Issue Description

Spider-Man vs. Venom…at Aunt May’s house! And in this case, Spidey doesn’t have the home turf advantage. Spider-Man may not be able to defeat Eddie Brock, but can he take out his alien symbiote instead?

Peter and Mary Jane have moved in with Aunt May after being evicted from their Bedford Towers condo courtesy of the owner Jonathon Caesar.

Venom has escaped the Vault, a high-security prison in Colorado, and has returned to New York. After an initial confrontation in a meat packing plant, Venom discovers a change of address form in Peter's clothes.

Plot

Peter forces himself to calm down from last night's battle with Venom and act normally to avoid worrying Aunt May. Peter has one consolation - Venom doesn't know where he lives. As he and Aunt May leave to go shopping, Eddie Brock is waiting for them on their front porch.

Brock is extremely polite to May, asking if he and Peter can discuss "business". She tells Peter to talk to his friend and that they'll go shopping later. As they walk out of earshot, Brock tells Peter how he found the change of address form. When asked why he didn't attack Peter or force him to reveal his secret identity, Brock states his prefrence to avoid hurting innocent people (when possible) and that if his dual identity were known, there would be too many people gunning for him; he wants that privilege all to himself. He tells Peter to meet him at the Seacrest estate in Montauk tomorrow at sunup. Brock promises that nobody else will get hurt, provided he plays by his rules.

Peter - as Spider-Man - stops by the Fantastic Four headquarters and receives a promise from the Thing to assist him tomorrow. Brock pays another visit to inform him that he is aware of his arrangement with the Fantastic Four. Either this stays between them or bad things start happening.

Peter finally admits what's happened today to Mary Jane. She begs him to get help and worry about them later. However Peter reminds her that it's not that simple. He reminds her of the complete loss of privacy, the lawsuits from people whose property he accidentally damaged, repercussions for May, and the fact that she'd be the first target for every enemy he's ever fought. She reluctantly agrees but requests he try to get some help.

Later that night, Spider-Man drops by on psychiatrist Dr. Charles Jefferson to get some insight into the situation. Not disclosing his identity, Spider- Man tells Jefferson the full story about the alien costume. Jefferson provides this insight: the alien is showing signs of a love-hate relationship. Despite the fact the alien hates him now, the core emotion is love.

The next morning he makes his way to Montauk to confront Venom. Venom wastes no time and begins to pummel him at every opportunity, taunting him as well. Finally when Venom almost drowns him, Peter has a revelation. He escapes from Venom and addresses the symbiote directly: if you want me, take me!

A surprise to both Peter and Eddie, the costume tries to leave Eddie. Since the symbiote has already bonded with Brock it can't completely sever it's bond. The attempt to go back to Peter results in a shock that renders all three of them unconscious. Peter awakens first and calls the Fantastic Four to pick up Brock.

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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