daily Bugle, the Daily Clarion.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Plot: The Propaganda of the Masked Menace\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe In-Universe Premise: Rather than treating Spider-Man like a noble hero, this comic book is written from the perspective of how the general public view him—a creepy, dangerous, and monstrous urban legend. The narrative explicitly plays into the anti-Spider-Man media bias.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Campaign: The publisher of the Daily Clarion, T.T. Thomas, is obsessed with unmasking the \"wall-crawling weirdo\" and exposing him as a public hazard. He funds an investigative campaign to discover the secret origin of Spider-Man, attempting to link his appearance to an experimental, failed space flight.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Villain: The primary antagonist of the issue is \u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Squid (making his first appearance)\u003c\/strong\u003e. He is a horribly mutated freak who actively battles Spider-Man in the concrete canyons of New York City.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vicious Silhouette: Throughout the story, Spider-Man is depicted as a menacing, borderline-vampiric figure who stalks criminals and \"dines on the blood of his enemies\"—leaning heavily into the fictional sensationalist reporting of the Clarion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreative Team \u0026amp; Visual Style\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriter: Paul Grist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist \/ Cover Art: Kyle Hotz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColorist: Steve Oliff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAesthetic: Artist Kyle Hotz utilizes his signature, heavily detailed, and highly stylized horror aesthetic. The lines are jagged and grotesque, perfectly capturing how terrifying a real-life human spider would look to normal citizens trapped in Gotham-esque paranoia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67586682749028,"sku":"BZ33","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_10_10_21_34_31_433.jpg?v=1791686139","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/spider-man-1-2000-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}