Issue Description

Peter has dinner with Aunt May and Dr. Octopus, who explains how he barely escaped with his life following a nuclear reactor explosion. As if things weren’t strange enough, the spectral form of Hammerhead returns to haunt the dinner goers! What is the source of this strange apparition? And is Doc Ock as reformed a villain as he seems?

The Ghost That Haunted Octopus!

At the start of this issue, Spider-Man is looking underwater for the Spider-Mobile, which he accidentally drove off a pier a few months ago. Despite his search, all he finds is a side mirror, which is weird, since the Spider-Mobile was too heavy for the current to carry away. After surfacing, Spider-Man is confronted by two cops, but pulls them into the water and escapes. While this is happening, Harry Osborn catches up with Flash Thompson, but ends up going off with Liz Allen when she arrives.

At the conclusion to the previous issue, Doctor Octopus went to Aunt May for help, having become a homeless alcoholic since his apparent demise after his and Aunt May's wedding. Doc Ock cleans himself up, then dresses in his costume again, before Peter Parker comes in to visit Aunt May. Peter is suspicious of what Doc Ock is doing there, but at the same time curious, so questions Octopus after Aunt May leaves the room. Doc Ock explains that after the cancelled wedding of his and Aunt May's, he and Hammerhead ended up on an island Aunt May had inherited, which had a nuclear reactor. Hammerhead accidentally headbutted it when trying to attack Octopus, which started off a chain reaction. Before it reached critical mass, Octopus ran off, and managed to find an escape shaft. After that, he managed to get back to New York, but something came up which interrupted his plans, and led to him being a homeless man, but Octopus won't tell Peter what it is.

Aunt May enters the room at that point, and a moment after she arrives, a transparent form of Hammerhead appears, saying he's going to get revenge on Doctor Octopus. Apparently this is what's been interfering with Octopus in the previous issues. Aunt May collapses in fear, and Octopus grabs her then runs off, determined for Hammerhead not to hurt her. Peter then changes to Spider-Man as Hammerhead's ghost disappears, and follows Octopus. After a frantic chase, Octopus makes it to the top of a building where a helicopter has just arrived. He hijacks it and forces the pilot to fly them away, but before they gain too much altitude, Spider-Man shoots some webbing at the base of it. As they ascend, Octopus notices the unusual weight, and cuts Spider-Man's webbing hundreds of feet above the ground.

NotesFeatures the Hostess Fruit Pies ad, "Daredevil"s "Dare-Double"!

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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