Issue Description

Aunt May’s life hangs in the balance, and only Peter can save her! But with Spider-Man otherwise occupied at a mobster meeting, will the devastating news come too late? The Green Goblin continues to torment Spidey, but to what end?

Green Grows the Goblin!

At the end of the previous issue, the Green Goblin was about to reveal Spider-Man's identity to some gang leaders, with Spider-Man listening in an air duct, helpless to do anything. However, when Silvermane asks the Goblin what Spider-Man's real identity is, the Goblin says that he won't tell him, as it's something of an ace-in-the-hole for him. He then leaves, saying that he'll come back within 24 hours with Spider-Man, and then they'll discuss him becoming a new crime-boss of the city. After the Goblin leaves, Spider-Man accidentally gives his position away in the air duct, and is forced to come out and fight the thugs. However, in the confusion Silvermane gets away. Spider-Man then heads to his apartment, and changes to Peter Parker.

Meanwhile, at the hospital where Aunt May is, Mary Jane is told that they might have to perform surgery on her, but won't be able to do it without permission from the next of kin. Mary Jane then goes out into the city to try and find Peter Parker, since he's the only one who can give permission for surgery.

At a warehouse, a man is tied up in a chair, with a hood covering his face. After a moment, he realises that this might be his best chance to escape whilst the Green Goblin is gone, and so tries to get away. However, all that happens is that he falls over, flat on his face. The Goblin comes in a minute later, gets another bag of his weapons, and leaves, setting the person upright before he does. He warns them that if they try to escape again, he'll kill them.

Mary Jane arrives at the Daily Bugle, asking if anyone's seen Peter. J. Jonah Jameson is angry at first, telling Mary Jane to find her boyfriend himself, before she explains that if she doesn't find him, Aunt May will die. Jonah then suggests that Mary Jane should try calling Peter at his apartment, and she does. Peter answers the phone a moment before swinging off as Spider-Man, and is told by Mary Jane that he's needed at the hospital in case they have to perform surgery. He then hurries off as Spider-Man, but along the way is attacked by the Green Goblin.

Spider-Man manages to knock out the Green Goblin, then hurries to the hospital. However, the Goblin recovers consciousness, and throws a ghost-like object at him, which expands until it's a net which is stronger than steel. The Goblin then flies off with Spider-Man his prisoner, before he's had a chance to go to the hospital.

Notes: Features the Hostess Twinkies Snack Cakes ad, Daredevil in "McBrain's Brain Drain."

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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