Issue Description

For the sake of a pay raise, Peter infiltrates Indian Point, an abandoned town quarantined by S.H.I.E.L.D. Will Spider-Man uncover the secrets of Indian Point before another citizen falls at the hands of Electro? Plus, Spider-Man does battle with Captain America!

The Power of Electro!

Spider-Man is sneaking around a neighbourhood, noting how difficult it is to get around with all the SHIELD agents around, guarding the Indian Point power plant. As he hides in the trees, he thinks about how he wouldn't even be here if not for the fact that he needs money badly. He thinks back to how he was at the Daily Bugle, and asked J. Jonah Jameson for a raise, but Jonah said he'd only talk about a raise if Peter would go to this neighbourhood, find out why no one was being allowed in, and take some pictures.

Spider-Man then heads further to the power plant, but along the way, is attacked by Captain America. Captain America asks Spider-Man to leave, but Spider-Man refuses, leading to a fight between the two of them. As they fight, Spider-Man eventually agrees to leave, and does so. Captain America then thinks that he's glad Spider-Man did leave as that move may have saved his life. Cap heads up to the power plant, thinking about how he has to make sure he doesn't make any mistakes, but has to be quick, otherwise someone may die.

Captain America then has a flashback to a boy called Barry, who was bitten by a rat whilst in his backyard. After some tests were taken, he was supposed to be sent to a New York specialist doctor, but was kidnapped along the way and held hostage for one million dollars. Captain America then enters the power plant, thinking about how they've got to isolate the disease which Barry has. As he looks around the power plant, he finds Barry, but also finds his kidnapper: Electro, who explains that along with the $25,000 he's being paid for destroying the power plant, he'll also be a million dollars richer.

Electro is about to blast a bolt at Captain America and kill him, but fortunately Spider-Man arrives and saves Cap, as he only pretended to leave. The two heroes then team up to stop Electro, with Captain America urging Spider-Man to take him down quickly. However, Electro ends up grabbing Barry, and says that he'll use him to get out of there. Captain America points out that if he does that he'll die, as Barry has the bubonic plague, hence all the SHIELD agents around.

Electro then panics, worried that he's dying because of his kidnapping. He runs to the main generator, and tries siphoning the power into himself, thinking that it will give him enough power to get rid of the plague, should he have caught it. However, he absorbs too much power, and the power plant blows up, just as Spider-Man, Captain America, and Barry all escape. A bit later, the heroes are told that Barry got to the doctor in time, and will be okay, whilst Dum Dum Dugan thinks up of a cover story for the power plant blowing up.

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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