The Amazing Spider-Man #601
In "Red-Headed Stranger [Part 1]: No Place Like Home," Peter Parker wakes up after Aunt May’s wedding to find himself tangled with his roommate Michele—only to realize he can’t remember a thing. As he scrambles to make sense of the morning, Michele’s anger sends him out into the city, where he’s pulled into a fire at the Empire State Building sparked by a strange electrical surge. Meanwhile, a missed date with Mary Jane adds to the chaos, leaving Peter searching for answers—and a place to stay—until Michele’s unexpected gesture of cookies offers a quiet moment of connection. Written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Mario Alberti, with colors by Andres Mossa and letters by VC's Joe Caramagna, this issue’s cover by J. Scott Campbell captures the tension and heart of a Spider-Man story where home isn’t just a place, but a feeling.
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Peter wakes up the day after Aunt May's wedding to find he has gone to bed with his roommate Michele. When he admits that he can't remember what happened, Michele angrily kicks him out of the apartment. Peter wanders around town trying to find a new place to stay but has to take time out as Spider-Man to rescue people from a fire in the Empire State Building which began with a strange electrical surge. Peter tries to keep a date he made with Mary Jane at the wedding but she oversleeps and stands him up for once. Peter returns home to find Michele has baked him cookies as a make up gift.
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