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Peter Parker, the Wall Crawler, the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man has reached his 1,000th issue. It is a milestone reached by very few comic books, and the plucky hero celebrates Amazing Spider-Man #1000 with style.  

First of all, carve out about 20 to 30 minutes to read the book, because it's a lengthy read. There are multiple tales by several creators who worked on Spider-Man comics over the years. In the main story by Joe Kelly and Pepe Larraz, Spider-Man faces one of his biggest fears and the vicious new villain, Ravage. Readers learn something quite important about Ravage as Peter recalls important moments from his past. 

In "Still Standing," an older Peter Parker reflects on his life and has one more adventure, in the story by Noah Hawley (who makes his comics debut) and Patrick Gleason. "Requiem for a Goblin" from J.M. DeMatteis and Humberto Ramos revisits the events that followed Harry Osborn's death. 

Frank Miller and Peach Momoko collaborate for the first time to pit Spider-Man up against the Hand in "Tears of the Spider-Queen." Next up, Paul" Triple H" Levesque, the former pro wrestler and current CCO and head of creative, takes young Peter and Uncle Ben to a wrestling match.  

Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen's "The Gesture" sees Spider-Man facing a few classic enemies and gets an invitation to Avengers HQ. Spider-Man goes on a Wild West adventure in "Of Webs and Six-Guns" by Larry Lieber and Giuseppe Camuncoli. In the final story, "I Can Never Rest" by Dan Slott and Marcos Martin returns to the night of Uncle Ben's death and the pivotal moment in Peter Parker's life. 

The issue closes with brief profiles on Steve Ditko and Stan Lee, and three pages of interviews with well known Spidey creators.  

Amazing Spider-Man #1000 hits the nostalgia notes without being too saccharine or sentimental. We see Spidey's great powers, and he goes up against silly to scary foes, and the book captures his humor, bravery, and self-doubt. It's Spider-Man as a young guy, an old man, even as a cowboy. The flow of the book is a little disjointed, but that is usually a biproduct of this type of anthology. Altogether, it was a good milestone issue.  

–Amanda Sheriff