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His intense version of the web-slinging wallcrawler took the character to new heights—instilling in the character a sense of energy and vitality rarely seen before. First, in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Spider-Man,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewritten by David Michelinie, and then in a spin-off series, with both story and art by McFarlane.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMcFarlane took each character and made them his own—classic villains like the Green Goblin, Hobgoblin, Sandman, the Vulture, the Lizard, plus his classic interpretations of some of Marvel’s greatest heroes, the Incredible Hulk and Wolverine! 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