Issue Description

The birth of Fusion! Twin brothers Hubert and Pinky Fusser lead drastically different lives; Hubert is a scientist at a research firm, while Pinky is the janitor for that firm. After one of Hubert’s radiation experiments goes awry, the brothers merge into one energized being! Spider-Man takes on the energy-absorbing blasts of Fusion…and their dual personalities!

Fusion!

On the way to the Daily Globe, Spider-Man notices a car pile-up, and decides to help by moving the smashed cars out of the way. When he does so, the people yell at him for moving things, since the cops haven't made the report yet, and they won't be able to collect insurance. Spider-Man quickly makes his exit, thinking that he should leave the good deeds to the boy scouts. Meanwhile, at a research company, a scientist named Hubert Fussy is pleased, since a particle accelerator has been built for him, and he thinks it will help him become famous. Impatient to start, he decides to use it before it has been safety-checked, ignoring his twin Pinky's warnings about it. When he turns it on, he gets hit by raw energy almost immediately, and Pinky runs over to help him. However, when he touches his brother's skin, the two of them start to fuse together into one.

Arriving at the Daily Globe a bit late due to the traffic accident, Peter meets the Globe's new circulation manager, a man called Rupert Dockery. Peter also meets a new photographer called Lance Bannon, who's rather blunt in the comments he makes. Peter then leaves and visits Aunt May, who's visiting Anna Watson in hospital. However, Peter's only been there a few minutes when his spider-sense starts tingling, and he quickly changes to Spider-Man so that he can find out what's wrong. He finds a glowing human-shaped figure, which leaps out of the window upon seeing Spider-Man without being harmed, despite that they're six floors up. Spider-Man asks it what it is, and the glowing creature replies that it's called Fusion. Spider-Man then tries punching it, which instead of hurting Fusion, causes Spider-Man to fly backwards. However, as Fusion continues walking along, it seems to start arguing with itself, and then splits into Hubert and Pinky Fusser. Hubert thinks it's amazing how they fused together, but Pinky doesn't care, and leaves Hubert. However, for some reason Hubert collapses, and falls in front of a train. Pinky then goes to save him, and when they touch, they once more turn into Fusion.

Deciding that it's pointless to search for Fusion when he could be anywhere, Spider-Man changes to Peter Parker, and says goodbye to Aunt May and Anna Watson. After taking Aunt May to her nursing home, Peter changes back to Spider-Man, and goes looking for Fusion once more. On a hunch, he follows a cop car, and finds Fusion absorbing energy from cars nearby, hungry for the energy. After a few more fruitless attempts to punch Fusion, Spider-Man finds the two twins that make up Fusion arguing again, with Hubert wanting to go and absorb the energy from a nuclear reaction, and Pinky just wanting to stop being Fusion. Eventually Pinky once more attempts to separate the two into their normal bodies, and Spider-Man forces the two apart before knocking them out, stopping the rampage of Fusion.

NotesFeatures the Hostess Twinkies Cakes ad, "Captain Marvel Defends The Earth!"Mary Jo Duffy'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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