Issue Description

In a near tussle to the death, Will O’ the Wisp fights Spidey for an envelope he believes contains sensitive information. J. Jonah Jameson takes out his Spider-Slayer robot for another round, but soon realizes he is not equipped for battle. All is not as it seems with Spidey’s new villain. Will Will O’ the Wisp find the will to maintain his humanity?

Murder on the Wind!

At the end of the previous issue, Spider-Man was rendered immobile thanks to Will-O'-The-Wisp, with an envelope which contains some sort of evidence against him in his hands, which he stole from J. Jonah Jameson. The Spider-Slayer has also just appeared, ready to stop Spider-Man. The Slayer shoots a beam of light at Will-O'-The-Wisp, which somehow breaks hold of Will-O'-The Wisp's hold on Spider-Man. Spider-Man then hides the envelope he stole from Jonah's office, before someone manages to take it off him. Will-O'-The-Wisp is then about to fight the Spider-Slayer, when his head starts burning and he disappears. Spider-Man then manages to trick J. Jonah Jameson into driving the Spider-Slayer into a large statue, which falls on the Slayer, trapping it.

Spider-Man then heads home, and checks out the envelope to see what "evidence" is in it. He's shocked to see that it contains photos of him disposing of his clone, (which occurred Amazing Spider-Man #151), who looks exactly like Peter Parker. He remembers that he had thought he sensed someone watching him, but doesn't know what he can do now.

Meanwhile, Will-O'-the-Wisp has headed to his employer, who apparently caused the burning sensation in his head. His employer is revealed to be Doctor Jonas Harrow, who's had some of his other agents stopped by Spider-Man. Harrow tells Will-O'-The-Wisp that he has to kill Spider-Man for him, and Will-O'-The-Wisp reluctantly agrees, although he's not happy about it.

Peter Parker is then seen with some photos in his darkroom, thinking that it's the best plan he has. After a visit from Mary Jane, he changes to Spider-Man and heads over to the Daily Bugle, and replaces Jonah's envelope where he found it. As he leaves, he wonders whether Jonah thought that he'd murdered Peter Parker, when Spider-Man is confronted by Will-O'-the-Wisp! The two then fight for a while, and when the fight breaks down to the street, Will-O'-The-Wisp uses his hypnotism to control a group of people, so that they fight Spider-Man for him. However, Spider-Man convinces Will-O'-The-Wisp not to involve innocents in their battle, and the two then continue fighting around Times Square.

Will-O'-The-Wisp then starts charging Spider-Man's body with electricity, by touching Spider-Man with one hand and an electric sign with the other. As he's being shocked, Spider-Man tells Will-O'-The-Wisp that if he kills him, he'll become a murderer, and lose his humanity. Will-O'-The-Wisp says that he has no choice, but Spider-Man points out that there's always a choice. Will-O'-The-Wisp then flies down to the street, where Jonas Harrow is hidden among the civilians, watching them fight, although as he flies down, Harrow activates a device which causes Will-O'-The Wisp to break apart and disintegrate. Spider-Man then wonders who he was going to attack, since he doesn't think there's anyone in the crowd who could pose a threat to him.

NotesFeatures the Hostess Cup Cakes ad, Captain America And The Sore Sir's Apprentices

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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