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These stories featured original art by José Luis Durán , who introduced localized versions of characters and even had "The Tarantula" appear a year before his official Marvel debut.

Because these 45 original issues were never reprinted or translated back into English, they are incredibly rare. A high-grade copy of the "Mexican Wedding" issue (#128) has sold for as much as $35,000 . The 2012 Cinematic Reboot Spider-Man and El Sorprendente Hombre Arana El sorprendente Hombre AraГ±a 1

In 1963, the Mexican publisher began reprinting American Spider-Man comics under the title El sorprendente Hombre Araña . By the early 1970s, the Mexican reprints were catching up to the U.S. releases. To avoid running out of content, Marvel granted La Prensa permission to create original stories . These stories featured original art by José Luis

In the most famous deviation from Marvel canon, the Mexican writers refused to kill off Gwen Stacy. While she died in the U.S. version ( The Amazing Spider-Man #121 ), in Mexico, Peter and Gwen remained a couple and eventually got married in issue #128. The 2012 Cinematic Reboot Spider-Man and El Sorprendente