Issue Description

Despite misgivings, Spider-Man must save J. Jonah Jameson from the wrath of Man-Wolf! Will Jameson be able to talk sense into his now-lycanthropic son? Plus, a car show is crashed, but not in the way you think!

OverviewIn Search of the Man-Wolf!

At the end of the previous issue, J. Jonah Jameson was kidnapped by the Man-Wolf, who's been brainwashed by an unknown man. As Spider-Man follows the Man-Wolf, the mysterious man is revealed to be Spencer Smythe, creator of the Spider-Slayers which have been used against Spider-Man in the past. He mumbles to himself that he must have revenge on J. Jonah Jameson and Spider-Man, as he's dying due to them. Over the years, as Jonah kept asking Smythe to build more and more Spider-Slayers, he had to use radioactive materials to build them, which started to poison him over time. Smythe says that the Man-Wolf is his last hope of defeating both Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson.

Meanwhile, Spider-Man has managed to catch up to the Man-Wolf, with their fight leading to the New York car show. Just as in last issue, no matter what Spider-Man does to the Man-Wolf, it doesn't affect him, whilst the Man-Wolf is as strong as ever. After some fighting, Spencer Smythe orders the Man-Wolf to leave the car show and keep going, as the confined space is advantageous to Spider-Man. The Man-Wolf then grabs J. Jonah Jameson and escapes, only for Spider-Man to get rid of Jonah from the Man-Wolf's clutches.

Whilst the Man-Wolf and Spider-Man fight, Jonah watches them, wondering how this could happen to his son. He remembers how John had told him that the moonstone which turns him into the Man-Wolf had started poisoning him, and the only way that John could be saved was for him to be cryogenically frozen, until a cure for the sickness could be discovered. As Jonah watches the Man-Wolf and Spider-Man fight, he wonders which one he wants to win.

Over at the Daily Globe, Barney Bushkin is told by the owner of the Globe, K.J. Clayton, that he should be hiring more of the Daily Bugle's people. Barney explains that although he's been trying to hire Robbie Robertson, he won't come over no matter what they offer him. K.J. then tells Barney that he should start hiring the lower-class Bugle employees, and shows him a paper telling of Spider-Man's recent defeat of Jigsaw. K.J. orders Barney to hire Peter Parker.

Spider-Man is knocked out by the Man-Wolf, and the Man-Wolf succeeds in grabbing Jonah once more. The Man-Wolf starts heading for the Brooklyn Bridge, whilst Jonah tries to convince him what a good father he's been, and how much he loves his son. The Man-Wolf starts to hesitate, when Smythe orders him to head to the top of the bridge. Spider-Man manages to regain consciousness and follow them, but before he can attack the Man-Wolf, the Man-Wolf unexpectedly changes back to John Jameson.

Still watching this by camera, Smythe decides that if he can't kill J. Jonah Jameson, he'll kill his son, and activates the radioactive tracer which he placed in the Man-Wolf's arm the previous issue. The pain causes John to fall off the edge of the bridge, and Spider-Man leaps after him, managing to catch him. However, John tells Spider-Man it's no good, as he's going to die anyway, and lets go of Spider-Man's hand. As he's falling, there's a sudden flash of light, and he disappears. Spider-Man heads back up to the bridge, and accuses Spider-Man of letting John die as revenge for everything he's said against him.

NotesFeatures the Hostess Cup Cakes ad, The Incredible Hulk Changes His Mind!Mark 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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