2007–2016 · Stern
Spider-Man
Known for Sandman, Doc Ock, Side ramp and Light Lock target. Night city skyline of dark towers, turquoise sky with clouds and orange explosion and fireball.
- Years
- 2007–2016
- Maker
- Stern
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Sandman
- Toy
Doc Ock
- Ramp
Side ramp
- Target
Light Lock target
- Lane
Spider Sense lane
- Multiball
Battle Royale
- Wizard mode
Super Hero
3 games under this title
On the playfield
Toys 3
- Sandman
- Doc Ock
- Venom figure
Ramp 1
- Side ramp
Hole 1
- Center post
Magnet 1
- Doc Ock magnet
Targets 5
- Green Goblin targets
- Sandman 3-bank
- Sandman standups
- Light Lock target
- Spider Sense targets
Lanes 4
- WEB lanes
- Spider Sense lane
- HERO lanes
- Last Chance
Flipper 1
- Upper right flipper extra flipper
Lights 1
- White arrows arrows
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Central hero figure in red and blue bodysuit covered in black web lines, white angular eye-pieces, lunging toward viewer with left arm extended and right arm swept up, one leg kicked forward
- alien Far left black creature with wide open mouth, rows of white teeth, long pink tongue and clawed hand
- creature Low centre-left, crouching glossy black fanged creature with clawed limbs
- man Upper left, green-skinned man with dark hair, snarling open mouth, torn dark shirt
- man Upper right, grinning dark-haired man with metal jaw plates and long segmented mechanical tentacle arms raised
- man Mid right, brown-haired man in a dark horizontally striped shirt, arm outstretched
Setting
- Night city skyline of dark towers
- Turquoise sky with clouds
- Orange explosion and fireball
Text on it
- SPIDER-MAN
- TM
- STEIN
- S.K.I.F.
- COLUMBIA PICTURES
- MARVEL
- SPIDER-MAN SENSATION
How it plays
-
Modes 15
- Timed modes
- New Goblin
- Daily Bugle
- The Amazing Spider-Man
- Bonesaw
- Rescue MJ
- Goo On You
- Brock's New Suit
- You Ooze, You Lose
- Unity Day Festival
- Suffer the Children
- Godspeed Spider-Man
- Slammer Time
- Subway Storm
- Dune of Doom
-
Multiballs 4
- Battle Royale
- Fusion Malfunction
- Bank Bust
- Armed at the Dock
-
Goals 2
- Venom Value
- Spiders
-
Wizard modes 1
- Super Hero
Made by
- Design
- Steve Ritchie
- Art
- Kevin O'Connor
- Art & Display animation
- Mark Galvez
- Art
- Margaret Hudson
- Art
- Marc Schoenberg
- Mechanics
- John Rotharmel
- Mechanics
- Mike Redoble
- Mechanics
- Rob Blakeman
- Software
- Lyman F. Sheats Jr.
- Sound & Music
- David Thiel
The cast
- Spider-Man
- Green Goblin
- Venom
Reference
Linked terms
- Green Goblin targets also called Green Goblin bank
- Sandman also called Sandman figure also called Sandman hole
- Sandman 3-bank also called center three-bank
- Sandman standups also called inner targets
- Doc Ock also called Doc Ock scoop also called Doc Ock saucer also called Doctor Octopus
- Side ramp also called Venom ramp
- Light Lock target also called Web target also called Lite Lock target
- WEB lanes also called WEB top lanes
- Spider Sense targets also called Spider Sense bank
- White arrows also called white shots
- Timed modes also called white modes
- New Goblin also called Jack O' Lantern
- Bonesaw also called Electro
- Rescue MJ also called Tell MJ
- Brock's New Suit also called Symbiote Stalker
- You Ooze, You Lose also called Venom Strikes Twice
- Unity Day Festival also called Green with Envy
- Suffer the Children also called Fire Fighting
- Godspeed Spider-Man also called Sidey Falls for MJ
- Fusion Malfunction also called Lend Me a Hand
- Bank Bust also called Ock's Oscorp Outing
- Armed at the Dock also called Battle on the Bridge
- Slammer Time also called Out of the Slammer
- Subway Storm also called Time is Money
- Dune of Doom also called Concrete Ending
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- blue
- orange
- red
- grey
Fingerprint: Huge orange spiderweb dividing into radial wedges naming eight villains around SUPER HERO hub. Two portrait cut-ins beside: dark-haired man and smiling red-haired woman in brown jacket. Blue Manhattan skyline backdrop with comic building faces. Modern comic book theme, vibrant orange web.
The huge orange spiderweb graphic filling the lower playfield, with black arrow plates radiating from a SUPER HERO hub and naming eight villains. Flanking it are two large painted portrait cut-ins of a dark-haired young man and a grinning red-haired woman. Above, a blue-painted Manhattan skyline of building faces with eyes and windows runs across the upper playfield, framed by chrome wireform ramps. Two red-clawed spider logos are printed on the pale grey lower apron, either side of the word SPIDER-MAN.
Setting
- Blue-lit city skyline of skyscrapers
- Spiderweb radial graphic
- Pale grey lower cabinet apron
Symbols
- Spider webs
- Spider logos
- Spider emblem round targets
- Arrow-shaped name plates
- Triangular coloured inserts
- Play-card suit pips on top plates
- Gear/cog motif at the web hub
Notable shapes
- Large orange spiderweb disc
- Eight radiating arrow plates
- Super hero round medallion at the web hub
- Triangular coloured inserts
- Two side portrait cut-ins
Art motifs
- Radial sunburst
- Comic book halftone
- Exaggerated cartoon likenesses
- Name-plate roster wheel
Themes
- Super hero
- Comic book
- Spider web
- Villain roster
- City skyline
- Masked hero
Title on it
- Spider-man
Text on it
- SPIDER-MAN
- SHOOT AGAIN
- SUPER HERO
- VENOM
- RESCUE MJ
- GREEN GOBLIN
- SANDORMAN
- BONESAW
- DAILY BUGLE
- DOC OCK
- THE JOKER
- GOOSEPEED SPIDER-MAN
- SUPER SIZE CHILDREN
- BATTLE MODELS
- SUBWAY STORM
- BLOOD
- SPECIAL
- THE FLY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Painted portrait panel left of the web: young adult, short dark brown hair, clean-shaven, serious expression, dark navy blue collared shirt |
| Woman | Painted portrait panel right of the web: adult, shoulder-length auburn/red hair, broad smile, head tilted, hand raised to chin, textured brown jacket |
| Other | Large painted masked hero head on the lower playfield, red web-patterned mask with white eye patches, above shoot again |
| Monster | Dark green-black goblin-like figure standing mid-left beside the vertical green goblin strip, with clawed hands |
| Other | Painted comic faces and eyes built into the upper-playfield building facades |
A modern comic-book super-hero pinball playfield shot from directly above under blue LED lighting, with the pale grey lower apron in the foreground. The lower half is dominated by a large orange-and-gold spiderweb disc split into radial wedges, each wedge carrying a black arrow-shaped name plate: VENOM in blue, RESCUE MJ, GREEN GOBLIN, SANDORMAN, BONESAW, DAILY BUGLE, DOC OCK and THE JOKER, with a round SUPER HERO medallion at the hub. Below the web a red wedge reads SHOOT AGAIN. A vertical GREEN GOBLIN strip runs up the left, beside round green spider-emblem targets labelled GOOSEPEED SPIDER-MAN and SUPER SIZE CHILDREN. Two painted portrait panels flank the disc: a serious young dark-haired man in a navy shirt on the left and a smiling red-haired woman in a brown jacket on the right. The upper playfield is a blue city skyline of skyscraper faces with a raised ramp structure, wireform ramps, a red flippower-style ramp on the right and triangular coloured insert targets. Blue and red LED strips run down both side lanes.
Playfield Black Suited LE
- blue
- red
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Enormous golden compass wheel filling lower-middle with red masked head at center, vertical green-black arrow GREEN GOBLIN, stacked yellow ovals reading HUNTER CONDEMN CONTAINERS, red-blue masked hero sprawling diagonally mid-left, chrome title on apron, deep blue webbed background
The most memorable element is the enormous golden compass/starburst wheel filling the lower middle of the playfield, its wedge labels radiating from a red masked head at the centre. Second is the vertical green-and-black arrow on the left lane reading GREEN GOBLIN, stacked against yellow ovals reading HUNTER, CONDEMN, CONTAINERS, SPECIMENS, CHILDREN and PROWLER. Third is a printed red-and-blue masked crouching hero sprawling diagonally across mid-left, plus a chrome SPIDER-MAN title on the apron. Fourth, three glossy red-and-yellow covered lanes run down the right third beside a big yellow round toy over a brown beam.
Setting
- Night city skyline of purple and black skyscrapers
- Deep blue field overlaid with white spider-web tracery
- Yellow pinstripe rays
Symbols
- Spider webs
- Masked spider emblem
- Compass rose / starburst wheel
- Kaleidoscopic arrow targets
- Red arrow inserts
- Star shapes
- Card-suit-like yellow ovals
Notable shapes
- Large golden compass/starburst wheel with labelled wedges in the lower centre
- Tall clear plastic ramp over the right side
- Looped chrome wireform rail at the top right
- Triangular red arrow drop-target bank
- Oval yellow label stack on the left lane
Art motifs
- Halftone comic printing
- Black ink outlines
- Airbrushed sky glow
- Cracked glass shading in purple
Themes
- Comic book superheroes
- City skyline at night
- Spider web motif
- Villain rogues gallery
Title on it
- Spider-man
Text on it
- USA
- SPIDER-MAN
- HOLD FLIPPER FOR INSTANT INFO
- GREEN GOBLIN
- HUNTER
- CONDEMN
- CONTAINERS
- SPECIMENS
- CHILDREN
- PROWLER
- DOUBLE WEB
- DARK WEB
- WEB
- SPIDER-BOT
- SHOCKER
- CARNAGE
- VULTURE
- NON-TOURNAMENT PLAY
- TOURNAMENT PLAY!
- START
- HARD TIMES SCORE
- x1
- x5
- $ .50
- $2.00
- $1.00
- WARNING
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Red-and-blue full-body masked superhero printed flat, low crouch with one arm forward and legs splayed, mid-left of the playfield |
| Man | Small red-masked head at the hub of the golden compass wheel, lower centre |
| Man | Glossy red helmeted head with white eye lenses printed right of the compass wheel, near the right lanes |
| Man | Glossy magenta/pink helmeted head printed just right of centre, above the compass wheel |
| Man | A villain's face inside a yellow starburst medallion near the right-hand upper-middle |
| Other | A large yellow circular toy/disc mounted on a brown angled beam over the right lanes |
| Other | A gold-toned sculpted figure on the upper-left playfield under the ramp |
A single-level comic-book-superhero pinball playfield, photographed under glass with a broad clear plastic ramp and a second wireform habitrail looping across the top-right. The whole field is a deep blue webbed background with a cracked, purple-and-black silhouetted city skyline rising at the top right, and yellow pinstripes. Lettering is mostly block capitals in red, yellow, black and white. The centre-lower third is dominated by a huge golden-orange compass/starburst wheel with many wedge labels, one reading DOUBLE WEB and others reading DARK WEB, with a small red Spider-Man head at its hub. Left of centre a red-and-blue masked superhero figure in a crouched, crawling pose prints across the art, right of centre a red-helmeted figure and a magenta-helmeted figure. Down the left lane a vertical green-and-black arrow reads GREEN GOBLIN beside stacked yellow oval labels reading HUNTER, CONDEMN, CONTAINERS, SPECIMENS, CHILDREN and PROWLER. Three large red-and-yellow inset lanes run down the right. Two white flippers sit at the bottom flanking a red-and-black web spinner area; the apron reads SPIDER-MAN in chrome-and-blue capitals. Bottom corners carry yellow instruction and price cards.
Playfield Vault Edition
- red
- black
- blue
- orange
Fingerprint: Spider-man: enormous red-black spider with splayed legs across upper left, orange sunburst wheel with colored wedges and white spider hub, crouching masked hero and dark-hooded villain flanking sunburst, red mechanical structure between flippers, comic panel inserts on apron
The single most memorable element is the enormous red-and-black spider, legs splayed, painted over the upper-left of the playfield with a black web pattern radiating behind it. Second, the big orange sunburst wheel in the lower centre whose coloured wedge labels ring a white spider hub. Third, the pair of full-body comic figures flanking that sunburst - a crouching red-and-blue masked hero on the left and a pale-faced hooded figure in dark purple on the right. Fourth, the mirrored yellow 'HOLD FLIPPER FOR INSTANT INFO' captions printed in bold on the two lower apron inserts. Fifth, the red mechanical graphic with twin black barrels sitting dead centre between the flipper bats.
Setting
- Purple and blue city skyline of flat-topped skyscraper blocks
- Grey-blue night city behind the upper playfield
- Black web-pattern background on the apron
- Red radial burst background on the cabinet front panel
Symbols
- Large eight-legged spider emblem with web pattern
- Orange radial sunburst disc
- Playing-card-suit shaped coloured wedge inserts
- Spider web graphics
- Arrows and point-value numerals 100k 250k 750k
- 3x multiplier badge
- Speaker grille dot pattern on the right apron card
Notable shapes
- Huge eight-legged spider spanning the upper-left playfield
- Large orange sunburst disc with coloured wedge inserts
- Circular saucer-like red inserts on the right mid-playfield
- Triangular stand-up target banks
- Web-shaped clear plastic ramp covering
- Black rectangular coin door with two coin slots
Art motifs
- Thick black ink outlines with flat cel shading
- Comic-book panel borders in cyan
- Black spider-web tracery over a red field
- Radiating speed lines behind the sunburst
- Spotlight glow on the upper playfield
Themes
- Superhero
- Comic book
- Spider web
- City skyline
- Villain gauntlet
- Comic licence plate
Title on it
- Spider-man
Text on it
- SPIDER-MAN
- MARVEL
- HOLD FLIPPER FOR INSTANT INFO
- BUCKET CATCHER
- STERN
- 2016
- TYPE: SOLID STATE
- GAME: 4EB4, SERIES: GRAF
- MUSIC: DAVID THIEL
- FOR GAME PLAY
- FOR HOME USE
- LICENSED
- START
- WEB
- MULTI
- BANK
- GREEN GOBLIN
- RECHARGE
- VULTURE
- MILK
- 100K
- 250K
- 750K
- 3X
- Gwen
- MJ
- Goblin
- Doc Ock
- Lizard
- Venom
- BLUE
- RED
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Comic-style masked hero in red and blue bodysuit, crouched low on the left mid-playfield, one arm extended, drawn in bold black-outlined comic style |
| Man | Hooded figure in dark purple/black with a pale face and dark eye areas, standing on the right mid-playfield beside the sunburst |
| Man | Red-and-black costumed figure in a rectangular comic panel on the lower left apron insert, arm raised |
| Man | Red-and-black costumed figure in a matching comic panel on the lower right apron insert |
| Man | Red-masked head portrait with black web lines across the mask in the central lower apron panel, above a small spider-man wordmark |
| Other | A large mechanical red structure with two black cylindrical gun barrels, sitting at the lower centre between the flipper bats |
Full-cabinet view of a modern solid-state superhero-themed machine, glass-covered playfield filling most of the frame with the backbox and apron below. The playfield is dominated by a huge red-and-black spider emblem with eight legs sprawled across the upper-left quadrant, set on a purple/blue city-skyline background of skyscraper blocks. Centre-low is a big orange sunburst disc with a white spider at its hub and coloured wedge targets radiating out from it, each wedge a different colour (pink, teal, green, yellow, orange, blue). Two comic-style hero figures stand on either side of this sunburst: a crouching red-and-blue masked figure on the left and a hooded dark-purple/black figure with a pale face on the right. A large red mechanical-looking graphic with two black gun barrels sits below the sunburst between the flippers, flanked by two comic panels of a red-masked hero. The apron is black with a red web-and-spiderburst background, a red Start button top-left, and a large silver-outlined SPIDER-MAN wordmark across the bottom. Dominant colours: red, black, blue, orange. Style is glossy airbrushed/comic-book illustration with plastic ramps and metal wireforms on top.
Playfield Vault Edition
- red
- blue
- black
- orange
Fingerprint: Spider-Man comic hero with huge orange-and-gold starburst lower playfield and white spider at hub, two enormous red-and-cream chevron slingshot panels lettered in yellow, yellow instruction card and white specification card printed at bottom, multi-colored arrow inserts in blue web background, dense chrome wire ramps
The most memorable element is the huge orange-and-gold starburst lower playfield with a white spider at its hub, flanked by two enormous red-and-cream chevron slingshot/flipper panels lettered in yellow. A second striking feature is the yellow rectangular instruction card and white specification card printed side by side across the bottom of the playfield. The mid-field hub of multicoloured arrow inserts (green, red, blue, yellow) set into a blue web background is also distinctive, as is the dense chrome tangle of wire ramps and a curved habitrail crossing the upper playfield.
Setting
- Comic-book spider-web lattice over blue and red
- Orange and gold starburst chevron lower field
- Grey city-street and rooftop artwork in upper field
- Black cabinet with white spider-web graphic
Symbols
- Spider emblem on white disc
- Spider-web lattice graphics
- Eight-pointed starburst / arrow chevrons
- Playing-card suit symbols (spades and hearts) as insert art
- Suit-and-tie playing-card king artwork
- Colourful directional arrow inserts
- Three jack-in-the-box style bumpers
- Coin slot coin returns
Notable shapes
- Large eight-pointed starburst lower field with chevron rays
- Circular white spider emblem at the starburst hub
- Triangular web-bordered slingshot panels
- Curved looping habitrail in the upper field
- A narrow launch lane along the upper left edge
Art motifs
- Halftone comic-book printing
- Heavy black keylines
- Primary red blue and yellow palette
- Radiating chevron rays
- Webbed card suits
Themes
- Comic book superheroes
- Spider web motif
- City rooftop battle
- Modern solid state pinball
Title on it
- Spider-man
Text on it
- HOLD FLIPPER FOR INSTANT INFO
- SPIDER-MAN
- TYPE: SOLID STATE
- MUSIC DAVID THIEL
- FOR SERVICE OF THIS GAME CALL 1-800-729-9114
- www.sternpinball.com
- INSERT START
- START
- 25c
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Red-and-blue costumed masked web-slinger figure printed on the lower playfield below the slingshots, head and shoulders, white eye lenses, shooting a web strand |
| Man | Small comic-style male figure in dark clothing printed on the left lower web panel, arm raised |
| Other | Comic villain figure printed on the right lower web panel in dark red and black costume |
| Other | Several small comic-character portraits scattered around the upper playfield inserts |
Photograph of a modern solid-state pinball playfield under a locked glass top, seen from above at a slight angle, with the front of the black cabinet and its apron also visible. The lower third of the playfield is dominated by a large angular red, orange and gold starburst/chevron pattern radiating from a white spider emblem at the centre of the lower field, with two tall cream-coloured rubber-ringed flipper bats sweeping up from the bottom and a red-suited masked web-slinger figure printed between them. Printed card insets flank the lower field: a yellow instruction card on the left and a white specification card on the right, both headed by the italic web-lettered title. Matching red-and-blue web-bordered panels above each slingshot carry yellow lettering. The mid-field is a crowded blue-and-red web-patterned area with green, red, yellow and blue arrow inserts radiating from a hub, three orange pop-bumper caps in a row, and a large red arrow ramp. The upper playfield is packed with chrome wire ramps, a curved habitrail and lit inserts under a reflective glass surface showing room reflections. The cabinet front is black with a spider-web graphic, a yellow INSERT START button plate and coin slots marked 25c.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- red
- blue
- black
- orange
Fingerprint: Huge red-blue masked web-hero dominating center, black fanged alien with gaping mouth and pink tongue, green-skinned snarling man, figure with metal jaw and mechanical tentacle arms, "SPIDER-MAN" title in chrome and silver letters, red geometric star outline, dark teal city skyline, orange-yellow fireball explosion, glossy backglass.
The centre is one enormous lunging red-and-blue masked web-hero figure, drawn much larger than everything else, with white eye-pieces and a black web lattice. Around him is a menagerie of villains: a black fanged alien with a gaping mouth, a green-skinned snarler, a grinning man with metal jaw plates and long segmented mechanical tentacles. A thin red angular star outline overlays the dark city skyline, with a big orange fireball burning behind the left-hand figures. A row of small company logos runs along the bottom right edge.
Setting
- Night city skyline of dark towers
- Turquoise sky with clouds
- Orange explosion and fireball
Symbols
- Red angular star outline
- Black spider-web pattern on suit
- Fireball explosion
- Mechanical tentacles
- Winged glider
Lettering
- Wide italic chrome-silver sans-serif capitals with dark outline and drop shadow
Themes
- Superhero
- Comic book
- Villain gallery
- City skyline
- Action
Title on it
- Spider-man
Text on it
- SPIDER-MAN
- TM
- STEIN
- S.K.I.F.
- COLUMBIA PICTURES
- MARVEL
- SPIDER-MAN SENSATION
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Central hero figure in red and blue bodysuit covered in black web lines, white angular eye-pieces, lunging toward viewer with left arm extended and right arm swept up, one leg kicked forward |
| Alien | Far left black creature with wide open mouth, rows of white teeth, long pink tongue and clawed hand |
| Creature | Low centre-left, crouching glossy black fanged creature with clawed limbs |
| Man | Upper left, green-skinned man with dark hair, snarling open mouth, torn dark shirt |
| Man | Upper right, grinning dark-haired man with metal jaw plates and long segmented mechanical tentacle arms raised |
| Man | Mid right, brown-haired man in a dark horizontally striped shirt, arm outstretched |
| Man | Lower right, figure in a black and yellow suit with green-lensed goggles, crouched on a small grey winged glider |
A glossy backglass with a huge chrome-and-silver italic title across the top reading SPIDER-MAN, with a small TM at the right end. The centre is dominated by a large red-and-blue masked web-themed hero figure lunging toward the viewer, left arm thrust out to the left and right arm swept up and back, one leg kicked forward. Behind him is a dark city skyline of black and teal towers under a turquoise sky, with an orange-yellow explosion of fire on the left. A red geometric star/arrow outline made of thin straight lines frames the whole centre. Six other figures surround him: a snarling black alien creature with a wide white-toothed mouth and a long tongue at far left, a crouching black-suited fanged creature low centre-left, a green-skinned snarling man in torn clothing at upper left, a grinning man with a metal jaw and long mechanical tentacle arms at upper right, a brown-haired man in a dark striped shirt at mid right, and a black-and-yellow suited figure with green-lensed goggles riding a small grey glider at lower right. Along the bottom edge sits a row of small logos in red, black and white boxes.
Backglass Black Suited LE
- black
- yellow
- teal
- red
Fingerprint: SPIDER-MAN crouched black-suited wall-crawler with white web grid pattern firing diagonal web lines; black fanged creature and green muscleman stacked left edge; red-masked hero lower left; young man in plain blue shirt standing right; green serpent coiled tail; city skyline night sky; textured black and white against gold-teal background
The single most memorable element is the enormous crouching black-suited, white-web-patterned wall-crawler filling the centre, with two razor-straight white web lines slashing diagonally across the whole backglass from his arms. Close behind that, a green serpent's coiled tail beside a goggle-wearing crouching rider, and the sheer contrast of a black fanged creature, a green muscleman and a red-masked hero stacked down the left edge against a gold-and-teal city skyline. A small standing young man in a plain dark blue shirt on the right looks almost deliberately ordinary beside the costumed figures.
Setting
- Night city skyline of tall towers
- Orange-yellow fireball glow
- Radial speed lines
- Concentric web pattern
Symbols
- Spider emblem on chest
- Web grid pattern
- Spider logos
- Web strands
- Serpent
- Dome device
- Card suit-like red angular panels
Lettering
- Wide italicised block capitals across the top, red fill with white outline and drop shadow
Themes
- Superhero
- Superheroes
- Comic book
- Action
- City night
Title on it
- Spider-man
Text on it
- SPIDER-MAN
- MARVEL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Central crouched wall-crawler in textured black bodysuit with white grid web lines, large white eye lenses, white spider emblem on chest, firing two straight white web strands |
| Monster | Black fanged creature with white spider emblem and white eye slits, left edge, mouth open showing teeth |
| Man | Muscular bare-chested green-skinned man with black hair grimacing, upper left, inside an orange fireball |
| Other | Smaller red-masked figure with blue limbs in a low crouching pose, lower left |
| Man | Young bare-armed man in a plain dark blue short-sleeved shirt standing upright, right side |
| Other | Crouching masked rider in grey and olive gear with bright green-lensed goggles, lower right |
| Creature | Green serpent with coiled scaled tail behind the rider |
| Other | Red and gold mechanical dome or reactor device, upper right |
Wide landscape backglass. Huge crouched figure in a textured black bodysuit with white grid web lines, white eye lenses and a big white spider emblem dominates the centre, firing two straight white web strands diagonally. Across the top, wide italicised block capitals with red fill and white highlight spell the title. Background is a night city skyline of tall towers in flat yellow-gold and teal, overlaid with purple, green and blue radial speed lines and a concentric teal web pattern. Left: a fanged black creature with a white spider emblem and eye slits; above it a bare-chested muscular green-skinned man grimacing inside an orange fireball; below it a smaller red-masked, blue-limbed figure crouching. Right: a bare-armed young man in a plain dark blue short-sleeved shirt standing upright, and below him a crouched masked rider in grey and olive gear with bright green-lensed goggles beside a green serpent's coiled tail; a red-and-gold mechanical dome sits upper right. Small red and white logo boxes and a copyright line run along the bottom right edge.
Backglass Vault Edition
- blue
- green
- red
- white
Fingerprint: SPIDER-MAN in green bodysuit with black emblem, holding bald man by hair, second red-blue masked figure crouching, mechanical arms with ribbed tubing.
The most memorable element is the enormous green-suited masked hero swinging across the whole backglass while holding a bald man by the hair in his outstretched hand. A second red-and-blue masked figure reaches out from the upper right, and a red-rimmed oval balloon saying My eyes! balances a jagged Gaarrgghh! balloon at lower left. The whole scene is framed by grey mechanical arms with ribbed tubing entering from both top corners.
Setting
- Industrial steel girders and beams
- Dark machinery and pipes
- Orange-yellow explosion burst with radiating speed lines
- Grey ribbed mechanical arms entering from both top corners
- Red-orange flames at bottom centre
Symbols
- Black spider emblem on green chest
- Web pattern on red and blue costume
- White eye lenses on both masks
- Orange-yellow starburst explosion
- Grey mechanical arms with ribbed tubing
- White comic speech balloons with red rim
Lettering
- Arched white block capitals with heavy black outline and drop shadow, arched over a red rectangle bearing white marvel capitals
Themes
- Comic book
- Superhero
- Spider web
- Explosion
- Industrial
- Kidnapping
- Dramatic action
- Speech balloons
Title on it
- Spider-man
Text on it
- MARVEL
- SPIDER-MAN
- Gaarrgghh!
- My eyes!
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Huge muscular masked figure in tight green bodysuit with black web/spider emblem, green boots, white eye lenses with black rim, leaping diagonally from lower centre to upper right, left arm extended holding a captive, right arm raised |
| Man | Bald light-skinned adult male in a white shirt, held by the hair in the green figure's left hand, head hanging down, mouth open, brow furrowed, limbs limp |
| Man | Second masked figure in red and blue web-patterned suit with white eye lenses, crouching at upper right on grey girders, one hand reaching out, body angled toward the green figure |
| Other | Large silver-grey webbed limb or cable arcing down the right side, plus segmented ribbed mechanical arms with claw-like ends at both top corners |
| Other | Two tiny dark silhouetted human figures running or falling in the lower centre background against the explosion |
A comic-book style backglass dominated by a huge muscular masked figure in a green bodysuit with black spider emblem, green boots and white webbing, leaping diagonally from lower centre to upper right. In his outstretched left hand he dangles a limp bald man by the hair; the captive's head hangs down, mouth open, face creased, wearing a white shirt. A second red-and-blue web-patterned masked figure crouches at upper right on grey girders, one hand reaching out. Mechanical arms with ribbed silver tubing snake in from both top corners, and a large silver-grey webbed cable arcs down the right edge over a dark industrial background. An orange-yellow explosion with radiating speed lines bursts behind the central figure, filling centre-left with comic burst lines on white. Two speech balloons sit lower left: a jagged white burst reading Gaarrgghh! and an oval white balloon with a red rim reading My eyes! Red-orange flames rise at bottom centre. Top-left carries a red MARVEL box over an arched white title with black outline. A small red MARVEL mark is bottom left, with a red oval logo bottom right.