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.
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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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Direct Edition. Giant-size issue. "And Introducing Karma! She Possesses People!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Bob Wiacek (finishes). Cover by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson.
The Fantastic Four are attending an upscale reception in New York's financial district, when suddenly the Spectacular Spider-Man crashes the party! The web-slinger wants to rescue two Vietnamese children in attendance, but instead ends up battling the FF! What has possessed the wall-crawler to do this?
Newsstand Edition. "Blind Justice!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Black Widow, and Daredevil. Plot by Tom DeFalco. Script by Jim Owsley. Art by Greg LaRocque (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by Art Adams and Mike Mignola.
Spider-Man is missing! What has happened to the spectacular one? Regardless, Daredevil and the Black Widow must keep working on the pawnbroker murder case in order to prevent an innocent man from going up the river! The Man Without Fear and Natasha just about have the case solved, when the web-slinger suddenly reappears...in a brand new costume! They'll be glad to have Spidey's help to finish this caper...or will they?
"Murder's Better The Second Time Around!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Human Torch, and the Sons of the Tiger (1st full-color appearance). Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Mike Esposito and Dave Hunt. Cover by Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito.
It's a wild free-for-all in an abandoned warehouse as Spider-Man and the Human Torch duke it out with the Big Man, Crime Master, Sandman, and the Enforcers! However, the two heroes are badly outnumbered and go down to defeat! Fortunately though, a group of martial artists is training nearby and stumble across the captive torch and wall-crawler! Now the odds suddenly look better as the Sons of the Tiger join the fray! During the furious final battle, friendships will be formed, mysteries will be solved, and tragedy will strike!
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Spider-Man and the Thing star in "As Those Who Will Not See!" Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane, Mike Esposito, and Frank Giacoia.
Spider-Man and the Thing battle the Puppet Master and the Thinker. Origin of the Puppet Master. This issue was reprinted in both Marvel Treasury Edition 13 and Spider-Man Megazine 6. The Puppet Master returns in Marvel Two-in-One 9. The Mad Thinker next appears in Iron Man 74.
32 pages. Cover price $0.20.
"D.E.A.D. to Rights!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Generation X. Script by Tom Peyer. Pencils by Pat Olliffe. Inks by Al Williamson. Cover by Pat Olliffe and Al Williamson.
A strange and threatening advertisement in the Daily Bugle calls out the web-slinger to the city of angels! And a strong sense of responsibility pushes Spider-Man to respond to the ad and fly to California! Once there the spectacular one bumps into three members of Generation X: Chamber, Husk, and Skin! But before formal introductions can be made, a bizarre group of villains attack! Are these the guys that put the ad in the paper? They don't seem like the type! Nevertheless, the wall-crawler and Generation X work together to safeguard the people of South Central L.A.! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, and the Authority.
32 pages. Cover price $1.99.
"Power Vacuum!" Guest-starring Spider-Man, Silver Sable, and the Sandman. Script by Tom Peyer. Pencils by Darick Robertson. Inks by Gary Martin. Cover by Darick Robertson and Mark Pennington.
The Sensational Spider-Man is stranded in Greece and needs a lift back to the United States! So the web-slinger contacts Silver Sable for a ride home! Sable agrees to provide transportation, but she asks for a favor first! Apparently Ultimatum, the terrorist group led by the Flag-Smasher, is planning to blow up the Chunnel between England and France! And the amazing one must accompany Sandman to Dover to stop them! Wow, what a catastrophe in the making! The Sandman and Spider-Man lay it all on the line for queen and country! Cameo appearances by Hercules and Authority.
32 pages. Cover price $1.99.
"Power Vacuum!" Guest-starring Spider-Man, Silver Sable, and the Sandman. Script by Tom Peyer. Pencils by Darick Robertson. Inks by Gary Martin. Cover by Darick Robertson and Mark Pennington.
The Sensational Spider-Man is stranded in Greece and needs a lift back to the United States! So the web-slinger contacts Silver Sable for a ride home! Sable agrees to provide transportation, but she asks for a favor first! Apparently Ultimatum, the terrorist group led by the Flag-Smasher, is planning to blow up the Chunnel between England and France! And the amazing one must accompany Sandman to Dover to stop them! Wow, what a catastrophe in the making! The Sandman and Spider-Man lay it all on the line for queen and country!
32 pages. Cover price $1.99.
"Suspended Sentience!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Man-Thing. Script by Tom Peyer. Pencils by Josh Hood. Inks by Andrew Pepoy. Cover by Darick Robertson and Eric Cannon.
At last the wall-crawler is back in New York City! But the ongoing events in the Heroes Reborn The Return (1997) limited series are causing chaos in the Big Apple! An elderly man finds one of the norn stones and somehow establishes an emotional and physical connection with the Man-Thing! The Authority alerts the web-slinger to the pending crisis! And the amazing one tries to calm the tormented swamp creature! But beware Spidey! Anyone that shows fear...burns at the Man-Thing's touch! Cameo appearance by the Sandman.
32 pages. Cover price $1.99.
"Need to Know" Guest-starring Spider-Man. Script by Tom Peyer. Pencils by Tom Grindberg. Inks by Dick Giordano. Cover by Bernard Chang and Scott Koblish.
The Amazing Spider-Man is fed up with the Authority! So he busts into their headquarters to confront Authority himself! But the wily master of information tells the web-slinger that there's still one mission left! Authority will teleport the spectacular one to the Leader's former lair in Italy to retrieve the globe of ultimate knowledge! And of course by bringing the globe back to Authority, the wall-crawler will save the world! Will your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man see through Authority's Italian ruse? Or will he simply follow the leader? Origin of the Authority.
32 pages. Cover price $1.99.
"Sun-Walkers!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Blade. Plot by Tom Peyer. Script by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by Thomas Derenick. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Scott McDaniel.
While studying late at night on the ESU campus, Peter Parker witnesses a vampire viciously attack a building custodian! The wall-crawler leaps into action and soundly defeats the grisly villain! However the next day; Peter learns that Blade, the legendary vampire hunter, has busted the murderous vampire out of prison! None too pleased about that, Spider-Man makes a beeline to New Orleans to confront Blade! But when the amazing one arrives in the Crescent City, he gets a rude awakening into Blade's world of vampire hunting! Has the web-slinger bitten off more than he can chew in the Big Easy?
32 pages. Cover price $1.99.
