Cover pencils by Mike Zeck. Danger Is A Man Named... Tarantula, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt; Spidey battles Tarantula; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #134. Night of the Marvel Balls (Part 2) starring Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham, Croc Strange, Marvel Balls, and Captain Americat, script by Steve Mellor, art by Joe Albelo.
Cover art by Marshall Rogers. Death on the Air starring Spider-Man, Beast, Killer Shrike, and Modular Man, script by Steven Grant, pencils by Mike Vosburg, inks by Bob McLeod; reprinted from Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #90. Thief of Bad-Gags Conclusion, script and art by Alan Kupperberg; Spidey and Bats get a hand from Duck Hope in chasing down the Duckster and revealing his true identity.
Originally presented in Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #14 - "Mayhem is...the Men-Fish!" Guest-starring the Sub-Mariner. Cameo by Hulk and Llyra. Art by Gil Kane and Wayne Howard. Cover by Marshall Rogers.
The Amazing Spider-Man and the Savage Sub-Mariner team-up to battle the dangerous duo of Tiger Shark and Doctor Dorcas. Includes a break down on how Spider-Man's Spider-Sense works.
Cover art by Steve Ditko. Kraven the Hunter!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko
The Chameleon hires his old friend Kraven the Hunter to hunt down Spider-Man; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 Series) #15.
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Cover art by Steve Ditko. Duel With Daredevil, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko
When the Circus of Crime comes to town, they advertise that Spider-Man will be appearing in an attempt to fill the big top before they rob it. Spider-Man sees the advertisements and decides he will show up; He is hypnotized along with the rest of the audience, but unfortunately for the Circus of Crime, the Daredevil is in attendance and immune to the Ringmaster's hat; from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #16.
36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.
Cover art by Steve Ditko. The Coming of the Scorpion, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko
J. Jonah Jameson pays Dr. Stillwell to turn Mac Gargan into the Scorpion to try to capture Spider-Man; Stillwell's formula makes Gargan become more evil than he originally was and the Scorpion goes on a rampage and is finally stopped by Spider-Man; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #20.
36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze. The Parents of Peter Parker, Part Two, script by John Romita (co-plot) and Stan Lee (co-plot, script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Mike Esposito
Peter learns the truth about his parents; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #5.
36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
Cover pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Homecoming, script by Roger Stern (Plot) and Tom DeFalco, pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Brett Breeding
Spider-Man returns from Secret Wars and tries to get used to his new black and white symbiotic costume, which will later become Venom. Amazing Spider-Man #252 cover reprint, pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Klaus Janson.
36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #253 - "By Myself Betrayed!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Rick Leonardi and Bill Anderson. Cover by Ron Lim and Larry Mahlstedt.
Relive the debut of a new underworld super-villain...the Rose! And as the web-slinger finds out...this rose has plenty of nasty thorns! The star quarterback of New York's football team is on the take! And when the Rose orders him to throw his upcoming playoff game, the QB fights back! But the Rose's thugs are coming on an all-out blitz! And without the wall-crawler's help, the quarterback will get sacked...permanently! Meanwhile, Peter tells his aunt that he has dropped out of graduate school. It does not go well...to say the least! Featuring appearances by Joe Robertson, Betty Brant Leeds, and Aunt May.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #255 - "Even a Ghost Can Fear the Night!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cover pencils by Ron Lim.
The international jewel thief extraordinaire known as the Black Fox breaks into an upscale Manhattan apartment! But regrettably for the aging burglar, the residents of the apartment are none other than the Red Ghost and his Super Apes! After capturing the would-be thief, the Soviet super-villain decides to put the fox to work for himself! When the Black Fox (with the Super Apes in tow) burglarizes a local jewelry store, he encounters another problem...the Amazing Spider-Man! Can Spidey juggle one fox, one ghost, and a trio of apes? Meanwhile, the web-slinger's new black (symbiote) costume begins acting strangely while its wall-crawling host is asleep! Featuring appearance by the Hobgoblin, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man and Jack O'Lantern.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #259 - "All My Pasts Remembered!"
Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Josef Rubinstein. Cover pencils by Ron Lim and Terry Austin. Flashback to Mary Jane's childhood.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #260 - "The Challenge of Hobgoblin!"
Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein and Brett Breeding. Cover by Ron Lim and Terry Austin.
The Hobgoblin and the Rose unleash their two-pronged attack on Harry Osborn! The goblin ambushes Harry at his corporate office, while the Rose's henchmen kidnap Liz Osborn and Mary Jane! Auspiciously, the wondrous wall-crawler is close by to lock horns with the Hobgoblin! But who is going to save MJ and Harry's expectant wife? Could it be the Green Goblin?! Stay tuned!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #261 - "The Sins of My Father!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Lim and Al Milgrom.
The situation has come down to this: Mary Jane, Harry, and Liz are trapped in the Rose's secret warehouse. The building is on fire. Liz is going into labor. And the vengeful Hobgoblin is on the attack! It's going to take a small miracle for the web-slinger to save his friends much less himself! With the flames closing in, can the Amazing Spider-Man stave off disaster at the hands of the Hobgoblin? A harrowing finish!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #263 - "The Spectacular Spider-Kid!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding and John Beatty. Cover by Ron Lim and Al Milgrom.
Ollie Osnick is back! And this time with a brand new moniker: the Spectacular Spider-Kid! In his own red and blue costume with mechanical arms, the Spider-Kid patrols the dangerous streets of New York City to fight crime! But once the novice superhero runs afoul of a local street gang, he needs help from his favorite web-slinger! Will the real wall-crawler pull Ollie's fat out of the fire one more time? Meanwhile at the hospital, Harry Osborn anxiously awaits the birth of his son, Normie Osborn. Featuring appearances by Liz (Allan) Osborn, Mary Jane Watson, and the Black Cat.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #263 - "The Spectacular Spider-Kid!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding and John Beatty. Cover by Ron Lim and Al Milgrom.
Ollie Osnick is back! And this time with a brand new moniker: the Spectacular Spider-Kid! In his own red and blue costume with mechanical arms, the Spider-Kid patrols the dangerous streets of New York City to fight crime! But once the novice superhero runs afoul of a local street gang, he needs help from his favorite web-slinger! Will the real wall-crawler pull Ollie's fat out of the fire one more time? Meanwhile at the hospital, Harry Osborn anxiously awaits the birth of his son, Normie Osborn. Featuring appearances by Liz (Allan) Osborn, Mary Jane Watson, and the Black Cat.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #268 - "This Gold is Mine!" Secret Wars II crossover. Part 2 of 2.
Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Lim and Keith Williams.
Story continues from Web of Spider-Man (1985 1st Series) #6. In incredible fashion, the Beyonder turned Power Man and Iron Fist's office building into gold! Everyone will be rich! But hold on...the world's financial markets will collapse with tons of gold dumped into the global economy! So it's the federal government to the rescue! Under the wall-crawler's watchful eye, the military transports the gold to the west side docks and loads it on cargo ships bound for the Great Puerto Rican trench! However the Kingpin of Crime wants his cut of the gold! So the Arranger and his henchmen hijack one of the ships! Will Spider-Man make the big city pirates walk the plank? Featuring appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Ned Leeds, Joe Robertson and Firelord.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #269 - "Burn, Spider, Burn!" Guest-starring Firelord. Part 1 of 2.
Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cover pencils by Ron Lim.
Firelord walks the Earth! A nd the former herald of Galactus is stirring up trouble in the Big Apple! On his way home from dinner at Aunt May's, the wondrous wall-crawler intercepts the cosmic-powered herald near the East River! However, the web-slinger quickly realizes that he needs help from the Avengers or the Fantastic Four! Unable to locate either super team, the wall-crawler thinks about escaping Firelord by simply changing into his civilian clothes! But that course of action would be shirking his responsibility! So it's up to the Amazing Spider-Man to stop Firelord!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #270 - "The Hero and the Holocaust!" Guest-starring the Avengers.
Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz and Bob McLeod. Cover pencils by Ron Lim and Sam de la Rosa.
Spidey has a rematch with Firelord and tries to beat the former Herald of Galactus before the cosmic powered being kills him. Earth's MIghtiest Heroes show up to lend a hand but arrive too late to effect the battle.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #272 - "Make Way for Slyde!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Sal Buscema and Kyle Baker. Cover by Kyle Baker.
A new sleek and savvy super-villain bursts onto the scene! Slyde! And this guy is slipperier than a greased pig! When the teflon-coated speedster robs a bank, he garners the attention of the wondrous wall-crawler! But even Spidey can't lay a glove on him! Can anyone stop (the) Slyde? First appearance and origin of Slyde. Cameo appearance by Puma.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Newsstand Edition. Does not come with Spider-Man Animated Cartoon preview - Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #278.
"If This Be Justice!" Written by Tom DeFalco, Peter David and Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Mike Harris and Vince Colletta. Cover by Tom Lyle. Still reeling from the revelation that Flash Thompson might be the Hobgoblin, Peter Parker walks to the police station to visit his friend. Aunt May's nephew thinks that Flash may be innocent. But someone else walking to police station already thinks he's guilty! The Scourge of the Underworld! Oh no! Oh yes, from the pages of Captain America's title...the gun-toting vigilante is ready to bring justice to the Hobgoblin! Whether he's got the right one or not! When Scourge enters the police station, justice is indeed served! But to whom? Flash, Scourge, or your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Originally presented in Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #279 - Missing in Action: Part 3 of 4 - "Savage is the Sable!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Rick Leonardi and Vince Colletta. Cover by Tom Lyle.
Story continues from Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) #117. Everyone is looking for the wondrous wall-crawler! Including Mary Jane, Flash Thompson, J. Jonah Jameson and Silver Sable! But no one can find him! In the meantime, life and crime go on in the big city, and the silver Symkarian adventurer decides to hunt Jack O'Lantern minus the amazing one! In an abandoned tenement building, Silver Sable finds her man! Can sable extinguish the (jack o') lantern without getting burned? Story concludes in Web of Spider-Man (1985 1st Series) #18.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.
Last issue in series. Cover art by Malcolm Jones III. With Foes Like These..., script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Bob Layton
Spidey is trolling around town trying to find Flash Thompson but ends up duking it out with Titania and Absorbing Man; things end in a draw when Absorbing Man threatens to drop an airplane full of passengers and Spidey swings away in disgust; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #283.
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