Issue Description

Peter faces an upset at work due to J. Jonah Jameson's less-than journalistic integrity. But with a recent theft of Egyptian artifacts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Spider-Man’s got his hands full. Spidey takes out his frustration on the Human Fly, and it's glorious bug-on-bug battle!

OverviewThe Wings of the Fearsome Fly!

In the previous issue, Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson were both shackled to a bomb, when they were attacked by the Fly. The Fly succeeded in knocking Spider-Man out, and in this issue, Spider-Man is wondering whether that means J. Jonah Jameson took off his mask whilst he was unconscious. Spider-Man changes to Peter Parker, then goes to the Daily Bugle, to see what Jonah will say. Jonah asks him where the photos he was supposed to take of the King Tut exhibit are, and Peter has to admit that he couldn't take them (since he was shackled to the bomb with Jonah at the time). Both Jonah and Robbie are angry with Peter, but he decides to go to the exhibit anyway.

As Spider-Man passes the museum where the exhibit is, the Fly, who is standing in line with his face concealed below a hood, notices Spider-Man going past, but thinks to himself that it doesn't matter, since his plan can't fail. Once inside the museum, the Fly places a small package in the room where the King Tut exhibit is, then heads downstairs, thinking that he'll let someone try and steal the Tut exhibit. Spider-Man then enters the museum, since he's suspicious of the Fly, and is noticed by the guards. At that point,the package which the Fly placed in the King Tut room explodes, and it turns out to be a bomb. As all the guards head to the King Tut room, thinking that the Fly is going to steal the exhibit, the Fly heads to his actual destination: the Art of Dresden show, which is worth just as much as the King Tut exhibit.

As the Fly escapes, Spider-Man goes after him, but despite his best efforts, is defeated by him. He then heads to his apartment and changes to Peter Parker, and calls Mary Jane, to apologise for missing their date (another thing he missed whilst he was shackled to the bomb with Jonah). However, Mary Jane hangs up on him. A minute later, Betty Brant comes into Peter's apartment, and just as Peter seems to be accepting her after months of saying she should go back to her husband, Ned Leeds comes in, and punches Peter. He then leaves with Betty. Peter's annoyed with everything bad that's happened to him in the last few days, and so goes to find the Fly, deciding to take out his anger on him.

After spending hours swinging around town looking for the Fly, Spider-Man finds the Fly just after the police stop him with a device from SHIELD, severely angry at missing out on his opportunity to stop him. Meanwhile, Barney Bushkin at the Daily Globe makes some more plans to hire Peter Parker, and at Aunt May's nursing home, the owner of the nursing home is confronted by the burglar who killed Peter's Uncle Ben, saying that he's going to kill Aunt May.

NotesFeatures the Hostess Fruit Pies ad, Iron Man In Brawns Over Brawn!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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