The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis massive hardcover collects the earliest adventures of Spider-Man, reprinting Amazing Fantasy #15 and the first 38 issues of The Amazing Spider-Man, along with material from Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 and Strange Tales Annual #2. It covers Peter Parker's origin and his early rogues' gallery, including the first appearances of the Vulture, Doctor Octopus, Sandman, and the Green Goblin, with stories by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. This volume is a cornerstone for any Spider-Man collector, presenting the foundational tales that defined the character's legacy.
In "Spider-Man!", Peter Parker faces a desperate race against time when he's trapped beneath rubble in a sinking underwater base, with Aunt May's life hanging in the balance. With the help of his wits and web-slinging prowess, Spidey fights through the rising water to reach a serum that could save her. Written by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, with art by Ditko and colors by Stan Goldberg and Michael Kelleher, this landmark issue features a cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, capturing the intensity of a hero pushed to his limits.
In "Spider-Man!", a young man named Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider, awakening extraordinary abilities he’s still learning to control. When he hesitates to stop a fleeing burglar, the consequences are devastating—his uncle Ben Parker is killed, a tragedy that reshapes Peter’s sense of duty. From that moment, he vows to use his powers to protect others, setting the course for a hero’s journey defined by responsibility and sacrifice.
In "Duel to the Death with the Vulture!", the Vulture's bold challenge to the police sets the stage for a high-stakes clash as Spider-Man steps in to stop him. With J. Jonah Jameson watching from the sidelines and May Parker caught in the crossfire, the battle between hero and villain escalates into a dangerous game of wits and flight.
In "The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer!", Spider-Man [Peter Parker] races to uncover the truth behind alien-tech tampering on a professor’s radio, leading him into a web of sabotage and mystery. With Flash Thompson caught in the crossfire and the enigmatic Tinkerer [Phineas Mason pulling strings from the shadows, Peter must outthink a foe whose gadgets blur the line between science and science fiction.
In "The Strangest Foe of All Time... Doctor Octopus," a failed experiment transforms Otto Octavius into a menace when his robotic arms gain sentience and he turns his sights on an atomic facility. With Spider-Man racing to stop him, the battle escalates—only to be interrupted by an unexpected arrival that throws everything into chaos.
When an art thief pins a crime on Spider-Man, the Human Torch is hot on his trail—until Spider-Man convinces him he's been framed. Together, the two heroes must unravel the mystery before the truth is lost in a web of deception.
In "Marked for Destruction by Doctor Doom!", Doctor Doom sets a trap for Spider-Man, hoping to use him to take down the Fantastic Four—only to be thwarted when Flash Thompson, dressed as Spider-Man for a prank, accidentally walks into the villain’s scheme. Now trapped and in over his head, Flash must rely on the real Spider-Man to rescue him, while J. Jonah Jameson, Betty Brant, Liz Allan, and May Parker watch the chaos unfold from the sidelines.
Spider-Man races to stop the Living Brain—a sentient computer gone rogue after a botched theft at Peter’s school—while Flash Thompson and Liz Allan find themselves caught in the chaos. With the machine's unpredictable power escalating, Peter must think fast to protect his friends and the city before it's too late.
Spider-Man crashes a party at Johnny Storm’s girlfriend’s place, throwing the evening into chaos when a misunderstanding sparks a fiery clash with the Human Torch—soon drawing in the rest of the Fantastic Four as tensions flare between web-slinging heroism and super-powered pride.
In "The Man Called Electro!", Spider-Man faces off against the electric-powered villain Max Dillon, who’s orchestrating a daring jailbreak to assemble a crew of fellow criminals for his next scheme. With Aunt May hospitalized and the city under threat, Peter Parker must juggle his duties as a hero and a nephew, all while trying to stop Electro’s escalating rampage—before the city gets shocked to its core.
In "Turning Point," Peter Parker finds himself caught between duty and compassion when Betty Brant’s brother, Bennett, is drawn into a dangerous debt that forces her to aid Doctor Octopus in a prison break. As Spider-Man intervenes, the situation spirals into tragedy when Bennett is fatally shot during the chaos. The aftermath leaves Peter grappling with the weight of the moment, offering quiet support to Betty as she faces the loss of her brother.
In "Unmasked by Doctor Octopus!", a weakened Spider-Man faces his greatest challenge yet when Doctor Octopus kidnaps Betty Brant to lure him into a trap. With Peter Parker down with the 24-hour flu, the masked hero is overwhelmed and unmasked—only to be dismissed as a fraud by J. Jonah Jameson and his friends. Once recovered, Spider-Man must fight through a city overrun by wild animals released from the zoo, confronting Doctor Octopus in a brutal showdown that tests his courage and resolve.
In "The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin," the Green Goblin enlists the Enforcers to crush Spider-Man, turning their clash into a twisted spectacle by convincing B.J. Cosmos to film the battle in the desert. As the chaos unfolds, the fight takes a shocking turn when the Enforcers’ assault accidentally awakens the Hulk, sending the desert into turmoil.
In "The Sinister Six!", Doctor Octopus assembles a formidable team of Spider-Man’s deadliest foes—Sandman, Kraven, Mysterio, Electro, and the Vulture—to execute a bold assault on New York. With Betty Brant and Aunt May taken hostage, Spider-Man must confront the combined might of the Sinister Six while battling the pressure of J. Jonah Jameson’s relentless media frenzy and the personal stakes that come with protecting those he loves.
Spider-Man shows up at a fan club gathering hosted by Flash Thompson, only to be interrupted by the sudden return of the Green Goblin. With the Human Torch on hand to lend a hand, the two heroes clash in a high-stakes fight, but Spider-Man is forced to cut it short when he learns Aunt May has been hospitalized—leaving the crowd to question his courage.
In the wake of public scorn and shattered trust, Spider-Man flees from Sandman as the city turns against him, his identity and purpose unraveling. With his personal life in ruins and his heroic resolve fading, Peter Parker faces a crushing choice: abandon the mantle of Spider-Man and try to reclaim the life he’s lost—or risk everything to prove he’s still worth saving.
In "Spidey Strikes Back!", Spider-Man races to rescue the Human Torch after the Sandman and the Enforcers seize him. With clues leading from a nervous informant, Spider-Man must outwit a dangerous trio and a sand-powered foe before it's too late.
In "The Coming of the Scorpion!", Peter Parker faces a terrifying new foe when J. Jonah Jameson funds Dr. Farley Stillwell’s experiment to create a weapon against Spider-Man—only to unleash Mac Gargan as the monstrous Scorpion. As the Scorpion’s rage spirals out of control, Peter must confront not just a powerful enemy, but the deadly consequences of a man twisted by science and revenge. With Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, and May Parker caught in the crossfire, Spider-Man must stop the rampage before the city falls.
In "The Clown, and His Masters of Menace!", the Circus of Crime fractures after their release from prison, with the former Ringmaster cast aside as the performers—now calling themselves the Masters of Menace—turn their sights on a high-stakes art heist. With the Clown leading the charge and the rest of the troupe embracing their new role as criminals, Spider-Man finds himself tangled in a web of deception, traps, and circus-themed chaos as he tries to stop them before the city’s most prized artwork vanishes.
In "The Wonderous World of Dr. Strange!", Spider-Man stumbles into a mystical clash when he intercepts Xandu’s henchmen raiding Dr. Strange’s sanctum for half the Wand of Watoomb. What starts as a misunderstanding between a web-slinger and sorcerer quickly turns into an unlikely alliance as the two heroes unite to thwart Xandu’s larger scheme.
Spider-Man takes on a high-stakes chase when J. Jonah Jameson puts up a thousand-dollar reward for capturing The Cat, turning the hunt into a personal challenge. With news of Ned asking Betty Brant to marry him weighing on Peter, the pressure mounts as Spider-Man must balance his heroics with the growing tension in his personal life—especially when Flash Thompson and Liz Allan show up at the scene, and May Parker watches from the sidelines.
When Aunt May's life hangs in the balance due to deadly radioactivity in her blood, Spider-Man races against time to find a cure—only to discover that Doctor Octopus has stolen the vital isotope needed to create it. With J. Jonah Jameson breathing down his neck, Betty Brant covering the chaos, and Ned Leeds and Curt Connors desperate for answers, Peter Parker must confront the villain who’s turned the city into a battleground for survival.
In "The Final Chapter," Spider-Man fights to free himself from a collapsing underwater base as water surges around him, with Aunt May’s life hanging in the balance. With time running out, he must push past pain and fear to reach a cure, confronting Doc Ock’s forces and racing against the tide to save her.
In "The Molten Man Regrets...!", Mark Raxton, newly freed from prison, vows to outsmart the law with a carefully planned heist—but Spider-Man, ever vigilant, stands in his way. With fiery ambition and a grudge to settle, the two clash in a battle of wits and strength, each testing the other’s limits.
When Falls the Meteor! kicks off with a mysterious meteor strike that grants Norton Fester superhuman strength and agility, transforming him into the Looter in pursuit of funding his scientific ambitions. As Spider-Man investigates the strange energy surge, he finds himself entangled in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse—just as Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, and Flash Thompson become caught in the crossfire of a crime spree that’s anything but ordinary.
In "Just a Guy Named Joe!", an ordinary man with big dreams, Joe Smith, stumbles into a freak accident that transforms him into a rampaging menace fueled by resentment. As Spider-Man juggles a bounty on his head and relentless attacks from hired thugs, he must also confront the chaos unleashed by Joe’s violent transformation—while dodging a chance encounter with Mary Jane Watson.
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↩ Reprints Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962), The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1963), The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (1963), The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963), Fantastic Four Annual #1 (1963), Strange Tales Annual #2 (1963), The Amazing Spider-Man #4 (1963), The Amazing Spider-Man #5 (1963), The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (1963), The Amazing Spider-Man #7 (1963), The Amazing Spider-Man #8 (1964), The Amazing Spider-Man #9 (1964), The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (1964), The Amazing Spider-Man #11 (1964), The Amazing Spider-Man #12 (1964), The Amazing Spider-Man #13 (1964), The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1964), The Amazing Spider-Man #15 (1964), Marvel Tales Annual #1 (1964), The Amazing Spider-Man #16 (1964), The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964), The Amazing Spider-Man #17 (1964), The Amazing Spider-Man #18 (1964), The Amazing Spider-Man #19 (1964), Marvel Tales Annual #2 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #20 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #21 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #22 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #23 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #24 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #25 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #26 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #27 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #28 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #29 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #30 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #31 (1965), The Amazing Spider-Man #32 (1966), The Amazing Spider-Man #33 (1966), The Amazing Spider-Man #34 (1966), The Amazing Spider-Man #35 (1966), The Amazing Spider-Man #36 (1966), The Amazing Spider-Man #37 (1966), Marvel Tales #3 (1966), The Amazing Spider-Man #38 (1966), Marvel Tales #4 (1966), Marvel Tales #5 (1966), Marvel Tales #6 (1967), Marvel Tales #7 (1967), Marvel Tales #8 (1967), Marvel Tales #9 (1967), Marvel Tales #10 (1967), Marvel Tales #11 (1967), Marvel Tales #12 (1968), Marvel Tales #13 (1968), Marvel Tales #14 (1968), Marvel Tales #15 (1968), Marvel Tales #16 (1968), Marvel Tales #17 (1968)
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