Issue Description

Venom may be hunting down a Spider, but he found Black Cat instead! What happens when Eddie Brock discovers Peter Parker's address?

Peter and MJ have been evicted from their Bedford Towers condo by the owner/obsessed MJ fan Jonathon Caesar. He's currently in prison. They have moved in with Aunt May at her boarding house in Queens until they can find another place to live.

Venom has escaped from the Vault, a high-security prison for super-powered individuals in Colorado, and has made his way east to New York intent on killing Spider-Man for his transgressions.

Plot

Venom makes his home in an abandoned fallout shelter he discovered while working at the Daily Globe. To pass the time, he makes use of an old weight set to ensure he's in peak condition for his next encounter with Spider-Man.

We find the source of Venom's anger taking pictures of a cop chasing a bank robber through a junkyard, trying to avoid being directly involved. When it becomes obvious that the thief intends to bludgeon his pursuer, Spider-Man intervenes. As he swings away to drop the pictures at the Daily Bugle, he reminds himself that Jonah recent change in attitude - buying Spider-Man pictures from Nick Katzenberg exclusively - has prompted him to avoid being in his photographs in order to sell them. He admits that this behavior is odd, even for Jonah.

When he arrives at the Bugle, he picks up the change of address forms that Glori Grant agreed to make for him. He calls MJ on Glori's phone to tell her about the forms when she reveals that she was rejected for another fashion shoot (and that this is happening more often). After he hangs up, Glori's boyfriend picks her up (for lunch I guess, it's never specified) which makes his spider-sense tingle.

At the Parker's former residence - Bedford Towers - the Black Cat arrives intent upon restarting her relationship with Peter. She has finally tracked him down after weeks of work. She hopes to find Peter, but finds Venom instead, demanding to know where Spider-Man is. She tries to fight him off, but the odds are stacked in Venom's favor. After breaking her nose, he asks again. She admits she has no idea. Unaffected Venom leaves stating that "Parker's wife didn't know where he was either, and I found him before" and swings off. The Black Cat is in shock due to blood loss and the revelation that Peter's married.

Several stories below, MJ is passing by their previous residence, saying goodbye to their doorman when she notices Venom swinging away from the building. She turnes pale and quickly heads for cover.

Later that night when they return to May's boarding house, MJ tells Peter that Venom has escaped and returned to New York. To avoid having Venom find out where they live again, placing not only his family but also the boarders in jeopardy, Peter begins searching for Venom in Manhattan. After several hours with no success, he retrieves his web-bundle of clothes from its hiding spot in a meat packing plant. Venom takes this opportunity to announce his presence and inform him that he's been following him for hours.

Without his spider-sense to defend him (the symbiote doesn't trigger it), Peter is unable to put up much of a fight. Eventually Venom drenches him in a vat of offal, causing him to freaks out. Spider-Man brings down some heavy machinery on top of Venom and escapes. Not proud of his actions, but happy to be alive to be embarrassed by them, Peter remains thankful that unlike last time, he doesn't have to worry about Venom finding him at home.

Emerging from the wreckage unscathed, Venom finds an abandoned web-bundle with Peter's change of clothes and a copy of his change address form.

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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