Issue Description

Saddle-up Spider–fans as the thrillingly thrice-monthly adventures continue! In this issue, meet the villain from the fifth Spider-Man movie today! Marc (Wolverine, Blade) Guggenheim and Salvador (newuniversal, Uncanny X-Men) Larroca bring you the next great Spidey Villain... MENACE! But that's not all! The mysterious JACKPOT makes her "Brand New Day-Debut!” Plus the mystery of the Spider-Tracer Killer deepens. Not nearly 'Nuff said!

On the docks, some thugs are told to leave the warehouse they're at. Not taking the threat seriously, they prepare to fire their guns. The assailant moves so quickly that they are all dead before they know it.

At the Daily Bugle, some men are working on the sign on top of the building. They hear some laughing and a quick flash zooms by. This causes one of the men to fall off the scaffolding. Luckily Spider-Man is nearby and rescues the working. Unfortunately the other worker is in danger also. One of the cables of the scaffolding has snapped and the U from the Daily Bugle is falling. Using his webbing, Spider-Man manages to save everyone.

Inside the new DB, Peter is late for a meeting with the new boss, Dexter Bennet. He runs into a co-worker has been fired for not having a pitch that fit the DB's new look. His idea was about the spider-tracer found on the murder victim last week (the Spider-Mugger).

Inside the meeting, Dexter is going off on all the workers for being lazy. When Peter walks in late, Bennet is actually impressed. He says that "Mister...Porker" is always running around coming from or going to somewhere. That's what he's looking for. He shows them the sketch of the new menace that was just outside the building (and no one managed to get a picture of him). He offers a ten thousand dollar bonus to whoever gets the first picture.

Back in costume, Spider-Man isn't too happy with the goblin-theme of the new menace. He's out looking but has run out of web-fluid saving the workers earlier. He also doesn't have any money to buy the ingredients to make more. Down an alley, he notices a little skirmish. It's a new hero, Jackpot, trying to stop a man. He throws her at Spider-Man and takes off. They chase him into the subway trying to stop him before he gets on a train. Turns out he has a gun and fires at them.

Spider-Man and Jackpot blame each other for the man getting away. She was after him because the word on the street is that he knows where the "gray goblin" is. Spider-Man doesn't want her throwing out Goblin names just yet. Jackpot claims the new menace as a member of her rogues's gallery. Spider-Man thinks that's funny. They are interrupted by an oncoming train. Spider-Man saves her and asks if her initials are "MJ." She says that defeats the point of a secret identity.

Later out with Harry, Lily and Carlie, Peter asks if he knows if Mary Jane is back in town. Harry asks if they're still fighting. Peter says they're not fighting, just not talking. Harry tells him to call her or find out if she's in L.A. Peter suddenly gets an idea about finding the menace.

Back at the DB, Spider-Man figures the menace's glider would leave a unique exhaust trail. Using a special pair of binoculars, he finds the trail.

Outside a warehouse he hears someone coming. He punches the person only to discover it's Jackpot. She says he probably did that so he can joke and say he "hit the jackpot." She apparently found the thug and he told her that this warehouse is being used the by the new menace. Turns out he broke in, killed the guys inside, and claimed it as his own. Spider-Man tells her that because of that, she should leave. She tells him that she's more prepared for this since she is registered and he's not. Before they can argue some more, a voice tells them they are under arrest under the jurisdiction of the Superhuman Registration Act.

Note: Menace does not make an actual full appearance in this issue.

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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