Issue Description

Spencer Smyth builds J. Jonah Jameson a new Spider-Slayer robot, but JJJ doesn’t know that Smyth has his own plans for the hunting-killing machine.

At the start of this issue, Spider-Man is thinking about how glad he is to be in New York, rather than the Savage Land (where he was the past two issues). Spider-Man also thinks that the Bugle will make a lot of money from the Savage Land story, and that means he can get money from J. Jonah Jameson. At the Bugle, Randy Robertson and a group are having a rally, since they don't think the Bugle cares about the common man. J. Jonah Jameson then arrives at the Bugle, and gets into a fight with the rallyers. Before things can heat up any more, Spider-Man swings down and takes Jameson away, and leaves him on a flagpole. However, as Spider-Man swings off, Jonah yells that he's got something waiting for him that will even the score.

Spider-Man returns home, and changes to his Peter Parker identity, since he and his friends are having a party for Harry Osborn, who's getting out of hospital that day. Peter's friends arrive before Harry does, and Gwen Stacy reveals that Flash Thompson is back from Vietnam from good. Whilst Flash and Gwen talk, Mary Jane draws Peter away, and starts flirting with him. Just as Peter is about to explain that Mary Jane's flirting with him is what led to Harry taking a drug overdose, Harry arrives. As the party goes on, Peter can't help but notice there's something different about Flash; almost ominous.

Meanwhile, J. Jonah Jameson sneaks away to the laboratory of Spencer Smythe, who he has paid to make a new Spider Slayer. Smythe presents Jonah with a large, spider-shaped robot, claiming that since Spider-Man defeated two human shaped robots, a spider shaped robot should be more than enough for him. He then demonstrates that the robot can shoot out webbing, wall crawl, and is much faster than Spider-Man. Jonah is convinced, and prepares to use it against Spider-Man.

The next day, Jonah controls the robot and sends it out into the city, looking for Spider-Man. After a short search, the Spider Slayer finds Spider-Man, although when Jonah tries to get it to attack Spider-Man, nothing happens. As Spider-Man swings off, the Slayer starts again. However, upon the Slayer getting closer to Spider-Man, the controls fail to work again. All the while, Spider-Man is searching the rooftops, where tiny, mysterious gadgets have been put.

Finally, the Spider Slayer works, and attacks Spider-Man. Although the match is fairly even, Spider-Man can't help but wonder why Smythe would build another Spider Slater, as he has beaten the previous two and Smythe doesn't need Jameson's money. As the fight goes on, the Slayer stops responding to Jonah completely, and knocks Spider-Man into a research laboratory which is filled with computers. As the fight rages on, the Slayer manages to knock out Spider-Man, before stealing a computer unit from the research lab. It's then revealed that Smythe has been overriding Jameson's controls, so that he could steal that unit.

Smythe then gets the Slayer to return to him with the unit, whilst commenting on how video scanners had been placed on almost all rooftops, to help prevent crime (which were the gadgets Spider-Man noticed earlier). With the Slayer having taken the one control unit Smythe needed, he can now spy on anything or anyone he wants. Smythe then uses cameras to spy on Spider-Man, who has just awoken, and watches him unmask.

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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