Issue Description

Spidey teams up with Ka-Zar and Zabu in the Savage Land!

At the start of this issue, Spider-Man takes out a small group of thugs. However, after defeating them, Spider-Man realises that he's not really in the mood for fighting crime, and has to find a way to explain to Gwen Stacy where he was the past few days, since he had grown four extra arms and had to hide them. As he swings past the Daily Bugle, Spider-Man wonders why there's still a light on this late at night, and thinks that something big must be up.

Inside the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson is talking to a group of men, telling them that with the way things are going, there may not be a Daily Bugle anymore. The main reason Jonah thinks is because of television. Upon noticing what's on, Jonah sees an interview with a man called Mr. Calkin, who claims to have seen a gigantic monster in Antarctica whilst part of an expedition there. Jonah exclaims that if they can get photos of the monster and write an article about it, then that will get the Bugle's popularity up again. After then men clear out, Jonah tells Robbie that he wants Peter Parker to take the shots.

The next day, Peter and Gwen are spending the day together, and upon reaching Peter's apartment, they find the phone ringing. When Gwen answers it, she finds Robbie asking for Peter to take the shots. Upon hearing that there's a big cash bonus, Peter agrees, but disappoints Gwen in saying so. Peter and Gwen then go to the Daily Bugle, where J. Jonah Jameson is trying to work out what's else he needs for the expedition. Upon seeing Gwen, Jameson realizes that if she was in the paper, it would boost sales, and offers for Gwen to come along to. After a moment of thinking, Gwen agrees to go.

After two days of preparation, Jonah, Peter, Gwen, and Calkin (from the TV interview) all arrive in Antarctica. After some preparation at a camp, the four then take a helicopter further, where they are almost attacked by a pterodactyl. After landing, Peter takes a few photos of Gwen, before Jonah calls out that he's found a gigantic statue, and wants photos of Gwen in front of it. Jonah then hits a gong at the base of the statue, assuming Ka-Zar put it there, and a large group of natives arrive. The natives are about to attack the group, when the large monster from Calkin's sketch arrives, whom the natives call Gog.

Gog reaches out and grabs Gwen, whilst Calkin, Jonah and Peter futilely shoot at him. Peter then runs up closer to it in the hope of creating a smokescreen using some gas bombs, but Gog hits him so hard that Peter falls off a nearby cliff. Although Jonah and Calkin think that Peter is dead, Peter survives and changes to his Spider-Man costume.

Meanwhile, Gog has taken Gwen to his friend and former Spider-Man villain, Kraven the Hunter. Kraven tells Gwen that he is using Gog to help him carve out a kingdom, and that he wants her as his queen. While this is happening, Jonah and Calkin are still hunting Gog, but run into Ka-Zar and Zabu. After Jonah explains why he's there, Ka-Zar says that he'll go rescue Gwen, but that Jonah has to leave the Savage Land afterwards.

As Spider-Man runs along, also following the tracks of Gog, he fights off a giant snake then keeps going. However, after crossing a large river, he accidentally lands in some quicksand, which starts pulling him down!

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)

Publisher

Marvel

Volume Description

After the success of Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962) a few months later the same creative team came back to start an ongoing series focusing on the character the two of them created.

The book's run continued until issue number 441 (Nov. 1998) when Marvel relaunched the title as Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2 with a new number 1 in January 1999. After issue #30 (#471) Marvel used a dual numbering system, yet the indicia still stated The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2. On the title's 40th anniversary the numbering was reverted to go from issue 58 to issue 500 (Dec. 2003) as The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1.

This volume ends with #700 and is picked up by the Marvel Now! revolution volume Superior Spider-Man.

Collected EditionsMarvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 (#1-10)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 (#11-19)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 (#20-30)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 4 (#31-40)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5 (#41-50)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 6 (#51-61)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 7 (#62-67)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 8 (#68-77)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 9 (#78-87)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 10 (#88-99)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 11 (#100-109)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 12 (#110-120)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 13 (#121-131)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 14 (#132-142)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 15 (#143-155)Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 16 (#156-168 and Annual #10)Spider-Man vs. Black Cat (#194-195, 204-205, 226-227.)Spider-Man: Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut (#224-230)Birth of Venom (#252-259, #298-300)The Amazing Spider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga Book 1 (#252-258)The Amazing Spider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga Book 2 (#259-263)Kraven's Last Hunt (#293-294)The Amazing Spider-Man: Life in the Mad Dog Ward (#295)Amazing Spider-Man by David Michelinie & Todd McFarlane (#296-329)Sinister Six (#334-339)Powerless (#341-343)Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Round Robin (#351-360)Round Robin (#353-358)Maximum Carnage (#378-380)

Collection of sequentially numbered trades, Amazing Spider-Man.

Spider-Man: Mark of the Tarantula (#231-237)Coming Home (#471-476)Revelations (#477-480)Until the Stars Turn Cold (#481-486)Life and Death of Spiders (#487-491)Unintended Consequences (#492-497)Happy Birthday (#498-502)The Book of Ezekiel (#503-508)Sins Past (#509-514)Skin Deep (#515-518)New Avengers (#519-524)

Individual trades with their own volumes because of sub-titles.

The Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Great Power (#1-17)Punisher vs. the Marvel Universe (#161-162)The Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Ghosts of the Past (#259-272)The Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Return of the Sinister Six (#334-350)Spider-Man: The Gathering of Five (#440-441)The Other (#525-528)The Road to Civil War (#529-531)Civil War (#532-538)Back in Black (#539-543)One More Day (#544-545)Brand New Day Vol 1 (#546-551)Brand New Day Vol 2 (#552-558)Brand New Day Vol 3 (#559-564)Kraven's First Hunt (#565-567)New Ways to Die (#568-573)Crime and Punisher (#574-577)Death and Dating (#578-583)Election Day (#584-588)24/7 (#589-594)American Son (#595-599)Died in Your Arms Tonight (#600-601)Red-Headed Stranger (#602-605)Return of The Black Cat (#606-611)The Gauntlet, Vol 1 (#612-616)The Gauntlet, Vol 2 (#617-621)The Gauntlet, Vol 3 (#622-625)The Gauntlet, Vol 4 (#626-629)The Gauntlet, Vol 5 (#630-633)The Grim Hunt (#634-637)One Moment in Time (#638-641)Origin of the Species (#642-647)Big Time (#648-651)Matters of Life and Death (#652-657)The Fantastic Spider-Man (#658-662)Big Time Ultimate Collection (#648-662)The Return of Anti-Venom (#663-665)Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time - The Complete Collection vol. 2 (#663-676)Spider-Island (#666-673)Flying Blind (#674-677)Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time - The Complete Collection vol. 3 (#677-687 and 679.1)Trouble on the Horizon (#678-681, #679.1)Ends of the Earth (#682-687)No Turning Back (#688-691)Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time - The Complete Collection vol. 4 (#688-697)Danger Zone (#692-697)Dying Wish (#698-700)Amazing Spider-Man: Peter Parker The One And Only (#700.1-700.5)

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