Issue Description

Kingpin has the wall-crawler pinned to a wall after his plan to resurrect Richard Fisk comes to fruition. Will Spidey be able to talk sense into Kingpin before he makes an irrevocable mistake? And what cost will Spider-Man have to pay to bring Kingpin’s son back to life? A shocking conclusion that will forever change Marvel’s most maligned villain!

Deadline!

At the end of the previous issue, Spider-Man was knocked unconscious by the Kingpin, and woke up strapped to a table, being told by the Kingpin that his life force is going to be taken to revive a mysterious figure. This issue reveals that it's the Kingpin's son, Richard, who the Kinpin is trying to revive. Spider-Man asks the Kingpin how Richard ended up like he is, and the Kingpin explains that Richard had reorganised HYDRA to try and make the Kingpin proud of him. However, Richard was just a tool of the Red Skull, whom he used to reawaken one of his Sleepers. Whilst the Kingpin tried to stop the Sleeper, Captain America and the Falcon stopped the Red Skull, but in the end, Richard ended up badly wounded, dying in the Kingpin's arms. (This all happened in Captain America #148). The Kingpin then reveals that with his vast wealth, he managed to have Richard placed in cryogenic animation, until he could be revived.

The Kingpin's wife, Vanessa, then comes into the room, and asks Kingpin if Richard would really want to be revived at the cost of someone else's life. The Kingpin is so eager for his son back that he automatically assumes that Richard would want his life back at any cost, and has the machine which Spider-Man and Richard are attached to activated. Richard then wakes up, whilst Spider-Man faints, then leaves with his mother, ignoring the Kingpin completely. The Kingpin then releases Spider-Man, telling him that whilst he was a nuisance recently (in Amazing Spider-Man #153-154), he's letting him go, as Spider-Man has served his purpose, and is dying. He tells Spider-Man that before he was placed in cryogenic animation, Richard had about six hours of life left in him, and now that's how much Spider-Man has. He then has his men take the weak Spider-Man out of the room, saying he has more important things to tend to.

After a brief visit to his apartment, where Spider-Man realises how close he is to death, he heads to Curt Connors, and tells him what happened. Curt then tries putting Spider-Man in a device called an enervator, which is designed for cell-regeneration, which seems to help Spider-Man recover a bit. After trying to increase it's power, the device explodes, harming Curt slightly. Curt then modifies a special taser, so that when Spider-Man fires it at Richard, he'll get his life force back. Spider-Man then leaves, and manages to find the Kingpin and his son at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Spider-Man sneaks up on Richard, then fires the taser, but is noticed by the Kingpin in the process. The Kingpin then decides to kill Spider-Man personally, and chases him up onto an unbuilt rail track. However, as their fight continues, Spider-Man notices a crane hook about to hit the Kingpin, and tells him to look behind him. The Kingpin notices the hook too, but due to Spider-Man webbing his foot to the platform, can't get out of the way in time. The Kingpin is then knocked off the track, and his bulk smashes through the supports as he falls into the water. Spider-Man tries to find the Kingpin in the water, but is unable to due to all the debris.

As he comes out of the water, the Kingpin's wife tells Spider-Man that she's not going to have him killed, as his life force was enough to restore Richard to full health, even after Spider-Man took it back. She then leaves Spider-Man, telling him not to cross her path again.

NotesFeatures the Hostess Fruit Pies ad, The Incredible Hulk And The Green Thumb

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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