Issue Description

Spencer Smythe and his Spider Slayers renew their pursuit of our favorite wall-crawler. J. Jonah Jameson makes an editorial goof that puts Spidey in even more danger! Will Spider-Man find an unexpected ally in his hour of greatest need?

OverviewWanted For Murder: Spider-Man!

In the previous issue, Spider-Man seemingly killed John Jameson when John fell off the Brooklyn Bridge. As a consequence, J. Jonah Jameson is printing an editorial about how Spider-Man's a murderer. As he storms through his office, yelling at everyone, Robbie Robertson mentions that the Egyptian Delegation is flying to New York for the King Tut exhibitionn. He asks if it's okay if Peter Parker takes the photos, since he's low on the money, but Jonah yells that Peter Parker should be fired, since there's some connection between him and Spider-Man.

Peter calls up Mary Jane, since they haven't spoken for a while, and offers to go on a date with her. Mary Jane agrees, and thanks to Robbie, Peter manages to get tickets to the King Tut exhibition for the next day. Peter then changes to Spider-Man, and goes swinging. Although he feels happy, he's still worried, since J. Jonah Jameson thinks that he murdered John Jameson. Whilst wondering what happened to John when he seemingly vanished, Spider-Man notices a speeding car, and stops it. However, all the people who see this are scared of Spider-Man, as they believe J. Jonah Jameson's editorial about Spider-Man being a murderer.

Meanwhile, J. Jonah Jameson, in a twist of irony, goes to Spencer Smythe to ask him to build a new Spider-Slayer, not realising that Smythe was the one who sent the Man-Wolf to kill him in the previous issue. Smythe agrees to build a new Spider-Slayer, but is secretly planning his own agenda.

In anger at Jameson, Spider-Man heads to D.A. Tower, asking him for advice for what to do about Jameson. Tower points out that Spider-Man could sue Jameson for defamation of character, as he's completely innocent, but to do that he'd have to reveal his identity. Spider-Man decides to leave, not knowing what to do.

By now, Smythe has finished building the Spider-Slayer, but has also worked out how to get revenge on Jameson. He manages to trick Jameson into putting on a handcuff which has a bomb attached to it, then explains to Jonah that he secretly hates him, since Jonah kept making him build more and more Spider-Slayers, which needed radioactive materials to work. Over time, the radiation poisoned him, until he was dying, and so before he dies, he wants revenge on both Jameson and Spider-Man.

Spider-Man decides to go confront Jameson about his editorial, not knowing that he's been captured by Smythe. Along the way, he's attacked by Smythe's Spider-Slayer, which manages to tackle him to the ground. Although the Slayer is smashed by the fall, the fall succeeds in knocking Spider-Man out, so that Smythe can pick him up and take him to his lab. Upon Spider-Man waking up, he finds that he's been attached to the other link of the handcuff which Jonah was attached to, and that he has 24 hours until it explodes.

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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