Issue Description

Man-Wolf continues to play predator in the streets of NYC. Will Peter discover the true identity of his foe before Man-Wolf strikes again?

At the start of this issue, Spider-Man is attacked by the Man-Wolf, but manages to roll out of the way before it can hurt him. The two then fight, but as they do Spider-Man thinks about how he doesn't really care about fighting the Man-Wolf, as he still misses Gwen Stacy, who died recently. In the middle of the brawl, Spider-Man notices a gemstone around the Man-Wolf's neck, and tries to remember where he's seen it. A minute later, the moon starts setting, and the Man-Wolf runs off. Spider-Man follows the Man-Wolf for a bit, but as he does a slash wound he received from the Man-Wolf earlier takes its toll, and he is too weak to follow any further.

Peter returns to his apartment, where he finds that Harry Osborn is missing. As he bandages his slash wound, Peter tries to remember who he saw wearing the gemstone the Man-Wolf was wearing before, and tries to work out why J. Jonah Jameson would try to protect the Man-Wolf after he attacked him. Peter then passes out.

The next day, J. Jonah Jameson goes to his son's apartment, where his fears are confirmed, as he finds his son wearing the same costume that the Man-Wolf had been. John Jameson wakes up, and tells Jonah about how he became the Man-Wolf. Several months ago, John Jameson had been on a mission for NASA when he found a mysterious rock on the moon. Upon taking it, he had it made into a pendant back on Earth, but when the moonlight touched it, it turned John into the Man-Wolf. John tells Jonah that any hope of a cure is impossible, since the stone grafted itself to his skin, and can't be removed.

A big later, Peter Parker changes to Spider-Man, and goes to the Daily Bugle to ask Robbie Robertson if he knows anything about the gemstone he saw the Man-Wolf wearing. However, after Spider-Man comes through the window, J. Jonah Jameson steps inside with some police, who use tear gas to drive Spider-Man out of the room. Spider-Man then changes back to Peter Parker and goes to visit Mary Jane, but the fight with the Man-Wolf and the police has left him exhausted, and he collapses. Mary Jane then kicks him out, since she's sick of him being so depressed about Gwen Stacy's death.

Meanwhile, John Jameson's fiancee Kristine Saunders arrives at John's apartment, ready for a date. Unfortunately for her, John changes to the Man-Wolf and attacks her as she tries driving away. At the same time, Spider-Man works out that the costume the Man-Wolf was wearing was similar to that used by astronauts, and therefore the Man-Wolf must be John Jameson. Spider-Man then heads to John Jameson's apartment to confront the Man-Wolf.

Upon reaching the apartment, Spider-Man stops the Man-Wolf from attacking Kristine just in time. Spider-Man then tries covering the gemstone with webbing, to cut out the moonbeams that are being transmitted to it, but the Man-Wolf rips it off. After that fails, Spider-Man rips off the gemstone, without realising that it's grafted to John's skin. He then throws it in the river, before leaving J. Jonah Jameson to attend to John.

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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