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Is Marvel Giving A Lifeline To The Stone Tablet Saga?

Published Mon, 31 Oct 2016 15:30:41 -0500

Last updated Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:52:54 -0500

Checking upcoming Amazon listings can sometimes reveal a publisher's plans. So when Marvel publishes this upcoming novel inspired by the sixties Spider- Man story….

Spider-Man: Forever Young Hardcover by Stefan Petrucha

Take a swing through Spider-Man's past in a novel based on a classic tale – with an all-new story for the present day! Broke – again – and running out of excuses for girlfriend Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker goes looking for trouble, hoping to snag some rent-paying photos of his alter ego in action. But trouble comes to him when the Kingpin and the Maggia converge in a battle for a mysterious tablet! When the fight spills over to Empire State University, Peter finds himself in the crosshairs of not only the city's most nefarious villains, but also his friends – and the police! Stefan Petrucha puts his pen to the classic "Stone Tablet Saga," which ComicsReview.com calls "Stan Lee's Marvel and Spider-Man at their peak." But the story doesn't end there: When the assumed-dead leader of the Maggia resurfaces, it'll take all of Spider-Man's wits to track him down! It doesn't help that Peter's beloved Aunt May may be dying. Can Peter fight off his enemies, save his aunt and graduate from college? Or has the ol' Parker luck disappeared for good?

And Marvel collects that original story, alongside another comic series inspired by it…

Amazing Spider-Man: The Lifeline Tablet Saga

Relive a Spidey epic decades in the telling! It all begins with a classic struggle over a petrified tablet said to hold the secret to eternal life! It's a priceless relic that a lot of dangerous folks want to get their hands on – like the Kingpin of Crime, the Shocker, Man Mountain Marko and Maggia boss Silvermane! But the tablet has a lesson to teach: be careful what you wish for! Years later, Hammerhead sets his sights on the sought-after stone – and its full secrets are revealed in a free-for-all drawing in the likes of Boomerang, the Sub-Mariner and the Lizard! Only a Spider-Man and Doctor Strange team-up can prevent the lifeline tablet from wreaking havoc!

COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 68- 75, SPIDER-MAN: LIFELINE 1-3

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