Dates
- Cover date
- [September] 1977
- On sale
- June 21, 1977
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
Creators
Stories
- Spawn of the Spider · 28 pages
Spider-Man is once again broke and accepts an offer from movie director Daniel Miller: Spider-Man is to play a spider monster. Special effects guy Klemmer is furious when his costumes are rejected. A few days later, the movie shoot is sabotaged by the Spider-Squad, three villains wearing Klemmer's spider costumes. Tracking the villains to a farm, Spider-Man barely escapes an explosion rigged by Anton DeLionatus – the producer of the movie! Klemmer is proven innocent, the producer has staged the sabotage in order to cash in on the insurance.
- Chaos at the Coffee Bean! · 6 pages
Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson are enjoying a cup of coffee at their favorite café when an armed robber appears. Troubadour Paul Cassidy bravely intervenes but is taken hostage by the robber. Peter changes into his Spider-Man costume and takes up the pursuit. The robber is revealed to be Paul's manager Hank, who has staged the robbery in order to create more publicity for Paul. Spider-Man apprehends the two culprits, but, once he has changed back into street clothes, Mary Jane is furious at him for having left her alone for so long.
Reprinted in
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Jr. (2019)