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Last updated: 2 November 2026
spider-ham.com has launched!
Spider-Ham swings into a new chapter. After years in the making, spider-ham.com has launched: a new home for original Spider-Ham comic art, the stories behind the collection and the artists who brought Peter Porker’s world to life.
Explore Spider-Ham’s history, browse the art collection and discover the artists behind these remarkable pages.
Now online: spider-ham.com
spider-ham.com is now online: a new home for original Spider-Ham comic art, the stories behind it and the artists who brought Peter Porker’s world to life.
Explore Spider-Ham’s history, browse the art collection and discover the creators behind the laughs.
Original title page from Marvel Tales 224 joins the collection
A newly added original page gives a closer look at the title page for “The Pig from Porker’s Past!” from Marvel Tales 224 (June 1989). Pencils are by Fred Hembeck, with inks by Joe Albelo. The page is now in the Art gallery under Marvel Tales, Issue 224.
Marvel Tales 224 · Page 26 · Fred Hembeck, pencils · Joe Albelo, inks. New original page from Peter Porker, Issue 7, joins the gallery
Page 17 from Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham, Issue 7, is now in the Art gallery.
Issue 7 · Page 17 · Pencils: Mark Armstrong & Joe Albelo · Inks: Joe Albelo.
How it all began
2026
The website takes shape
The idea becomes a website: a place to share the original artwork, explore Spider-Ham’s history and give the artists behind these funny books the attention they deserve.
June 2021
Spider-Ham at Amerikahaus Munich
The exhibition celebrating 60 years of Marvel at Amerikahaus Munich brought together a fantastic range of original comic artwork — a chance to admire the imagination and craftsmanship behind decades of memorable stories.
Among the works on display were several original Spider-Ham pages, which received a wonderfully warm reception from visitors. It was a pleasure to share these pieces with a wider audience, see them bring smiles and give the artists behind them some well-deserved attention.
Here are a few impressions from the exhibition, featuring Spider-Ham alongside other highlights from the Marvel universe.
Outside Amerikahaus Munich 
Hulk makes an appearance 
A view across the exhibition gallery 
Original Marvel comic artwork Spider-Ham artwork on display
These original drawings and cover designs were among the works shown at the Amerikahaus exhibition.
Marvel Tales 201 · Page 24Joe Albelo 
Spider-Ham 25th Anniversary Special (2010) #1, CoverJoe Jusko 
Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham · Issue 3 coverMark Armstrong 
Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham · Issue 4 coverJoe Albelo 
Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham · Issue 6 coverJoe Albelo 
Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham · Issue 16 coverJoe Albelo 2008
An idea worth keeping
The idea for a website dedicated to Spider-Ham and his original artwork begins. Some ideas need a little time to find their way from the sketchbook to the screen.
Mid-1990s
The first original pages
The first Spider-Ham originals are found — the beginning of a collection that will keep growing for almost thirty years. One page leads to another. Collectors will know how that story goes.