Issue Description

YOU ASKED FOR IT, YOU GOT IT! PETER PARKER ON A DATE!

After the revelations of “Mind on Fire”, love is in the air for more than one member of the cast and Pete finally gets some time out with the ladies. (and who better to bring it to you than two men who both had dates as recently as 1987!)

Amidst the romance though, forces are gathering that will spell trouble for Peter in the months to come. Plus, a backup story featuring Spider-Man meeting the President-elect Barack Obama.

Betty tells (us) the story of her friend, Peter Parker.  Spider-Man is fighting a lame villain and Betty wonders where Peter is.  She's decided to try to get him a girlfriend and takes him to a 'speed dating' night at a restaurant.  None of them go well for Peter.  Next they stop by the FEAST shelter because Peter wants to walk Aunt May to the train.  He talks to her in private and Betty figures he's trying to plan a surprise party for her birthday.  Peter notices a mugger run by and makes a lousy excuse to get away.  Betty tries to offer to walk May but she tells her she'll be fine.

The next day Betty finds Peter is not at home when they were supposed to get him a new haircut (he was out fighting Menace).  The next day she meets Peter at the Front Line office.  She tries to talk to Robbie as he catches a cab but he says he's in a rush.  Later she (literally) bumps into J. Jonah Jameson Sr (not knowing who he is).  When their conversation turns to him not knowing anyone, she gives him May's phone number.

Betty has set up a date with friend of hers but of course he's late.  The drinks come and they both have too much.  When Peter finally arrives, he finds that Betty's friend is getting to know someone else.  Peter takes Betty to the Coffee Bean to set her straight.  Strangely, Harry seems to be in a bad mood.  Peter gets Betty a cab and she hopes he won't let her down for their plans to be together on her birthday. 

Betty sits waiting for Peter in her apartment.  When he arrives, she dressed up, ready to go out.  He tells her he had planned on staying in, eating take-out, watching a rented movie and eating a cupcake with a candle.  Sitting through the movie, she finally confronts him about the party she knows he was planning.  She is upset because he knew it was a big deal for her and he blew it.  Peter tries telling her he tried.  No one wanted to come.  May was upset about what she wrote about her boss Mr. Li (who is secretly Mister Negative), Harry's mad because she's been going after his girlfriend (Lily Hollister)'s dad in the paper and Robbie is upset because when they all quit the DB, she stayed behind.  Thinking everyone hates her, she asks if he does too.  Peter tells her no one hates her.  He says he knows what it's like to be unpopular at your job.

They spend the rest of the night talking, playing checkers and drinking.  Betty says that Peter is a good friend, her best friend.

"Spidey Meets The President!"

Peter Parker has been sent to take pictures of the Presidential inauguration.  As Barack Obama arrives, another limo pulls up with another Obama.  Peter, knowing things could get bad, changes into Spider-Man.  The Secret Service don't know what to do so Spidey suggests asking them both questions that only the real Barack Obama would know.  When one poorly answers every single question, the Chameleon reveals himself and gets punched by Spider-Man. 

With things under control, Spidey figures he should leave before Biden sees him (he mistook him for the Vulture one time).  Obama stops him, tells him he's been a fan and thanks him.  Obama is sworn in as President.

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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