Editing Spider-Man (section)

===1980s===
[[File:Issue252.jpg|thumb|''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #252 (May 1984): The black costume debut was controversial among fans. The suit was later revealed as an alien [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiote]] and was used in the creation of the villain [[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom]]. – Cover art by [[Ron Frenz]] and [[Klaus Janson]]|alt=The black costume of Spider-Man.]]
From 1984 to 1988, Spider-Man wore a black costume with a white spider design on his chest. The new costume originated in the ''[[Secret Wars]]'' [[Limited series (comics)|miniseries]] on an alien planet where Spider-Man participates in a battle between Earth's major superheroes and supervillains.<ref>{{Cite comic |writer=[[Jim Shooter|Shooter, Jim]] |penciller=[[Mike Zeck|Zeck, Michael]] |inker=[[John Beatty (illustrator)|Beatty, John]], [[Jack Abel]] |story=Invasion |title=[[Secret Wars|Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars]] |volume=1 |issue=8 |date=December 1984 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |location=[[New York, NY]]}}</ref> He continues wearing the costume when he returns, starting in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #252. The change to a longstanding character's design met with controversy, "with many hardcore comics fans decrying it as tantamount to sacrilege. Spider-Man's traditional red and blue costume was iconic, they argued, on par with those of his D.C. rivals [[Superman]] and [[Batman]]."<ref name="cc">Leupp, Thomas. [http://www.reelzchannel.com/article.aspx?articleId=292 "Behind the Mask: The Story of Spider-Man's Black Costume"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515000806/http://www.reelzchannel.com/article.aspx?articleId=292 |date=May 15, 2007 }}, ReelzChannel.com, 2007, n.d. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070515000806/http://www.reelzchannel.com/article.aspx?articleId=292 WebCitation archive].</ref> The creators then revealed the costume was an alien [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiote]], which Spider-Man rejects after a difficult struggle,<ref>{{Cite comic |writer=[[Louise Simonson|Simonson, Louise]] |penciller=[[Greg LaRocque|LaRocque, Greg]] |inker=[[Jim Mooney|Mooney, Jim]] and [[Vince Colletta]] |story='Til Death Do Us Part! |title=[[Web of Spider-Man]] |volume=1 |issue=1 |date=April 1985 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |location=[[New York, NY]]}}</ref> though the symbiote returns several times as [[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom]] for revenge.<ref name=gcd/> Peter proposes to Mary Jane in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #290 (July 1987), and she accepts two issues later, with [[The Wedding! (comics)|the wedding]] taking place in ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #21 (1987)—promoted with a real-life mock wedding using actors at [[Shea Stadium]], with Stan Lee officiating, on June 5, 1987.<ref name="saffel124">Saffel, p. 124</ref> [[David Michelinie]], who scripted based on a plot by editor-in-chief [[Jim Shooter]], said in 2007, "I didn't think they actually should [have gotten] married. ... I had actually planned another version, one that wasn't used."<ref name=saffel124/> Peter publishes a book of Spider-Man photographs called ''Webs'',<ref>Ferraro, Ron. [http://www.spidermanreviews.com/2010/02/spidey-classics-amazing-spider-man-304.html "Spidey Classics: ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #304"] (review), SpiderManReviews.com, February 2010. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110414122701/http://www.spidermanreviews.com/2010/02/spidey-classics-amazing-spider-man-304.html WebCitation archive].</ref> and returns to his Empire State University [[graduate school|graduate studies]] in [[biochemistry]] in #310 (Dec. 1988).<ref name=gcd/>