Issue Description

Spider-Man faces off against the upgraded Spider-Slayer. And if he survives this bout, he’ll have a few words for J. Jonah Jameson when he’s done…

At the end of the previous issue, Spider-Man was defeated by Professor Spencer Smythe's latest Spider Slayer, using an ethyl chloride spray, which weakens and kills spiders. Spider-Man decides that if he can distract Smythe and keep him talking, the spray should wear off. Spider-Man asks Smythe how he defeated him so easily, and Smythe boasts of how brilliant his latest Spider Slayer is. He then goes on about how Spider-Man defeated his first Slayer by tricking Smythe and J. Jonah Jameson with a fake Spider-Man costume. He also goes on about how Spider-Man was again too smart for Smythe's next Slayer, which he had defeated by overloading its spider-sensing circuits by leading it where there would be hundreds of spiders.

By this time, the ethyl chloride has started to wear off, and Spider-Man is struggling against the webbing he's tied in. Unfortunately, Smythe notices this, and sprays Spider-Man with more of the fumes, before bringing Spider-Man to his hideout, where four gang leaders are waiting. Smythe tells them that since Spider-Man is captured, they can continue with their plan to rob a bank.

Meanwhile, Gwen is talking to Randy Robertson, who is showing her a picture of Jonah in his newspaper, and joking about how bad he looks. Afterward, Gwen walks off, and is approached by Flash Thompson, who apologises for the way he acted last issue. Gwen then tells Flash that there's something he's not telling them, but Flash tells them he can't explain.

Meanwhile, at Smythe's hideout, Spider-Man has been tied up and is dangling in front of the Spider Slayer, which will attack him if he tries to escape. Behind a glass screen, Smythe is using the video scanners that have been placed around the city to tell the gang leaders what to do. Spider-Man manages to snap the rope, and is free before the robot can sense that he's escaped. He then manages to get inside the Spider Slayer, which is much more easily fought without Smythe controlling it. Spider-Man then uses a phone within the Slayer to call the police, and convinces them to disable the video scanners. He then climbs out of the Slayer and is about to attack Smythe, but Smythe closes some steel shutters over the area he's in, preventing Spider-Man from attacking him. Spider-Man then swings off to go stop the bank robbery.

Fortunately, with the scanners being disabled, the gang leaders decide not to rob the bank, since their whole plan depended on it. Spider-Man defeats all four leaders, then returns to Smythe's hideout, where he finds Smythe inside the Spider Slayer. Although it seems like Smythe will defeat him again, the Slayer stops obeying his controls, and Spider-Man reveals that he swapped some controls around when he when inside it before. Spider-Man ties up Smythe in webbing and leaves him hanging outside his hideout.

Meanwhile, Spider-Man keeps swinging around, when he notices Gwen and Flash together. As he continues to watch, a car pulls up beside them, and a man in uniform asks Flash to come with them. Flash then gets in the car and it drives off.

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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