More than five decades later, as Tom Holland’s fourth MCU cinematic outing, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, hits theaters, this long-forgotten Japanese run stands out as a masterclass in raw, organic character progression. Title Spider-Man: The Manga (スパイダーマン / Supaidāman) Serialization January 1970 – September 1971 Writer(s) Kōsei Ono and Kazumasa Hirai Artist Ryoichi Ikegami Publisher Kodansha (under license from Marvel Comics) Available Unavailable across official digital services such as Marvel UnlimitedThe Forgotten Spider-Man Manga That Reinvented Peter ParkerThis image features Yu Komori from the manga series Spider-Man: The Manga. Why Spider-Man: Brand New Day Still Can’t Match Its Legacy⛶⛶⛶⛶×The brilliance of Spider-Man: The Manga shines even brighter when held up against Brand New Day. Do you think Spider-Man: The Manga deserves more recognition than Brand New Day? Spider-Man: Brand New Day is playing in theaters now!