The Amazing Spider Man Masterworks

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #169-180, Annual (1964) #11, Nova (1976) #12, Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #14.
J. Jonah Jameson has Peter Parker pegged as Spider-Man. Doctor Faustus is set to drive our hero insane. The Molten Man is back. The Punisher is back in town. And that's just the warmup for the return of the Green Goblin in the conclusion of Len Wein's celebrated AMAZING SPIDER-MAN run! When the Goblin strikes, all bets are off. Spider-Man's secret identity, the lives of Aunt May and Mary Jane — everything is on the line in the five-issue epic that will have you turning pages like there's no tomorrow! Also featuring a team-up with Nova, the first appearance of Rocket Racer, the return of the crime boss Silvermane, and an Annual adventure with more spiders than men!

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #121-131.
Norman Osborn’s memory has returned. The Green Goblin is back. Gwen Stacy is missing. And it will all lead to a confrontation atop the George Washington Bridge whose aftermath will leave Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man, forever changed. That’s right it’s the—spoiler warning!— death of Gwen Stacy, the story that put a generation into therapy and cemented the Green Goblin’s name as the definition of evil. Plus, the debut of Col. John Jameson’s werewolf curse, the Man-Wolf. The beginning of Harry Osborn’s descent into madness and suspicion and a certain green costume. The first appearance of Frank Castle—the Punisher—the maybe-villain, maybe-anti-hero who would rise to become one of Marvel’s most famous characters. Topping it off, there’s first appearance of the nefarious Jackal, the return of the Vulture, Hammerhead, the hilarious Human Torch-built Spider-Mobile, and the shocking wedding of Aunt May and Doctor Octopus!

Peter Parker’s attempt to cure himself from his spider-powers goes horribly wrong. Yes, it’s the six-armed Spider-Man! And he’ll need the extra arms to handle Morbius the Living Vampire, in his first appearance, and the cold rage of Lizard. Then, Spidey and his bikini-clad gal, Gwen Stacy, into the forgotten jungle known as the Savage Land to face towering beasts, Kraven the Hunter, and J. Jonah Jameson to boot! When Stan returns the Spider Slayer comes with him, and right behind him is the talented pencil of John Romita. In what Romita cites as the favorite artwork of his storied Spidey career, Stan and the Jazzy One leap into an adventure teaming up Spidey and Doctor Strange against a mystic threat from Vietnam while Flash Thompson’s life hangs in the balance! Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #100-109.

When The Gibbon teams up with the vengeful Kraven the Hunter—well, it’s enough excitement to give a hero an ulcer—and it does! Then, words between Peter’s lovely gal Gwen and Aunt May push his doting aunt out of his life and into the arms of—an octopus! Doc Ock returns to do in Spidey, but with Hammerhead, the only gangster with more steel in his dome than in his gun, waging a turf war to take over the city it’s open season on spiders! Always a man of the people, Spidey uncovers the machinations of a mayoral candidate who’s not quite what he seems. Let’s just say there’s no doubt Richard Raleigh put the “action” in political action, alright? And topping it off comes a knuckle-busting, knock-down, drag-out fight between Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk that’s one for the ages! Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #110-120.

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #143-155.
Peter Parker’s life has never been easy, but it’s hard to take a turn for the worse when your dead girlfriend shows up on your doorstep. Oh, then there’s that famous Parker luck, which means it does. It means, Spidey, you’ve been cloned! The Amazing Spider-Man launches into the storyline that shocked the comics world! The scheming Jackal takes our hero through the wringer as he not only must face one of his greatest personal tragedies, but also has to battle through the Scorpion, the Tarantula — and himself! You’ll also enjoy the blossoming of Peter and Mary Jane’s relationship, and even their first kiss, as well as the return of the Shocker and the Sandman — and more!

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #132-142, Giant-Size Super Heroes #1.
Peter Parker has never had it easy. when he’s facing a gauntlet of ne’er-do-wells the likes of the Molten Man, Morbius and Man-Wolf, you know that the Parker luck is in full effect — and you’re in store for some top-notch Spider-Man adventures! Exhibit A: teetering on the edge of sanity since the death of his father — a.k.a. the Green Goblin — Harry Osborn goes off the deep end and takes up the mantle of Spidey’s nemesis. With his best friend out to kill him, it’s an edge-of-your-seat encounter that will redefine the webslinger’s world for decades to come. Plus: the Tarantula debuts; the Punisher returns; and Mindworm, Grizzly, Mysterio and the Jackal pile on.

It's the return of one of Spidey’s oldest foes, Doctor Octopus, the two archenemies set into motion a gut-wrenching series of events leading to the death of Captain George Stacy. Ally to Spider-Man and father to Peter Parker’s ladylove, Gwen, Captain Stacy’s death marks Spidey for murder and pits the entire city against him. Now with hero, villain and even the man-on-the-street after him, there’s no moment for rest for the ol’ web-slinger as he wriggles his way through threats from the X-Men’s Iceman to the politicking Sam Bullit and former friend the Prowler. And it all leads into one of the landmark moments of Marvel history, when Peter Parker’s best friend, Harry Osborn, was revealed to be a drug addict. Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #88-99.

Spider-Man's early tales continue with the Prowler in his first appearance; the beautiful Black Widow seen for the first time in her sultry new spy gear; an underworld family in-fight between the Kingpin and the Schemer including Vanessa Fisk's entrée into Marveldom; and the Chameleon, Electro and the Kangaroo, a poor assemblage that's always a bridesmaid and never a bride. It's not just the most colorful array of villains in comics, of course! There's melodrama aplenty in the fashion that could only befit poor Peter Parker. See how Mr. Luckless himself handles not only the loss of his powers and glowing Gwen's fear of Spidey, but how he wiggles his way out of revealing his identity right before Gwen, MJ, and the gang's very eyes! Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #78-87.

Collects Amazing Fantasy #15 and Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #1-10.
When a young Peter Parker is given the fantastic powers of an arachnid, he must also deal with the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager. Check out these stories of spectacular web-slinging adventure from Spidey's very beginning, including the tragic origin that started it all, the first appearances of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture, Electro, and guest-star nods by the Fantastic Four and Human Torch.

The "Saga of the Stone Tablet" kicks off with the Kingpin's quest to decipher an ancient clay tablet whose secrets promise great power. But Spidey soon gets caught in the mix and finds himself branded Public Enemy No. 1! With the Kingpin on one side and J. Jonah Jameson on the other, turning up the heat in the Daily Bugle, things go from bad to horrible when the mob gets involved. It's a Peter Parker pressure cooker! Also featuring battles with Quicksilver, the Shocker and the Lizard! Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #68-77, Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #14.