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Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection Books

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Cover for Cosmic Adventures

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #326-333 & Annual #24, Spectacular Spider-Man #158-160 & Annual #10, Web of Spider-Man #59-61 & Annual #6. With great power comes great responsibility but what happens with unlimited cosmic power? When a science experiment goes wrong, Peter Parker's spider-powers are enhanced to an unbelievable degree! And the timing can't be beat - because with a cabal of deadly villains unleashing unpredictable attacks on Marvel's heroes, Spider-Man will need all his newfound power just to survive! But who or what is the real force behind Spidey's cosmic empowerment? And what is the battle he is destined to fight? Plus: Spider-Man teams up with the Punisher and deals with the return of Venom!

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Cover for Ghosts of the Past
ISBN: 785189165

The Hobgoblin is back! The high-flying villain is after Norman Osborn's journals...and he's targeted Mary Jane and the pregnant Liz Osborn! Plus: Mary Jane reveals the secrets of her childhood! The Scorpion attacks as J. Jonah Jameson ties the knot! Spidey battles the symbiotic alien costume in a senses-shattering showdown! The Kingpin strikes after the Beyonder turns a skyscraper to gold! Spidey faces the cosmic power of Firelord! The new Spider-Slayer attacks the person he believes to be Spider-Man: Mary Jane! And things get downright silly when Spidey must deal with Spider-Kid, Frog-Man and the Toad, and track a thief to...the suburbs! Featuring the return of Black Fox and Crusher Hogan, and the debuts of Silver Sable and Slyde! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #259-272 and ANNUAL #18-19, and WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #1 and #6.

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Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #1-17 and Annual #1 and material from Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15. In 1962, in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave birth to one of the most enduring icons in American popular culture: the Amazing Spider-Man! Turning the concept of a super hero on its head, they imbued the young, guilt-ridden Peter Parker with the fantastic powers of an arachnid and the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager. The combination was pure magic. Now, you can leap into Spider-Man's web-slinging world from the very beginning, including the tragic origin that started it all; the first appearances of the Daily Bugle and J. Jonah Jameson; and the debut of classic villains including the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture and Electro!

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Cover for Round Robin

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #351-360, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #25, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #11, Web of Spider-Man Annual #7, and Spider-Man: Fear Itself (1992). Spidey gets by with a little help from his friends! If he can survive a rematch with the Tri-Sentinel, this time without Captain Universe powers, Spider-Man will face a sidekick's revenge! But wait, he never had a sidekick. So who is the Secret Empire's cyborg powerhouse Midnight? To get to the bottom of this mess, the web-slinger will need to do a little old-fashioned teaming up. How's Moon Knight, Punisher, Nova, Night Thrasher and Darkhawk? Not enough names? Well, the extravaganza known as the Vibranium Vendetta has Iron Man, Black Panther, Kingpin and...hoo-boy...the metallic menace known as Ultron! How does Peter Parker handle all this action without Cardiac problems?

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Cover for Return of the Sinister Six

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #334-350, Spider-Man: Spirits of the Earth OGN. Doctor Octopus is putting the band back together! But who will join master planner Otto Octavius in the most Sinister Six of all? Spidey is about to find out, but defeating this sextet of his most ruthless foes will test him like never before — and in the aftermath, Peter's tremendous sense of responsibility will lead him to give up his powers! Is this Spider-Man no more? Normal life isn't so great when the Scorpion attacks, and the Black Cat must leap to the rescue. Fingers crossed that the web-slinger will be back in action by the time Venom returns, the Avengers assemble and Doctor Doom arrives in town! Plus: Peter and Mary Jane's romantic getaway in Scotland turns into a haunted second honeymoon!

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Cover for Great Responsibility

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created an unabashed cultural phenomenon in the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Their pitch-perfect blend of Peter Parker's everyday woes and Spider-Man's never-say-die adventures was something undeniably special. And after years of perfecting that formula, they unleashed the definitive Spider-Man masterpiece: the Master Planner saga! Putting Spider-Man through the most wrenching experience of his career, Lee and Ditko defined the spirit of a hero that has inspired millions. This Epic Collection has that complete story and so much more in store: the first appearance of Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker's high-school graduation and landmark battles with the Green Goblin - plus a spellbinding team-up with that other famous Lee/Ditko creation, Doctor Strange! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #18-38 and ANNUAL #2.

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Cover for The Goblin's Last Stand

Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #105-123. The tension-torn adventures of comics' most put-upon super hero, the Amazing Spider-Man, continue! Stan Lee, John Romita Sr., Gil Kane and Gerry Conway bring you new creations like the Gibbon, and the return of iconic adversaries like Doctor Octopus and Kraven the Hunter! The drama reaches its peak when the Green Goblin kidnaps Gwen Stacy, in the story that put a generation into therapy and cemented the Goblin's name as the definition of evil. .Don'tmiss this seminal chapter in Spidey's history!

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Cover for Kraven's Last Hunt(With: David Michelinie,J.M. DeMatteis)

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #289-294 And Annual #20-21, Spider-Man Versus Wolverine, Web Of Spider-Man (1985) #29-32 And Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #131-132. Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson are getting married! But Kraven the Hunter is going to make sure the wall-crawler ends up six feet under — literally! It begins with an all-time classic encounter with Wolverine that changes Spidey's life forever, leading to the death of one of his best friends! In the wake of tragedy, Peter pops the question — but the honeymoon is short-lived, as Kraven goes to extreme lengths to prove himself superior to his greatest foe! As one of comics' most introspective, psychological sagas ever unfolds, the Hunter will learn that it's one thing to defeat Spider-Man — but another to expect him to stay down!

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ISBN: 1302911422

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #295-310 and Annual #22, Web Of Spider-Man (1985) #33 and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #133. Meet Spider-Man's deadliest foe! The web-slinger may survive a mind-bending glimpse at life in the Mad Dog Ward, a run-in with Doctor Octopus and a Chance encounter. But the lives of Peter Parker and new bride Mary Jane will be turned upside down when his former symbiotic costume and disgraced reporter Eddie Brock combine their mutual hatred of Spider-Man to become…Venom! In time for adventures with Silver Sable and Sandman, Spidey returns to the ol' red-and-blues - but nobody ever drew them like Todd McFarlane! The cunning Fox and the calculating Chameleon await. Styx and Stone will break some bones, and Killer Shrike can hurt you, too. But who kidnaps MJ? Plus: The heroic debut of Speedball!

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Cover for Assassin Nation
ISBN: 1302918117

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #311-325 and Annual #23 and Marvel Graphic Novel: Amazing Spider-Man - Parallel Lives. Archenemies, assassins and Inferno! David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane's fan-favorite run continues as the superstar artist takes on classic Spidey villains Mysterio, Green Goblin, Hobgoblin, Lizard, Rhino and Scorpion - and Spider-Man faces a brutal rematch with Venom, his newest and deadliest enemy! As Manhattan goes mad, the web-slinger must contend with the demonic threat of Inferno - but Peter's powers can't save him and MJ from a Christmastime eviction! Then, Spidey tackles international espionage when he's drawn into the Assassin Nation Plot alongside Silver Sable, roguish gun-for-hire Paladin and Captain America! But when the assassin is revealed, who will survive? Plus: As Atlantis Attacks, Spidey and She-Hulk battle the Abomination! And a classic graphic novel sheds new light on Peter and Mary Jane's lives!

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Cover for The Goblin Lives
ISBN: 1302917803

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #53-67, Spectacular Spider-Man (1968) #1-2, Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #14 And Material From Not Brand Echh #6 And #11. It's horror on the home front when Peter Parker becomes the third wheel to comics' oddest couple! Yes, Aunt May has found a new special friend: Dr. Otto Octavius! While a klonk on the head may help Spidey forget that one, teaming up with Doc Ock isn't going to improve his image as Public Enemy No. 1! Spidey battles his way through Ka-Zar, the Vulture and Mysterio, but his deadliest battle is yet to come: Norman Osborn has regained his memory - and the Green Goblin has returned! Spider-Man's most dangerous foe, the only villain to uncover his identity as Peter Parker, is back with a vengeance - and the two will face off in a gigantic, 58-page magazine masterpiece!

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Cover for Maximum Carnage
ISBN: 1302921908

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #378-380, Web of Spider-Man (1985) #101-103, Spider-Man (1990) #35-37, Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #201-203, Spider-Man/Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes (1993) one-shot, material from Spider-Man Unlimited (1993) #1-2. Symbiotes clash - with Spidey in the middle! Carnage, the spawn of Venom, has assembled an army of the web-slinger'swebslinger's criminally insane adversaries to spread his message of hostility, chaos and wholesale slaughter: Carrion, Demogoblin, Shriek and the Spider-Man Doppelganger! Outmanned and overpowered, the wall-crawler must recruit his own band of super-beings to combat the rising tide of evil: Black Cat, Cloak & Dagger, Firestar, Captain America, Iron Fist, Deathlok and - Venom?! Spider-Man's worst enemy becomes his uneasy ally in the battle to halt the pure evil of Carnage's mad rampage! Plus, an explosive day for Peter Parker leads him into a savage showdown with the Punisher - and Sabretooth!

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Cover for The Secret of the Petrified Tablet

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #68-85 and material from Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #5, 6. Two of the fiercest crime lords in New York City are on a quest to decipher an ancient petrified tablet - whose secrets promise great power! It's an indisputable classic by two of Marvel's greatest creators, Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. - and that's not all they have in store! J. Jonah Jameson has the Daily Bugle working overtime to brand Spider-Man as public enemy number one, the Prowler hits the scene, the Black Widow debuts her sultry new spy gear - and the origin of Peter's parents is revealed! Plus: The Kingpin comes back for more, and this time it's a family affair! Also featuring Gwen Stacy and the gang -whose heads are really going to turn when an ill Peter Parker strolls into a party in his Spider-Man costume!

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Cover for The Death of Captain Stacy

Spider-Man sagas don’t get more dramatic than the Death of Captain Stacy! And Peter Parker’s life is about to change forever after Gwen Stacy’s heroic father becomes collateral damage in a throwdown between Spider-Man and Doc Ock. But that’s not the only iconic moment in Spidey’s life chronicled in this amazing Epic Collection: The Black Widow makes her debut in her classic black costume, Iceman shows up to give Spidey the cold shoulder and the first appearance of Morbius the Living Vampire portends death for Peter Parker! Meanwhile, Norman Osborn descends into the private hell of drug addiction as the demonic shadow of the Green Goblin looms over the proceedings. Plus: You haven’t seen Spidey until you’ve seen him with six arms! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #86-104.

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Cover for Lifetheft
ISBN: 1302930699

The truth about Peter Parker’s parents! Mary and Richard Parker, long presumed dead, returned home months ago alive and well — but Aunt May still has suspicions, and this family reunion will be anything but happy! But first, Spider-Man must survive a showdown with an angrier-than-ever Hulk — and Venom’s sparring partners the Jury will serve their verdict on Spidey! And when the Vulture gains a new lease on life at Peter’s expense, it sets in motion a chain of events that will rock the wall-crawler’s world! An enraged Spider-Man vents his fury on the Chameleon, Shriek and Carrion — but can Peter Parker claw his way back from the brink of madness? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #381-393, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #28, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #45, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #211, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #112 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ASHCAN EDITION.

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Cover for Man-Wolf at Midnight

There's no questioning it, Peter Parker has never had it easy. But when the Parker luck is in full effect, you know it means epic Spider-Man adventures! A new era of villains keeps the bad luck streak alive when Col. John Jameson is marked by the werewolf's curse - becoming the Man-Wolf! Meanwhile, Peter Parker's best friend, Harry Osborn, descends into madness, paranoia and a certain green costume! The Punisher raises the tension even higher in his first appearance, while the nefarious Jackal draws up schemes that will forever change the web-slinger's life! Also featuring the introduction of the hilarious Human Torch-built Spider-Mobile, the shocking wedding of Aunt May and Doctor Octopus, the Tarantula, Mysterio and more! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #124-142 and GIANT-SIZE SUPER-HEROES #1.

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Cover for Invasion of the Spider-Slayers

The Spider-Slayers are back! Spider-Man is under siege when deadly robots start attacking every time he appears in public. Who is behind their unrelenting assaults? Can Spidey uncover the truth with Electro and the Scorpion standing in his way? And what side deal has Felicia Hardy, the former Black Cat, made with the Tinkerer? Meanwhile, Peter Parker's parents have recently returned home, but a mysterious man is watching their every move. And Venom goes on trial for his crimes - but after an eye-opening battle with Spider-Man, will he turn over a new leaf? Plus: Styx and Stone strike! Annex attacks! And Spider-Man and Doctor Strange duke it out with demons in the Death Dimension! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #368-377, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #27, SPIDER-MAN/DR. STRANGE: THE WAY TO DUSTY DEATH and SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL EDITION: THE TRIAL OF VENOM.

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Cover for The Hero Killers

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #361-367; Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #26; Amazing Spider-Man: Soul Of The Hunter; And Material From Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12, Web Of Spider-Man Annual #8 And New Warriors Annual #2. The coming of Carnage! When Venom's offspring transforms psychopath Cletus Kasady into a symbiotic serial killer, Peter Parker makes the hardest decision of his life - and turns to Venom for help! But will Eddie Brock join the fight, or will he continue his single-minded mission to squash Spider-Man? Plus: Spider-Man enters the Lizard's lair - and faces a powerful enemy alongside the New Warriors! And when Spidey is haunted by Kraven the Hunter, can the web-slinger save the soul of his fiercest foe? Then, when familiar faces make a startling return, Spidey must investigate a painful piece of his past - assuming he can get through Taskmaster and the Red Skull!

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