Issue Description

With the help of electro biologist Marla Madison, J. Jonah Jameson launches his Spider-Slayer robot into battle with the wall-crawler. But with J. Jonah Jameson calling the shots, the Spider-Slayer has a less than satisfactory performance. A super-powered being named Will O’ the Wisp begins terrorizing New York, while Harry Osborn receives a visit from his psychiatrist Barton Hamilton. Who is Will O’ the Wisp? And what effect will his powers of hypnosis have over Spider-Man?

Stalked By the Spider-Slayer!

At the start of this issue, a laser is being fired at Spider-Man whilst he swings in the air, with a voice nearby taunting him. As it goes on, it's revealed that it's just a photo that's being shot at, and the shooter is J. Jonah Jameson testing out the latest Spider-Slayer. Jonah and Marla Madison test out a few more of the Slayer's abilities, before calling it a day and finishing up.

Over on a highway, two men are driving a truck along a desolate road, when a mysterious glowing ball appears. One of the men points it out to the other, but it disappears and he dismisses it as his imagination. A moment later, the ball appears on the other side of the car, and makes the driver crash the truck. The ball then heads to the back of the truck, and turns into the form of a man, who steals a device from the truck, saying about how he detests doing this, but has been ordered to, and has no other choice. After he's stolen the device, he turns back into the ball and flies off.

Some time later, Peter Parker goes to visit his Aunt May, who is protesting about her landlord trying to eliminate rent control on her building. Afterward, Peter goes off with Mary Jane, thinking about how if Aunt May is getting more active, then maybe he can reveal his secret identity, since the reason he keeps it secret is that he thinks her heart couldn't take the shock. As Peter and Mary Jane walk, he also notices someone on top of a rooftop watching him. He manages to get rid of Mary Jane, then changes to Spider-Man, and he is confronted by the Spider-Slayer.

J. Jonah Jameson reveals to Spider-Man that he knew he'd find him if he followed Peter Parker around, but Spider-Man manages to get away from the Slayer quite easily, since Jonah still hasn't got the hang of the Slayer. Spider-Man then pays a visit to Robbie Robertson, and asks him if Jonah's been acting different from usual. Robbie says that Jonah's been looking a lot over a mysterious envelope he keeps in a desk, but otherwise everything is normal. Spider-Man heads to Jonah's office, and finds the envelope, but decides not to look at it there, since the night watchman is around.

Spider-Man then leaves, but passes the mysterious glowing ball from before as he's swinging around. Spider-Man follows the ball into an apartment, where it turns back into a man, and steals an envelope from a safe. Spider-Man asks who he is, and the man replies that although he was once a man, he is now a Will-O'-The-Wisp. Spider-Man tries fighting Will-O'-The-Wisp, but with his ability to control his molecules, Spider-Man does badly. Their fight leads to them falling to Rockefeller Plaza, and Spider-Man notices the envelope he stole from Jonah dropped on the ground. He's about to grab it, but Will-O'-The-Wisp thinks it's the one he stole, and hypnotises Spider-Man, and makes him immobile. As Will-O'-The-Wisp is about to grab the envelope, the Spider-Slayer reappears, being driven by J. Jonah Jameson.

NotesFeatures the Hostess Twinkies Cakes ad, Iron Man In "City Crisis"

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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