CATALOG RECORD
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection #17
Dates
- Cover date
- 2017
- On sale
- June 7, 2017
- In stores
- June 7, 2017
- Pages
- 500
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Editions and covers (2)
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- 2nd printing
Second Edition
Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
Barcode 978130295033054499
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Stories
- Man of the Year · 39 pages
Iron Man 2020 travels back in time to get a retinal imprint from a terrorist who has armed an experimental bomb in his own time, only to find his quarry is a child who has been befriended by Spider-Man.
- High Tide · 64 pages
Wolverine discovers that his old pal Charlemagne is killing off KGB agents that attacked her during an old mission so he heads off to Germany to track her down. Peter and Ned travel to Germany to cover the same story for the Bugle. Ned is killed by the KGB. Spider-Man interferes in Wolverine’s Charlie hunt and messes things up pretty badly. During a final encounter where Wolverine is trying to give Charlie a quick and merciful death, Spider-Man tries to stop him and, during the ensuing confusion of battle, ends up accidentally killing Charlemagne himself.
- The Hobgoblin Revealed! · 40 pages
Ned Leeds' body is returned to the States and his family and friends attend his funeral. Peter takes Betty home but finds she is becoming more and more unstable. The new Hobgoblin takes out the Rose's men. Kingpin gives Spider-Man the file proving Leeds was Hobgoblin. Hobgoblin comes after Spider-Man for the file and it gets burned up in their battle. Flash Thompson is cleared of the charges that he was Hobgoblin. Peter decides to continue to fight crime as Spider-Man.
- Mask · 23 pages
Wolverine helps Spider-Man overcome his guilt over Ned Leeds' death. The Rose, in attempting to cut his losses following Ned's death, runs afoul of the new Hobgoblin.
- The Wages of Sin · 22 pages
Spider-Man is still stunned by the revelation that Ned Leeds was the Hobgoblin. Richard Fisk, in confessing his sins to a priest, relates his origin as the Rose and that of Ned as the Hobgoblin.
- The Big Question · 22 pages
Peter visits a church rummage sale to buy back his old microscope that Aunt May donated and ends up stopping a thug from making off with a valuable religious artifact. Peter asks Mary Jane to marry him.
- Dark Journey! · 24 pages
Mary Jane declines Peter's marriage proposal and has to go to Pittsburgh where she finds her sister in jail. Spider-Man is attacked by Smythe who has vastly improved his father's Spider-Slayer robot. Mary Jane asks Peter to come help her out and he has to decide between being there for the woman he loves or taking down a supervillain. Peter heads to Pittsburgh but Smythe finds out and follows him.
- Growing Pains! · 23 pages
Peter arrives in Pittsburgh and meets Mary Jane's father. Spider-Man takes on Smythe and his Spider-Slayer robot. Mary Jane sets up her crooked dad and proves to the police that he is the one who belongs in jail and not her sister, Gayle. Mary Jane accepts Peter's proposal of marriage.
- The Wedding · 43 pages
Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson get married.
- The Coffin [Kraven's Last Hunt Part 1] · 22 pages
Kraven, in order to regain his honor, unveils his master plan to destroy Spider-Man.
- Crawling [Kraven's Last Hunt Part 2] · 22 pages
Mary Jane waits for Peter to come home, little knowing that Kraven has drugged him and buried her husband alive. Kraven puts on Spider-Man's costume and prepares for his new role as the Spider. Vermin continues to look for prey he can drag into the sewers and eat. Mary Jane mouths off to a couple of street thugs and when they chase after her, finds herself rescued by Spider-Man but unfortunately, it’s a brutal Spider-Man who is certainly not her husband.
- Descent [Kraven's Last Hunt Part 3] · 22 pages
While Spider-Man lies buried, Kraven adopts his identity and confronts Vermin in the sewers of New York City.
- Resurrection [Kraven's Last Hunt Part 4] · 22 pages
Spider-Man exhumes himself from the grave, reunites with Mary Jane, and sets out to face Kraven in a final showdown.
- Thunder [Kraven's Last Hunt Part 5] · 23 pages
Spider-Man finally catches up with Kraven. The Hunter claims that by "killing" and burying Spider-Man and putting on his costume to replace him, Kraven has proven himself the superior being. Kraven refuses to battle the web slinger but takes him down to an underground cave where he pits Spider-Man against Vermin. With Vermin winning the fight, Kraven stops him from killing Spider-Man and lets him run off. Kraven promises that he will never hunt again and sends Spider-Man out to track down Vermin. Kraven gets in a coffin, puts a shotgun in his mouth and...
- Ascending [Kraven's Last Hunt Part 6 Conclusion] · 22 pages
Spider-Man enters the sewers to find Vermin.
- The Wedding of the Year · 4 pages
- Untitled · 2 pages
Spider-Man and Mary Jane appear as contestants on the Newlywed Game.
- The Dress · 1 pages
- Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson Star in Marvel Saga · 2 pages
- It's a Bachelor Party! · 3 pages
- Spinning Threads for a Web-Spinner · 1 pages
Describes how Mary Jane Watson's wedding dress was designed by Willi Smith.
- Wedding of the Century · 3 pages
Relates how the live-action version of Spider-Man's wedding transpired at Shea Stadium June 5, 1987.
- Mets, Magic, and Marriage · 2 pages
Describes the live action wedding ceremony of Spider-Man & Mary Jane Watson performed by Stan Lee, including the script written for Lee by Peter David.
- The Spider-Man Wedding Chronicle · 11 pages
Wedding of Peter Parker & Mary Jane Watson
Publisher’s description
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! Collecting 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.