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Following is a complete list of both volumes of The Amazing Spider-Man, with plot details of each issue.
[edit] Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)
[edit] The Amazing Spider-Man #1–100 (March 1963–September 1971)
- 1 - [Stan Lee/Steve Ditko] Spider-Man : J. Jonah Jameson's son is an astronaut and is setting off into space when the capsule goes out of control and it's up to Spider-Man to save him.
- Spider-Man Vs. The Chameleon: Spider-Man is short on cash so he tries to join the Fantastic Four, but leaves when he finds out it's a non-profit business with no salaries. Meanwile The Chameleon hears of Spider-Man and frames him for a robbery. Spider-Man finds The Chameleon and brings him to the police but he escapes. They eventually see him because of the Spider-Man suit beneath his jacket.
- 2 - [Lee/Ditko] Duel To The Death With The Vulture: The Vulture, in his 1st appearance, begins a crime spree, which culminates with the theft of a diamond shipment. Spider-Man defeats the Vulture disabling his wings with a device he thought up from their earlier encounter in that issue.
- The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer: When Peter Parker takes up an opportunity to work with a local Professor over the weekend, he receives the task of picking up a repaired radio from The Tinkerer's repair shop. His Spider-Sense alerts him to a basement filled with Aliens planning to take over the world using information from Covert listening devices in repaired radios. Spider-Man foils their plan, and the aliens take off, upon which time we appear to discover that the Tinkerer is also an alien. The Tinkerer did not appear again until issue 159
- 3 - [Lee/Ditko] The 1st appearance of Doctor Octopus, in which Doc Ock gets his mechanical arms fused to his body in an accident. Spider-Man is defeated by him in their first battle, but later comes back and knocks out Doc Ock, since other than his extra arms, he has no super strength or powers.
- 4 - [Lee/Ditko] The 1st appearance of The Sandman.
- 5 - [Lee/Ditko] Spider-Man battles Doctor Doom
- 6 - [Lee/Ditko] The 1st appearance of The Lizard
- 7 - [Lee/Ditko] The Vulture's return. Begins goes from bi-monthly to monthly schedule.
- 8 - [Lee/Ditko] Story 1: Spider-Man battles The Living Brain. Peter Parker fights Flash Thompson in a boxing match.
- Story 2: Spider-Man meets up with the Human Torch and the Fantastic Four.
- 9 - [Lee/Ditko] The 1st appearance of Electro
- 10 - [Lee/Ditko] The 1st appearance of the Enforcers
- 11 - [Lee/Ditko] The return of Doctor Octopus
- 12 - [Lee/Ditko] Doc Ock unmasks Spider-Man
- 13 - [Lee/Ditko] The 1st appearance of Mysterio
- 14 - [Lee/Ditko] The 1st appearance of The Green Goblin
- 15 - [Lee/Ditko] The 1st appearance of Kraven the Hunter
- 16 - [Lee/Ditko] Spider-Man gets hypnotized by Ringmaster, and is ordered to fight Daredevil
- 17 - [Lee/Ditko] Flash Thompson starts The Spider-Man Fan Club
- 18 - [Lee/Ditko] The 1st appearance of Ned Leeds
- 19 - [Lee/Ditko] Spider-Man strikes back against The Sandman and The Enforcers
- 20 - [Lee/Ditko] The 1st appearance of The Scorpion
- 21 - [Lee/Ditko] The Beetle kidnaps The Torch's girlfriend and Spider-Man tries to rescue her, but The Human Torch thinks Spider-Man did it. The Torch finally catches up to The Beetle and sees that he's kidnapped Doris Evans and goes to try and catch him, with a little help from Spider-Man.
- 22 - [Lee/Ditko] Spider-Man battles The Clown and his Masters of Menace, otherwise known as the Circus of Crime.
- 23 - [Lee/Ditko] Spider-Man battles Green Goblin
- 24 - [Lee/Ditko] Mysterio, under the guise of Dr. Ludwig Rinehart, convinces Spider-Man that he is insane.
- 25 - [Lee/Ditko] The introduction of Spencer Smythe and the first Spider-Slayer. 1st appearance of Mary Jane Watson (face obscured).
- 26 - [Lee/Ditko] The 1st appearance of Patch the Stool Pigeon
- 27 - [Lee/Ditko] Patch revealed to be Frederick Foswell
- 28 - [Lee/Ditko] 1st appearance of the Molten Man; Peter Parker's graduation from Midtown High
- 29 - [Lee/Ditko] Spider-Man battles The Scorpion
- 30 - [Lee/Ditko] Spider-Man battles The Cat
- 31 - [Lee/Ditko] The 1st appearances of Harry Osborn, Gwen Stacy, Professor Miles Warren. Peter Parker starts College. First of three-parter.
- 32 - [Lee/Ditko] Aunt May is in hospital with radiation poisoning in her blood due to a transfusion from Peter. Second of three-parter.
- 33 - [Lee/Ditko] Legendary issue where Spider-Man must escape after being pinned under heavy machinery in order to get the antidote to Aunt May. Third of three-parter.
- 34 - [Lee/Ditko] Spider-Man battles Kraven the Hunter
- 35 - [Lee/Ditko] Spider-Man battles Molten Man
- 36 - [Lee/Ditko] 1st appearance of The Looter
- 37 - [Lee/Ditko] 1st appearance of Norman Osborn
- 38 - [Lee/Ditko] "Just a guy named Joe". Last issue with Steve Ditko art
- 39 - [Lee/John Romita Sr.] Green Goblin revealed to be Norman Osborn. The Green Goblin discovers Spider-Man's identity.
- 40 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] The Green Goblin gets amnesia, forgetting Spider-Man's identity, and returning to his life as Norman Osborn
- 41 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] 1st appearance of The Rhino
- 42 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] 1st full appearance of Mary Jane Watson
- 43 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Spider-Man battles The Rhino
- 44 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Return of the Lizard
- 45 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Spider-Man's battle with The Lizard continues
- 46 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] 1st appearance of The Shocker
- 47 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Return of Kraven the Hunter
- Deadpool #11 intersects this story, with the Deadpool disguising himself as Peter Parker and Blind Al disguising herself as Aunt May. Parts of the issue were drawn over ASM#47, resulting in a Forrest Gump type insertion of Deadpool and Blind Al. It is unknown whether the events in Deadpool #11 remain in canon, though the story ended the same way as ASM #47.
- 48 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Return of The Vulture
- 49 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Kraven and The Vulture join and battle Spider-Man
- 50 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Peter Parker decides to give up his Spider-Man identity once and for all, and throws away his costume. He resumes crimefighting when he remembers that he is fighting for his uncle Ben. 1st appearance of The Kingpin. Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon make cameos.
- 51 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] 1st appearance of Joe Robertson
- 52 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Kingpin storyarc concludes
- 53 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Doctor Octopus returns and moves in at Aunt May's house
- 54 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Spider-Man battles Doc Ock
- 55 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Doc Ock defeats Spider-Man
- 56 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Don Heck] 1st appearance of Captain George Stacy
- 57 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Heck] Spider-Man battles Ka-Zar
- 58 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Heck] Second Spider-Slayer
- 59 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Heck] 1st appearance of Mary Jane Watson on cover.
- 60 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Heck] Spider-Man battles Kingpin
- 61 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Heck] "What A Tangled Web We Weave". Kingpin appears
- 62 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Heck] Spider-Man battles Medusa
- 63 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Heck] "Wings in The Night" Part 1
- 64 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Heck] "Wings in The Night" Part 2; Spider-Man battles The Vulture
- 65 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] "Wings in The Night" Part 3
- 66 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Heck] Return of Mysterio
- 67 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] 1st appearance of Randy Robertson
- 68 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] "Crisis On Campus" Kingpin appears
- 69 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Spider-Man battles Kingpin
- 70 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] "Spider-Man Wanted!" Kingpin appears
- 71 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Ka-Zar and Zabu the Sabre-tooth appear, Spider-Man battles Quicksilver
- 72 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Return of the Shocker
- 73 - [Lee/Romita Sr./John Buscema] 1st appearance of Silvermane
- 74 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Appearances by Man-Mountain Marko, Caesar Cicero and Silvermane
- 75 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Appearances by Lizard, Man-Mountain Marko, Caesar Cicero and Silvermane
- 76 - [Lee/Buscema] Spider-Man battles Lizard
- 77 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Buscema] Human Torch joins the fight
- 78 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Buscema] The night of the Prowler 1st appearance of The Prowler. Hobie Brown, a young inventor, gets dumped by his girl Mindy because he's a nobody. To prrove her wrong he first presents his boss —he's a window washer— with several new inventions to improve worker productivity. He is turned down and decides to use these inventions to become a costumed character that people will notice. he attempts to rob the Daily Bugle offices of J. Jonah Jameson and Peter parker walks in on him. Peter, knowing that he can't betray his identity as Spider-man pretends to fall out of the window. A side story has Peter dealing with relationship problems with Gwen. He wants to spend more time with Gwen, but is often too busy being Spider-man. He later sees her in a coffee shop talking to Flash and misinterprets the situation as her cheating on him. She was actually speaking to Flash to discover why Peter seems so distant. Flash has known him the longest out of the current compatriot group.
- 79 - [Lee/Buscema] To Prowl No More Storyarc with The Prowler concludes. The story picks up with Peter falling out of the window. he quickly changes into Spider-man and battles the Prowler. The Prowler narrowly beats Spider-man with his gas pellets and runs away before the fight can continue. The Prowler decides that he can make a name for himself by defeating Spider-man and lures him into anoter fight by breaking into a diamond shop. Spider-man is victorious this time, unmasks The Prowler and has Hobie tell him why he turned to crime. Realizing that Hobie is just a confused kid, much like himself, he lets him go and webs away. The Gwen story is furthered by Peter seeing Gwen on his way to class and telling her off for the Flash incident.
- 80 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Buscema] Return of Chameleon
- 81 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Buscema] Spider-Man battles The Kangaroo
- 82 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Return of Electro
- 83 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] 1st appearance of the Schemer and 1st Vanessa Fisk
- 84 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Buscema] Spider-Man battles Kingpin
- 85 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Buscema] Spider-Man battles Kingpin and the Schemer
- 86 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Spider-Man battles Black Widow
- 87 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Peter Parker reveals to his friends that he is Spider-Man to his friends. None of them believe him, as they think that he is ill, which he is. After he recovers Peter gets The Prowler to impersonate Spider-Man so that his friends can be completely convinced that he is not Spider-Man.
- 88 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Spider-Man battles Doctor Octopus's mechanical tentacles
- 89 - [Lee/Gil Kane] The return of Doctor Octopus
- 90 - [Lee/Kane] Captain George Stacy dies when a pile of bricks fall on him, due to Doctor Octopus' arms flailing around in a fight with Spider-Man. Spider-Man is largely blamed for Captain Stacy's death
- 91 - [Lee/Kane] 1st appearance Sam Bullit
- 92 - [Lee/Kane] Spider-Man battles Iceman
- 93 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Return of the Prowler
- 94 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] The Beetle takes Aunt May as a hostage
- 95 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Spider-Man fights in London
- 96 - [Lee/Kane] Drug Issues part 1; not approved by Comics Code Authority.
- 97 - [Lee/Romita Sr./Kane] Drug Issues part 2; not approved by Comics Code Authority.
- 98 - [Lee/Kane] Drug Issues part 3; not approved by Comics Code Authority.
- 99 - [Lee/Kane] 1st appearance Turpo (Prisoner).
- 100 - [Lee/Kane] Spider-Man grows Four extra arms.
[edit] The Amazing Spider-Man #101–200 (October 1971–January 1980)
- 101 - [Roy Thomas/Gil Kane] The first appearance of Morbius
- 102 - [Thomas/Kane] Spider-Man regains his original number of arms, two
- 103 - [Thomas/Kane] Spider-Man meets Kazar part 1. 1st appearance Gog
- 104 - [Thomas/Kane] Spider-Man meets Kazar part 2. Kraven The Hunter appears
- 105 - [Stan Lee/Kane] 3rd Spider-Slayer introduced
- 106 - [Lee/John Romita Sr.] Spider-Man's face is revealed to a group of criminals in league with Spencer Smythe. To throw them off, he creates a mask of his face and removes it when he knows they're watching, revealing his Spider-Man ask.
- 107 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Battles Spider-Slayer III and Spencer Smythe
- 108 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] 1st appearances of The Giant One and Monks Of The Hidden Temple
- 109 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] Story concludes. Guest stars Doctor Strange
- 110 - [Lee/Romita Sr.] 1st appearance of The Gibbon. Aunt May disappears
- 111 - [Gerry Conway/Romita Sr.] The Gibbon is drugged by Kraven the Hunter, so that he will attack Spider-Man
- 112 - [Conway/Romita Sr.] "Spidey Cops Out!"
- 113 - [Conway/Romita Sr.] 1st appearance of Hammerhead
- 114 - [Conway/Romita Sr.] Aunt May revealed to be staying at Dr. Octopus's house
- 115 - [Conway/Romita Sr.] Battles Doctor Octopus and Hammerhead
- 116 - [Lee/Conway/Romita Sr.] Faces off against Richard Raleigh, Dr. Thaxton and The Smasher (Man Monster in Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #1)
- 117 - [Lee/Conway/Romita Sr.] Story continues. 1st appearance Disruptor.
- 118 - [Lee/Conway/Romita Sr.] Story concludes. Disruptor's identity revealed.
- 119 - [Conway/Kane] Battles the Hulk part 1
- 120 - [Conway/Kane] Battles the Hulk part 2
- 121 - [Conway/Kane] In this landmark issue, the Green Goblin regains his memory and kills Gwen Stacy.
- 122 - [Conway/Kane] Death of The Green Goblin/Norman Osborn. He remains dead for 23 years, real time.
- 123 - [Conway/Kane/Romita Sr.] Luke Cage is hired by J Jonah Jameson to eliminate Spider-Man
- 124 - [Conway/Kane] Spider-Man battles Jameson's son John who has turned into the Man-Wolf
- 125 - [Conway/Ross Andru] Man-Wolf story continues.
- 126 - [Conway/Andru] Harry Osborn decides to become the Green Goblin. Death of Kangaroo
- 127 - [Conway/Andru] 1st appearance Vulture III
- 128 - [Conway/Andru] Battle with Vulture III concludes
- 129 - [Conway/Andru] 1st appearance of The Punisher as well as The Jackal
- 130 - [Conway/Andru] 1st appearance of The Spider-Mobile
- 131 - [Conway/Andru] Doctor Octopus attempts to wed Aunt May. Apparent death of Doctor Octopus
- 132 - [Conway/Romita Sr.] Liz Allen reappears, after a 102 issue absence
- 133 - [Conway/Andru] Molten Man revealed to be Liz Allen's step brother
- 134 - [Conway/Andru] 1st appearance of The Tarantula
- 135 - [Conway/Andru] Punisher returns. Faces off against Tarantula, Hidalgo & Juan.
- 136 - [Conway/Andru] 1st appearance of Harry Osborn as the Green Goblin
- 137 - [Conway/Andru] 2nd part of Harry Osborn as Green Goblin story
- 138 - [Conway/Andru] 1st appearance of Mindworm
- 139 - [Conway/Andru] 1st appearance of The Grizzly
- 140 - [Conway/Andru] 1st appearance of Gloria Grant, Spider-Man battles The Grizzly and Jackal
- 141 - [Conway/Andru] 1st appearance of Mysterio II. Spider-Man drives the Spider-Mobile off a dock
- 142 - [Conway/Andru] 1st appearance of Gwen Stacy's clone
- 143 - [Conway/Andru] 1st appearance of Cyclone
- 144 - [Conway/Andru] Gwen Stacy's clone meets Peter Parker
- 145 - [Conway/Andru] Gwen Stacy's clone part 2. Battles the Scorpion.
- 146 - [Conway/Andru] Gwen Stacy's clone part 3. Scorpion resumes.
- 147 - [Conway/Andru] Gwen Stacy's clone part 4. Versus Tarantula.
- 148 - [Conway/Andru] The Jackal is revealed to be Professor Miles Warren
- 149 - [Conway/Andru] 1st appearance of The Spider-Man Clone. The clone appears to die at the end of the issue
- 150 - [Archie Goodwin/Kane] Spider-Man proves to himself that he is not the Clone, which was in question, because he and the clone both had the same memories. His reasoning is that the clone's memories were of his life before the death of Gwen Stacy, and he has feelings for Mary Jane, so he must be the real thing.
- 151 - [Len Wein/Andru] Spider-Man disposes of his clone in a smokestack
- 152 - [Wein/Andru] "Shattered By The Shocker!"
- 153 - [Wein/Andru] 1st appearance Paine.
- 154 - [Wein/Sal Buscema] "The Sandman Always Strikes Twice!"
- 155 - [Wein/S. Buscema] 1st appearance Leroy Tallon
- 156 - [Wein/Andru] Ned Leeds and Betty Brant get married. Return of Doctor Octopus
- 157 - [Wein/Andru] "The Ghost That Haunted Octopus!"
- 158 - [Wein/Andru] "Hammerhead Is Out!"
- 159 - [Wein/Andru] The Terrible Tinkerer reappears, with the Spider-Mobile.
- 160 - [Wein/Andru] The Tinkerer attempts to kill Spider-Man with the Spider-Mobile. J Jonah Jameson receives photos of Spider-Man unmasking his clone, and disposing of him in a smokestack.
- 161 - [Wein/Andru] Spider-Man and Nightcrawler battle.
- 162 - [Wein/Andru] 1st appearance Jigsaw.
- 163 - [Wein/Andru] "All The Kingpin's Men!"
- 164 - [Wein/Andru] Kingpin concludes
- 165 - [Wein/Andru] "Stegron Stalks The City!"
- 166 - [Wein/Andru] Introduction of Spider-Slayer IV
- 167 - [Wein/Andru] 1st appearance of Will-O-The-Wisp and Bart Hamilton
- 168 - [Wein/Andru] Battles Spider-Slayer IV and Will-O-The-Wisp
- 169 - [Wein/Andru] J Jonah Jameson shows Peter Parker the photos of him disposing of his clone. Jameson believes that the pictures prove that Spider-Man killed Peter Parker, and then began impersonating him. Peter, however, had broken into Jameson's office as Spider-Man, and found the photos, using them to create fake pictures which he uses to make Jameson believe that his proof consists of forged photos
- 170 - [Wein/Andru] The burglar from Amazing Fantasy 15 returns
- 171 - [Wein/Andru] Nova guest stars
- 172 - [Wein/Andru] 1st appearance of the Rocket Racer
- 173 - [Wein/Andru] Versus the Molten Man
- 174 - [Wein/Andru] "The Hitman's Back In Town!"
- 175 - [Wein/Andru] Death of Hitman
- 176 - [Wein/Andru] 1st appearance of the third Green Goblin
- 177 - [Wein/Andru] "Goblin In The Middle"
- 178 - [Wein/Andru] "Green Grows The Goblin"
- 179 - [Wein/Andru] "The Goblin's Always Greener...!"
- 180 - [Wein/Andru] The 3rd Green Goblin is revealed to be Harry Osborn's therapist Bart Hamilton. Hamilton and Osborn fight each other, both as the Green Goblin, and Hamilton ends up dying
- 181 - [Bill Mantlo/S. Buscema] Origin of Spider-Man retold.
- 182 - [Marv Wolfman/Andru] Peter Parker proposes to Mary Jane Watson
- 183 - [Wolfman/Andru] Mary Jane says no to Peter Parker's proposal
- 184 - [Wolfman/Andru] 1st appearance of White Dragon
- 185 - [Wolfman/Andru] Peter Parker's Graduation. Except he doesn't graduate because he is one credit short.
- 186 - [Wolfman/Keith Pollard] Spider-Man begins a brief stint where he is recognized as a hero by the general public
- 187 - [Wolfman/Jim Starlin] Captain America guest stars. Cap and Spider-Man must rescue a child that has the plague, from Electro
- 188 - [Wolfman/Pollard] Battles Jigsaw
- 189 - [Wolfman/John Byrne] Man-Wolf and Spencer Swythe appear.
- 190 - [Wolfman/Byrne] Conclusion of battle with Man-Wolf and Spencer Swythe.
- 191 - [Wolfman/Pollard] Introduction of the fifth Spider-Slayer
- 192 - [Wolfman/Pollard] Death of Spencer Smythe (creator of the Spider-Slayers). Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson are handcuffed together with a bomb
- 193 - [Wolfman/Pollard] Dr. Ludwig Rinehart (Mysterio) returns, working at Aunt May's nursing home
- 194 - [Wolfman/Pollard] 1st appearance of The Black Cat
- 195 - [Wolfman/Pollard] Black Cat apparently dies.
- 196 - [Wolfman/Al Milgrom] Peter Parker is told that his Aunt is dead
- 197 - [Wolfman/Pollard] Battles the Kingpin
- 198 - [Wolfman/S. Buscema] Spider-Man remembers that Ludwig Rinehart was an alias of Mysterio from issue #24
- 199 - [Wolfman/S. Buscema] Mysterio still makes Spider-Man's life miserable.
- 200 - [Wolfman/Pollard] Death of the Burglar that killed Uncle Ben. Aunt May is learned to still be alive
[edit] The Amazing Spider-Man #201–300 (February 1980–May 1988)
- 201 - [Marv Wolfman/Keith Pollard] Punisher guests
- 202 - [Wolfman/Pollard] Punisher guests
- 203 - [Wolfman/Pollard] Dazzler guest stars
- 204 - [Wolfman/Pollard] The Black Cat returns
- 205 - [David Michelinie/Pollard] The Black Cat returns 2nd part
- 206 - [Roger Stern/John Byrne] Peter Parker goes wild
- 207 - [Denny O'Neil/Jim Mooney] "Final Curtain"
- 208 - [O'Neil/John Romita Jr.] "Fusion"
- 209 - [O'Neil/Alan Weiss] Kraven the Hunter
- 210 - [O'Neil/Romita Jr.] The 1st appearance of Madame Web
- 211 - [O'Neil/Romita Jr.] vs Sub-Mariner
- 212 - [O'Neil/Romita Jr.] 1st appearance of Hydro-Man
- 213 - [O'Neil/Romita Jr.] Battles the Wizard and Robot-Spider
- 214 - [O'Neil/Romita Jr.] Namor and Spider-Man battle the Frightful Four part 1
- 215 - [O'Neil/Romita Jr.] Namor and Spider-Man battle the Frightful Four part 2
- 216 - [O'Neil/Romita Jr.] Return of Madame Web
- 217 - [O'Neil/Romita Jr.] Versus Hydro-Man and Sandman
- 218 - [O'Neil/Romita Jr.] Hydro-Man and The Sandman accidentily merge into the mindless Mudman; Frank Miller drawn cover
- 219 - [O'Neil/Luke McDonnell] Peter Parker is sent to prison; Frank Miller drawn cover
- 220 - [Michael Fleisher/Mike W. Barr/Bob McLeod/Winslow Mortimer] Moon Knight appears
- 221 - [O'Neil/Alan Kupperberg] Battles Aamrod
- 222 - [Bill Mantlo/Bob Hall] vs Speed Demon
- 223 - [O'Neil/J.M. DeMetteis/Romita Jr.] Appearances by the Super-Apes and the wrath of the Red Ghost
- 224 - [Roger Stern/John Romita Jr.] Vulture returns; Stern/Romita Jr creative team begins
- 225 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Battles Foolkiller
- 226 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] The Black Cat returns again
- 227 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Black Cat part 2
- 228 - [Jan Strnad/Rick Leonardi] "Murder by Spider"
- 229 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] "Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut" Part 1
- 230 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] "Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut" Part 2
- 231 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Battles the Cobra and Mister Hyde part 1
- 232 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Battles the Cobra and Mister Hyde part 2
- 233 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Tarantula returns
- 234 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] The Tarantula mutates into a monster, more spider than man.
- 235 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Story continues
- 236 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Death of the Tarantula
- 237 - [Stern/Mantlo/Hall] Faces off against the Stilt-Man
- 238 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] The 1st appearance of The Hobgoblin
- 239 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] 2nd appearance of the Hobgoblin
- 240 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Vulture returns part 1
- 241 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Vulture returns part 2
- 242 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Versus Mad Thinker and Awesome Android
- 243 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Peter drops out of university. Mary Jane returns after a lengthy absence.
- 244 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Hobgoblin returns
- 245 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] The Hobgoblin uses a double and fakes his death; however Spider-Man is left knowing the truth.
- 246 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Imaginary tale where JJJ beats up Spider-Man in public
- 247 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] Thunderball battles Spider-Man
- 248 - [Stern/Romita Jr./Ron Frenz] "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man."
- 249 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] "Secrets, Confessions, and Endings!" Part 1
- 250 - [Stern/Romita Jr.] "Secrets, Confessions, and Endings!" Part 2; Stern/Romita Jr end run on series
- 251 - [Stern/Tom DeFalco/Frenz] "Secrets, Confessions, and Endings!" Part 3; End of the Hobgoblin (for now)
- 252 - [Stern/DeFalco/Frenz] 1st real appearance of Spider-Man's alien costume. He acquired it during the Secret Wars crossover series.
- 253 - [DeFalco/Rick Leonardi] 1st appearance of The Rose
- 254 - [DeFalco/Leonardi] Battles Jack O'Lantern
- 255 - [DeFalco/Frenz] 1st appearance of the Black Fox
- 256 - [DeFalco/Frenz] 1st appearance of Puma
- 257 - [DeFalco/Frenz] Mary Jane tells Peter Parker that she knows he is Spider-Man
- 258 - [DeFalco/Frenz] Spider-Man learns that his costume is a living alien symbiote. Mr. Fantastic helps to remove and contain it.
- 259 - [DeFalco/Frenz] HobGoblin returns. Mary Jane reveals her past. Spider-Man returns to using his original costume
- 260 - [DeFalco/Frenz] Rose and HobGoblin do battle.
- 261 - [DeFalco/Frenz] Battle with Hobgoblin continues.
- 262 - [Bob Layton] A tabloid reporter photographs Peter Parker while he is changing out of his Spider-Man costume
- 263 - [DeFalco/Frenz] 1st appearance of the Spider-Kid. Liz Allen Osborn gives birth to Normie Osborn, son of Harry Osborn
- 264 - [Craig Anderson/Paty] Battles Red 9
- 265 - [DeFalco/Frenz] 1st appearance of Silver Sable
- 266 - [Peter David/Sal Buscema] Spider-Man, Frog-Man, and the Toad.
- 267 - [David/Bob McLeod] "The Commuter Cometh"
- 268 - [DeFalco/Frenz] Spider-Man must deal with the effects of the Beyonder transforming an office building entirely into gold
- 269 - [DeFalco/Frenz] Spider-Man vs. Firelord (part 1)
- 270 - [DeFalco/Frenz] Spider-Man vs. Firelord (part 2)
- 271 - [DeFalco/Frenz] Return of Crusher Hogan
- 272 - [DeFalco/S. Buscema] 1st appearance of Slyde
- 273 - [DeFalco/Frenz] Secret Wars II crossover; Beyonder and Puma guest
- 274 - [DeFalco/Frenz/Tom Morgan/James Fry] Secret Wars II crossover: Beyonder and Mephisto battle for control of the universe using Spider-Man as a pawn; 32 page story, no ads
- 275 - [DeFalco/Frenz] Hobgoblin returns; Reprint of Amazing Fantasy #15 as Spider-Man tells his origin; issue slightly larger than average comic.
- 276 - [DeFalco/Frenz] The Hobgoblin frames Flash Thompson for being The Hobgoblin
- 277 - [DeFalco/Frenz/Charles Vess] Two short stories. First story: Peter visits Matt Murdoch at a homeless mission as a crossover to the Daredevil "Born Again" series running concurrently; Second story: Spider-Man saves a girl who gets lost in snowy NYC after being kidnapped
- 278 - [DeFalco/David/Mary Jo Duffy/Mike Harris] An issue as part of the Scourge crossover story taking place in Marvel comics at the time
- 279 - [DeFalco/Leonardi] Neither Spider-Man nor Peter Parker appear in the issue, as Marvel Comics tries to suggest he is dead.
- 280 - [DeFalco/Frenz/Brett Breeding] Spider-Man vs the Sinister Syndicate, Part 1
- 281 - [DeFalco/Frenz/Breeding] Spider-Man vs the Sinister Syndicate, Part 2
- 282 - [DeFalco/Leonardi] JJJ hires X-Factor to hunt down Spider-Man
- 283 - [DeFalco/Frenz] vs. Absorbing Man and Titania
- 284 - [DeFalco/Jim Owsley/Frenz/Breeding] Start of "Gang War" series
- 285 - [DeFalco/Owsley/Alan Kupperberg] "Gang War" continues; Punisher steps into fray
- 286 - [Owsley/Kupperberg] "Gang War" continues
- 287 - [Owsley/Erik Larsen] "Gang War" continues; Daredevil guest
- 288 - [Owsley/Kupperberg] "Gang War" concludes; Daredevil, Falcon and Black Cat guest star
- 289 - [David/Kupperberg/Tom Morgan] Hobgoblin revealed to be Ned Leeds
- 290 - [David Michelinie/Romita Jr.] Peter Parker proposes to Mary Jane Watson, again.
- 291 - [Michelinie/Romita Jr.] Mary Jane says no to Peter Parker's proposal
- 292 - [Michelinie/Alex Saviuk] Mary Jane changes her mind and says yes to Peter Parker's proposal
- 293 - [J.M. DeMatteis/Mike Zeck] Kraven the Hunter buries Spider-Man; Part 2 of "Kraven's Last Hunt" series
- 294 - [DeMatteis/Zeck] Spider-Man seeks revenge on Kraven the Hunter; at the end of the issue, Kraven shoots himself in the head, killing himself. Part 5 of "Kraven's Last Hunt" series
- 295 - [Ann Nocenti/Cyndy Martin] Peter is committed to a mental hospital; Part 2 of inter-issue series "Mad Dog Ward"; Bill Senkiewicz cover
- 296 - [Michelinie/Saviuk] Dr Octopus returns Part 1
- 297 - [Michelinie/Saviuk] Dr Octopus returns Part 2
- 298 - [Michelinie/Todd McFarlane] Last page marks 1st appearance of Venom.
- 299 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] First full appearance of Venom
- 300 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] Spider-Man battles Venom. He uses the bells that he originally used to expel the symbiote off him, which eventually led to it getting on Eddie Brock, who became Venom. At the request of Mary Jane, he permanently reverts to his original costume. Mary Jane was spooked by Venom when she thought he was Spider-Man because of the symbiote's resemblance of Spider-Man's black costume. Spider-Man's 25th anniversary issue.
[edit] The Amazing Spider-Man #301–400 (June 1988–April 1995)
- 301 - [David Michelinie/Todd McFarlane] "The Sable Gauntlet!"
- 302 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] 1st appearance Dr. Royce Nero
- 303 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] "Dock Savage"
- 304 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] "California Schemin'!" Black Fox appears
- 305 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] Resumes battle with Black Fox
- 306 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] Humbug; cover is a tribute to first Superman story
- 307 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] Chameleon; Mary Jane is kidnapped
- 308 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] Taskmaster appears
- 309 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] Mary Jane returns
- 310 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] Peter returns to school
- 311 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] Return of Mysterio
- 312 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] Green Goblin II vs. Hobgolin II
- 313 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] Lizard returns
- 314 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] "Down And Out In Forest Hills"
- 315 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] "Return of Venom" Part 1; Spidey also faces Hydro Man
- 316 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] "Return of Venom" Part 2
- 317 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] "Return of Venom" Part 3
- 318 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] vs Scorpion, Part 1
- 319 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] vs Scorpion, Part 2; also featuring Rhino and Backlash
- 320 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] "The Assassin Nation Plot" Part 1; Series went bi-weekly for the summer
- 321 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] "The Assassin Nation Plot" Part 2
- 322 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] "The Assassin Nation Plot" Part 3
- 323 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] "The Assassin Nation Plot" Part 4; Captain America guests
- 324 - [Michelinie/Erik Larsen] "The Assassin Nation Plot" Part 5; Sabretooth guests
- 325 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] "The Assassin Nation Plot" Part 6; Red Skull; series goes back to publishing monthly.
- 326 - [Michelinie/Colleen Doran] "Cosmic Spider-Man/Acts of Vengeance" Part 1; faces Gravitron.
- 327 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "Cosmic Spider-Man/Acts of Vengeance" Part 4; faces Magneto.
- 328 - [Michelinie/McFarlane] "Cosmic Spider-Man/Acts of Vengeance" Part 7; vs The Hulk; Final Todd McFarlane-drawn issue.
- 329 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "Cosmic Spider-Man/Acts of Vengeance" Part 10; vs Tri-Sentinel.
- 330 - [Michelinie/Larsen] Punisher Part 1
- 331 - [Michelinie/Larsen] Punisher Part 2
- 332 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "Venom's Back" Part 1
- 333 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "Venom's Back" Part 2
- 334 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "The Return of The Sinister Six" Part 1; The S6 in this series is: Doctor Octopus, Vulture, Sandman, Mysterio, Electro and Hobgoblin. Series goes bi-weekly for summer.
- 335 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "The Return of The Sinister Six" Part 2
- 336 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "The Return of The Sinister Six" Part 3
- 337 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "The Return of The Sinister Six" Part 4
- 338 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "The Return of The Sinister Six" Part 5
- 339 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "The Return of The Sinister Six" Part 6; Series goes back to being published monthly
- 340 - [Michelinie/Larsen] 1st appearances of Femme Fatales, Mindblast and Knockout
- 341 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "Powerless" Part 1 (Spidey loses his powers)
- 342 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "Powerless" Part 2
- 343 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "Powerless" Part 3 (Spidey regains his powers)
- 344 - [Michelinie/Larsen] vs Cardiac and Rhino
- 345 - [Michelinie/Mark Bagley] "Venom Lives" Part 1
- 346 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "Venom Lives" Part 2
- 347 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "Venom Lives" Part 3
- 348 - [Michelinie/Larsen] Sandman leads the Avengers
- 349 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "Black Fox, Doctor Doom" Part 1
- 350 - [Michelinie/Larsen] "Black Fox, Doctor Doom" Part 2; Last Erik Larsen-drawn issue
- 351 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Return Of The Tri-Sentinel" Part 1
- 352 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Return Of The Tri-Sentinel" Part 2
- 353 - [Al Milgrom/Bagley] "Round Robin" Part 1; Guest stars Punisher, Darkhawk, Nova, Moonknight and Night Thrasher
- 354 - [Milgrom/Bagley] "Round Robin" Part 2
- 355 - [Milgrom/Bagley] "Round Robin" Part 3
- 356 - [Milgrom/Bagley] "Round Robin" Part 4
- 357 - [Milgrom/Bagley] "Round Robin" Part 5
- 358 - [Milgrom/Bagley] "Round Robin" Part 6
- 359 - [Michelinie/Chris Marrinan] "Return of Cardiac" Part 1; Black Cat guest stars
- 360 - [Michelinie/Marrinan] "Return of Cardiac" Part 2; 1st partial appearance of Carnage
- 361 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Carnage" part 1; 1st full appearance of Carnage
- 362 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Carnage" part 2
- 363 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Carnage" part 3
- 364 - [Michelinie/Bagley] Deadly Foes of Spider-man epilogue
- 365 - [Michelinie/Stan Lee/Tom DeFalco/Peter Sanderson/Bagley/Aaron Lopresti/John Romita Sr./Tod Smith] 30th anniversary issue; 1st appearance of Spider-Man 2099.
- 366 - [Michelinie/Jerry Bingham] Red Skull appears
- 367 - [Michelinie/Bingham] 1st appearances of Death-Shield, Jagged Bow and Blood Spider
- 368 - [Michelinie/J.M. DeMatteis/Bagley/Lopresti] "Invasion of the Spider-Slayers" part 1; 1st appearances of Spider-Slayer "Alien" , Spider-Slayer "Birdy". Also Alistaire Smythe's 1st appearance as Ultimate Spider-Slayer.
- 369 - [Michelinie/DeMatteis/Bagley/Smith] Spider-Slayers part 2; 1st appearance of Spider-Slayer "Dark Iron Man"
- 370 - [Michelinie/DeMatteis/Bagley/Lopresti] Spider-Slayers part 3; 1st appearance of Spider-Slayer "Amoeboid"
- 371 - [Michelinie/Milgrom/Bagley/Lopresti] Spider-Slayers part 4; 1st appearance of Spider-Slayer "Tri-Head"
- 372 - [Michelinie/Milgrom/Bagley/Lopresti] Spider-Slayers part 5; 1st appearances of Spider-Slayer "Black Widow", Spider-Slayer "Tarantula" and Spider-Slayer "Scorpion"
- 373 - [Michelinie/Bagley/Smith] Spider-Slayers part 6: "The Bedlam Perspective
- 374 - [Michelinie/Bagley] Venom kidnaps Peter's parents
- 375 - [Michelinie/Tom DeFalco/Eric Fein/Terry Kavanagh/Bagley/Pat Olliffe/Dan Panosian/Lopresti] Spider-man and Venom make an agreement which leads up to Venom - Lethal Protector mini-series.
- 376 - [Michelinie/Steven Grant/Jeff Johnson] Cardiac, Styx & Stone: "Guilt By Association"
- 377 - [Michelinie/Grant/Johnson] Cardiac, Styx & Stone: "Dust To Dust"
- 378 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Maximum Carnage" part 3; appearances by Carnage, Venom, Shriek, Doppelganger and Demogoblin
- 379 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Maximum Carnage" part 7: "The Gathering Storm"
- 380 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Maximum Carnage" part 11: "Soldiers Of Hope"
- 381 - [Michelinie/Bagley] Spider-Man vs. Hulk Rematch with Doc Samson
- 382 - [Michelinie/Bagley] Spider-Man vs. Hulk Rematch with Doc Samson
- 383 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Trial By Jury" part 1
- 384 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Trial By Jury" part 2; Sentry villain appears. Not to be confused with the superhero of the same name.
- 385 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Trial By Jury" part 3: "Rough Justice!"
- 386 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Lifetheft" part 1; Vulture returns
- 387 - [Michelinie/Bagley] "Lifetheft" part 2; 1st appearance Young Vulture
- 388 - [Michelinie/Bagley/Ron Lim/Larry Alexander] "Lifetheft" part 3; Peter's parents turn out to be robots created by the Chameleon; Venom backstory of first single panel appearances in Web #18 and Web #24; Cardiac story
- 389 - [DeMatteis/Bagley] "Pursuit" part 4; Faces off with the Chameleon
- 390 - [DeMatteis/Bagley] "Shrieking" with Shriek and Carrion, part 1; "Behind The Walls"
- 391 - [DeMatteis/Bagley] "Shrieking" part 2: "The Burning Fuse!"
- 392 - [DeMatteis/Bagley] "Shrieking" part 3: "The Cocoon!" - Cover is a tribute to issue #50.
- 393 - [DeMatteis/Bagley] "Shrieking" part 4: "Mother Love...Mother Hate!"
- 394 - [DeMatteis/Bagley/Liam Sharp] "Power and Responsibility" part 2; Clone Saga begins
- 395 - [DeMatteis/Bagley] "Back from the Edge" part 1: "Outcasts!" Spider-Man logo changes for the 1st time since issue 1 of the series.
- 396 - [DeMatteis/Bagley] "Back from the Edge" part 3; Daredevil guest stars
- 397 - [DeMatteis/Bagley] "Web of Death" part 1: "Tentacles" with first appearance of Stunner; plus "Radically Both" - 15 Pages (Text)
- 398 - [DeMatteis/Bagley] "Web of Death" part 3: "Before I Wake"
- 399 - [DeMatteis/Bagley] "Smoke and Mirrors" part 2: "Resurrection!"
- 400 - [DeMatteis/Stan Lee/Bagley/John Romita Jr./Tom Grummett] "Death" of Aunt May
[edit] The Amazing Spider-Man #401–441 (May 1995–November 1998)
- 401 - [J.M. DeMatteis/Mark Bagley] "Mark of Kaine" part 2: "Down In The Darkness"
- 402 - [DeMatteis/Bagley] "Crossfire" part 1
- 403 - [DeMatteis/Bagley] "Trial of Peter Parker" part 2: "Judgement At Bedlam"
- 404 - [DeMatteis/Todd DeZago/Bagley] "Maximum Clonage" part 3: "In The Name Of The Father"
- 405 - [DeMatteis/DeZago/Darick Robertson] "Exiled" part 2: "The Worth Of A Man"
- 406 - [DeMatteis/Angel Medina] "Greatest Responsibility" part 1; 1st appearance of Doctor Octopus II; Angel Medina pencils. Title becomes "Amazing Scarlet Spider" for two months.
- 407 - [Tom DeFalco/Bagley] "Return of Spider-man" part 2; Publication resumed after 2-month hiatus. New title font. Ben Reilly becomes Spider-Man
- 408 - [DeFalco/Bagley] "Media Blizzard" part 2: "Impossible, Be My Dream" with Mysterio
- 409 - [DeFalco/Bagley] "Return of Kaine" part 3: "Of Wagers And Wars"
- 410 - [DeFalco/Bagley] "Web of Carnage" part 2: "And Now--Spider-Carnage"
- 411 - [DeFalco/Bagley] "Blood Brothers" part 2: 1st Gaunt, 1st Cell-12 (1st Bramer, 1st Nardi, 1st Lasher, 1st Andros)
- 412 - [DeFalco/Bagley] "Blood Brothers" part 6: "The Face Of My Enemy!"
- 413 - [DeFalco/Bagley] "Bug Story!"
- 414 - [DeFalco/Bagley] 1st Delilah, 1st Rose III
- 415 - [DeFalco/Bagley] "Siege"; Onslaught tie-in. Last Mark Bagley issue.
- 416 - [DeFalco/Ron Garney] Onslaught tie-in. Ron Garney pencils for two issues.
- 417 - [DeFalco/Garney] "Secrets!"
- 418 - [DeFalco/Steve Skroce] "Revelations" part 3; Clone Saga ends, Ben Reilly stops being Spider-Man, Peter Parker reclaims the Spider-Man identity.
- 419 - [DeFalco/Skroce] 1st El Uno
- 420 - [DeFalco/Skroce] 'Twas The Night Before Christmas"
- 421 - [DeFalco/Skroce/Geof Isherwood] 1st Dragonfly
- 422 - [DeFalco/Joe Bennett] "Exposed Wiring"
- 423 - [DeFalco/Bennett] "Choices!"
- 424 - [DeFalco/Bennett] "Then Came...Elektra
- 425 - [DeFalco/Skroce] "The Chump, The Challenge And The Champion!"
- 426 - [DeFalco/Skroce] "Return of Doctor Octopus" part 1; Doc Ock resurrected
- 427 - [DeFalco/Skroce] "Return of Doctor Octopus" part 2
- 428 - [DeFalco/Skroce] "Return of Doctor Octopus" part 3; Last Steve Skroce pencils.
- 429 - [DeFalco/Bennett] "The Price!"
- 430 - [DeFalco/Bennett] "Savage Rebirth"; Carnage bonds with Silver Surfer
- 431 - [DeFalco/Bennett] "The Carnage Cosmic"
- 432 - [DeFalco/John Romita Jr.] "Spider-Hunt" part 2: "The Hunted!" 1st Black Tarantula (Full)
- 433 - [DeFalco/Tom Lyle] "The Long Farewell"
- 434 - [DeFalco/Bennett] Identity Crisis (Ricochet)
- 435 - [DeFalco/Bennett] Identity Crisis (Ricochet)
- 436 - [DeFalco/Bennett] In Final Battle With The Black Tarantula!"
- 437 - [DeFalco/Rafael Kayanan] "I, Monster!"
- 438 - [DeFalco/Scott Kolins] "Seeing Is Disbelieving!
- 439 - [DeFalco/Kayanan] "There Once Was A Spider..!"
- 440 - [DeFalco/Kayanan] "The Gathering of Five" part 2
- 441 - [DeFalco/Kayanan] "The Final Chapter" part 1
[edit] The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 #1–58 (January 1999–November 2003)
- 1 (442) - [Howard Mackie/John Byrne] Spider-Man Impostor, Scorpion
- 2 (443) - [Mackie/Byrne] Peter Back In Costume, Shadrac
- 3 (444) - [Mackie/Byrne] "Off To A Flying Start!"
- 4 (445) - [Mackie/Byrne] "Betrayals"
- 5 (446) - [Mackie/Byrne] 1st Evil Spider-Woman
- 6 (447) - [Mackie/Byrne] Evil Spider-Woman and Doctor Octopus appear
- 7 (448) - [Mackie/Byrne] "Heroes And Villains"
- 8 (449) - [Mackie/Byrne] "The Man Behind The Curtain!"
- 9 (450) - [Mackie/Byrne] "The List"
- 10 (451) - [Mackie/Byrne] 1st Captain Power, 1st Stalker (As Stalker In Shadows)
- 11 (452) - [Mackie/Byrne] "Bright Lights...Bigger City"
- 12 (453) - [Mackie/Byrne] Sinister Six (Mysterio (I & II), Vulture, Sandman, Kraven II, Electro, Venom), Senator Ward, Doctor Octopus
- 13 (454) - [Mackie/Byrne] New Rocket Racer, MJ's Plane Explodes
- 14 (455) - [Mackie/Byrne] "A Surfeit Of Spiders"
- 15 (456) - [Mackie/Byrne] Peter Searches for MJ In Latveria, Dr. Doom
- 16 (457) - [Mackie/Byrne] "Coming Home"
- 17 (458) - [Mackie/Byrne] Dying Sandman, Electro, Mysterio
- 18 (459) - [Mackie/Byrne] Green Goblin, Peter's Costume & Web-Shooters Stolen. Last John Byrne issue
- 19 (460) - [Mackie/Erik Larsen] "Mirror Mirror". Featuring Venom
- 20 (461) - [Mackie/Larsen] 1st Post-Invasion Spider-Slayer,
- 21 (462) - [Mackie/Larsen] "Slayers To The Left Of Me..."
- 22 (463) - [Mackie/John Romita Jr.] "Distinguished Gentlemen From New York"
- 23 (464) - [Mackie/Romita Jr.] "Distinguished Gentlemen From New York Part 2" -
- 24 (465) - [Mackie/Romita Jr.] "Distinguished Gentlemen From New York Part 3"
- 25 (466) - [Mackie/Romita Jr.] "Darkness Calling" Double Sized issue
- 26 (467) - [Mackie/Romita Jr.] "The Mask" featuring Squid
- 27 (468) - [Mackie/Romita Jr.] "The Stray"
- 28 (469) - [Mackie/Joe Bennett] Distractions - Enforcers, Jimmy 6, MJ Held Prisoner
- 29 (470) - [Mackie/Lee Weeks] Mary Jane returns
- 30 (471) - [J. Michael Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Transformations: Literal & Otherwise": 1st appearances of Ezekiel and Morlun. Issues begin appearing with Vol.1 numbering in addition to Vol.2 numbering.
- 31 (472) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Coming Home": Peter returns to teaching
- 32 (473) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "The Long, Dark Pizza of the Soul"
- 33 (474) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "All Fall Down": Spidey vs. Morlun
- 34 (475) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Meltdown": Spidey & Ezekiel vs. Morlun
- 35 (476) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Coming Out": Spidey vs. Morlun - Final Battle. Aunt May discovers Peter passed out on his bed, still wearing his Spider-Man costume.
- 36 (477) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] Reflection on The Real-Life Events of 9/11/2001
- 37 (478) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Interlude"
- 38 (479) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "The Conversation": Aunt May Confronts Peter
- 39 (480) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Meanwhile...": No dialogue, part of company-wide "'Nuff Said" event.
- 40 (481) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Sensitive Issues": 1st Shade
- 41 (482) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Looking Back"
- 42 (483) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "A Strange Turn Of Events"
- 43 (484) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Cold Arms" 1st Doctor Octopus III (Carlyle)
- 44 (485) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Arms And The Men"
- 45 (486) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Until The Stars Turn Cold"
- 46 (487) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Unnatural Enemies" 1st Shathra (Spider Wasp)
- 47 (488) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "The Life & Death Of Spiders"
- 48 (489) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "A Spider's Tale"
- 49 (490) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] Pete and MJ Meet
- 50 (491) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Doomed Affairs": Pete & MJ Reconcile
- 51 (492) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Digger"
- 52 (493) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Dig This"
- 53 (494) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Parts And Pieces"
- 54 (495) - "The Balancing Of Karmic Accounts"
- 55 (496) - [Straczynski/Fiona Avery/Romita Jr.] "Unintended Consequences"
- 56 (497) - [Straczynski/Avery/Romita Jr.] "The Revolution Within"
- 57 (498) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Happy Birthday" Part 1 of 3
- 58 (499) - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Happy Birthday" Part 2 of 3 (Dr. Strange guests)
[edit] The Amazing Spider-Man #500–600 (December 2003–TBA)
- 500 - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Happy Birthday" Part 3 of 3
- 501 - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "Saturday in the Park with May" (One Shot)
- 502 - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.]"You Want Pants With That?" First named appearance of Leo Zelinsky and Killshot
- 503 - [Straczynski/Fiona Avery/Romita Jr.] "Chasing a Dark Shadow" part 1
- 504 - [Straczynski/Avery/Romita Jr.] "Chasing a Dark Shadow" part 2
- 505 - [Straczynski/Avery/Romita Jr.] "Vibes"
- 506 - [Straczynski/Avery/Romita Jr.] "The Book of Ezekiel" part 1
- 507 - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "The Book of Ezekiel" part 2
- 508 - [Straczynski/Romita Jr.] "The Book of Ezekiel" part 3: Death of Ezekiel Sims
- 509 - [Straczynski/Mike Deodato Jr.] "Sins Past" part 1
- 510 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "Sins Past" part 2
- 511 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "Sins Past" part 3
- 512 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "Sins Past" part 4
- 513 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "Sins Past" part 5
- 514 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "Sins Past" part 6
- 515 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr./Mark Brooks] "Skin Deep" part 1
- 516 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr./Brooks] "Skin Deep" part 2
- 517 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr./Brooks] "Skin Deep" part 3
- 518 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr./Brooks] "Skin Deep" part 4
- 519 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "New Avengers" part 1
- 520 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "New Avengers" part 2
- 521 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "New Avengers" part 3
- 522 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "New Avengers" part 4
- 523 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "New Avengers" part 5
- 524 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "New Avengers" part 6
- 525 - [Peter David/Deodato Jr.] "The Other: Evolve or Die" part 3 - Peter begins to accept a fatal disease he has caught
- 526 - [Reginald Hudlin/Deodato Jr.] "The Other: Evolve or Die" part 6 - Spider-man is beaten to death by the returned Morlun
- 527 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "The Other: Evolve or Die" part 9 - The identity of 'The Other' is revealed, Giant Spider-Cocoon opens
- 528 - [Straczynski/Deodato Jr.] "The Other: Evolve or Die" part 12 - Spider-man reveals how much he is changed.
- 529 - [Straczynski/Ron Garney] "Mister Parker Goes to Washington" part 1 - Tony Stark gives Peter his new costume
- 530 - [Straczynski/Tyler Kirkham] "Mister Parker Goes to Washington" part 2 - Tony and Peter speak in DC on the Super-Human Registration Act.
- 531 - [Straczynski/Kirkham] "Mister Parker Goes to Washington" part 3 - Spidey takes on Titanium Man in the nation's capital.
- 532 - [Straczynski/Garney] "The War at Home" part 1 - Spidey struggles with the decision to publicly divulge his identity
- 533 - [Straczynski/Garney] "The War at Home" part 2 - Spidey deals with the after-shock of his un-masking
- 534 - [Straczynski/Garney] "The War at Home" part 3 - Spidey battles Captain America as part of the Civil War
- 535 - [Straczynski/Garney] "The War at Home" part 4 - Spidey changes sides, becoming an opponent of the SHRA and then he is attacked by Iron Man.
- 536 - [Straczynski/Garney] "The War at Home" part 5 - Spidey fights Iron Man, finds a new place to live for his family, dons his original costume and declares on TV that he is an opponent of the SHRA.
- 537 - [Straczynski/Garney] "The War at Home" part 6 - As Spidey plans with the Secret Avengers, a sniper targets his loved ones.
- 538 - [Straczynski/Garney] "The War at Home" part 7 - Aunt May gets shot.
- 539 - [Straczynski/Garney] "Back in Black" Part 1 - Peter parker back in black suit.
[edit] Collections
[edit] Softcover
- Essential Spider-Man Vol. 1 (ISBN 0-7851-0988-9) - Collects Amazing Fantasy #15, Spider-Man #1-20 and Annual #1
- Essential Spider-Man Vol. 2 (ISBN 0-7851-0989-7) - Collects issues #21-43 and Annual #2-3
- Essential Spider-Man Vol. 3 (ISBN 0-7851-0658-8) - Collects issues #44-68
- Essential Spider-Man Vol. 4 (ISBN 0-7851-0760-6) - Collects issues #69-89 and Annual #4-5
- Essential Spider-Man Vol. 5 (ISBN 0-7851-0881-5) - Collects issues #90-113
- Essential Spider-Man Vol. 6 (ISBN 0-7851-1365-7) - Collects issues #114-137, Giant-Size Super-heroes #1, and Giant-Size Spider-Man #1-2
- Essential Spider-Man Vol. 7 (ISBN 0-7851-1879-9) - Collects issues #138-160, Annual #10 and Giant-Size Spider-Man #4-5.
- Death of Captain Stacy (ISBN )
- Death of Gwen Stacy (ISBN )
- Kraven's Last Hunt (ISBN )
- Visionaries 1: McFarlane 1 (ISBN )
- Legends 2: McFarlane 2 (ISBN )
- Legends 3: McFarlane 3 (ISBN )
- Visionaries: Romita, Sr. (ISBN )
- Spidey vs. Black Cat (ISBN )
[edit] Hardcover
- Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 (ISBN )
- Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 (ISBN )
- Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 (ISBN )
- Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 4 (ISBN )
- Spider-Man: The Other (#525-528), Friendly Spider-Man #1-4, Marvel Knights Spider-Man #19-22 (ISBN 0-7851-2188-9)
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