Issue Description

Under pressure from his criminal lackeys, Jigsaw organizes a heist that will draw out costumed super heroes. A night out for Peter Parker and friends turns into a high-crime adventure when Liz Allan and Harry Osborn are captured by Jigsaw! Will Peter be able to save those he holds dear, and protect his identity as Spider-Man?

The Jigsaw is Up!

In the previous issue, Electro was paid $25,000 to blow up a power plant. In this issue, it's revealed why: as the power goes out at a hospital, a group of masked men burst in, and use the blackout as cover to steal the comatose body of John Jameson, who's been in a cryogenics chamber as of a few issues ago.

Peter Parker and Betty Brant are visiting Aunt May whilst this happens, and although Peter is worried that she could die some time soon, Aunt May dismisses these worries, and tells Peter that he should stop worrying and have more fun with his life. As Peter and Betty leave, Betty says to Peter that Aunt May has told them to have fun, and that she's arranging for them to do so.

In a warehouse at the docks, the villain Jigsaw is attacking his gang members, who claim that he's a coward. He tells them that he's not a coward, and that he just doesn't want to fight any more super heroes, as they're too powerful. His gang tell him that that's no reason to stop robbing places, and Jigsaw reluctantly agrees to go on a heist, but says that he doesn't want any superheroes around when they pull it off.

That night, Peter meets up with Betty at the docks, where he finds most of his friends also there. Betty explains that for fun, they're all going to go on a midnight cruise around Manhattan. However, as the cruise starts, Betty notices that Peter doesn't look too happy, and he explains that he shouldn't really be there with her, as she's still technically married. Betty explains that she left Ned, and that she does want to go out with Peter again.

A few minutes later, Jigsaw and his gang board the boat, and demand that everyone give them all their money. Unnoticed to them though, Peter goes away and changes to Spider-Man

He manages to take out the gang members, but Jigsaw grabs Liz Allan as a hostage before he can do anything. When Harry Osborn tries to save her, Jigsaw takes him as a hostage as well, and Spider-Man realises that he has to do this carefully, otherwise the stress could get to Harry and he could become the Green Goblin again. Jigsaw then leaves in the boat he came in with Harry and Liz, and tells Spider-Man that if he sees him, he'll kill both of his hostages.

When they get back to Manhattan, Peter changes to Spider-Man, and starts going looking for Jigsaw. At the pier where he has Liz and Harry, Jigsaw is panicking, as he knows that Spider-Man will come after him no matter what. After a bit of thinking, he decides to let Harry and Liz go, but tells them not to look back or he'll shoot them. Spider-Man catches up to Jigsaw before too long, scaring Jigsaw even more. As Jigsaw runs away from Spider-Man and onto a boat, Spider-Man arrives, and although Jigsaw is about to shoot him, he psyches out and the last second and gives up, giving Spider-Man the chance to web him up and stop him for good.

NotesFeatures the Hostess Fruit Pies ad, Captain Marvel Meets The DreadnoughtMark Gruenwald's assistant editor credit taken from letters page header.

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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