Spider-Man Comics Weekly #44

Dec 1973 · Marvel UK · 0.05 GBP

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In "Spider-Man No More!", Stan Lee and Jack Kirby deliver a gripping chapter of Spider-Man's journey, with Vince Colletta's inks and Artie Simek's lettering bringing the drama to life. This 1973 issue, a 0.05 GBP gem from Marvel UK, marks a pivotal moment in the web-slinger's story—though the exact nature of that moment remains a mystery for now. The cover by John Romita and Mike Esposito captures the intensity of the moment with striking precision.

Contains 2 stories

Spider-Man No More!

20 pp · Superhero

Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (origin recap)Aunt May ParkerAnna May WatsonHarry OsbornProfessor Miles WarrenGwen StacyJ. Jonah JamesonBetty BrantMary Jane WatsonPatch [Frederick Foswell]Kingpin [Wilson Fisk] (introduction, villain)The Mob (villain)Johnny Carson (cameo)Ed McMahon (cameo)Uncle Ben Parker (cameo flashback)The Burglar (cameo flashback)

In "Spider-Man No More!", Peter Parker, overwhelmed by guilt and pressure, hangs up the mask to focus on college and his aunt's well-being. When a kid finds the discarded suit and brings it to the Daily Bugle, Jonah Jameson displays it as a museum piece—only to see crime surge as the Kingpin rises. Torn between his new life and the growing chaos, Peter must confront the weight of his past and the responsibility he thought he’d left behind.

With My Hammer in Hand...!

6 pp · Superhero

ThorOdinUlaric the WarlockDon BlakeAvengers [Scarlet WitchQuicksilverHawkeye]Hooded Man [Harris Hobbs]Jane FosterLoki (villain)Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel] (villain)

In "With My Hammer in Hand...!", Thor forges his mighty hammer in a Pittsburgh furnace before returning the Norn Stones to Odin. Back on Earth, he finds Jane Foster vanished and learns Blake’s surgery has healed—only to face a fractured Avengers team, a dismissive Hawkeye, and a shocking return from the past: the Absorbing Man, summoned by Loki through dark magic.