Amazing Spider-Man 20 Spider Slayer Stan Lee Steve Ditko John Romita Erik Larsen For Sale

TheAmazing Spider-Man # 20 (1999 2nd Series) Comic

Coverby: Eric Larson

MarvelComics presents an Amazing Spider-Man 100-Page Monster comic! It\'s an all-action Spider-Man extravaganza featuringThe Greatest Spider-Slayer Stories of All-Time! Spider-Man\'s nemesis, AlistaireSmythe returns and so do his sinister Spider Slayers! The father\'s machinesalmost killed Spider-Man on numerous occasions... will the son\'s 21st Century versionsfinish the job? J. Jonah Jameson sure hopes so, because he hired him! Also, didJonah peek under the web-slinger\'s mask back in Peter Parker: Spider-Man #10?The answer is revealed here! Will this be J. Jonah Jameson greatest triumph - orhis most costly embarrassment?

Plus: thisMonster Edition continues the Spider Slayer theme by reprinting some of theweb-head\'s most wild battles with those rowdy robots, including AmazingSpider-Man #25, #52 and #192! The back three reprints in this book are classic SpiderSlayer tales. They chronicle Spider-Man\'s first two meetings with SpiderSlayers (Amazing Spider-man Vol.1 #25 & #58) and the demise of SpencerSmythe (Amazing Spider-man Vol.1 #192), the original creator of the SpiderSlayers. And if that were not enough... how about Reprints/Pin-ups of theoriginal Amazing Spider-Man covers for issues #25, #52 and #192! Awesome!!!

The 4Amazing Spider-Man stories include: (1 New Story & 3 Re-Printed Stories)

\"Set Up!\"

Writer:Howard Mackie

Artist:Erik Larsen

Inker: John Beatty

Colorist:Gregory Wright

Letterers:Comicraft\'s Richard Starkings & Troy Peteri

Editors:Ralph Macchio & Bob Harras

Story/Spoilers:

Thereason for Jonah\'s weird behavior recently is revealed right away. BasicallyJonah has been blackmailed by Alistaire Smythe in his scheme to get revenge onSpider-Man, which has been in the planning for awhile, but is now coming intofruition. The plan is to lure Spider-Man to the bugle with his missing suit andthen spring a trap which ends in his demise. Spider-Man knows it\'s a trap, butgoes anyway to be confronted by Smythe and all the models of Spider Slayersever built, plus a couple of new models. There is an across town battle whichends with Spider-Man being finally taken down... will Spider-Man survive. It\'sa cliffhanger big time!!

\"Captured by J. Jonah Jameson\"

Writer:Stan Lee

Artist:Steve Ditko

Letterer:Joe Rosen

EditorStan Lee

Story/Spoilers:

AsPeter goes to sell pictures of a crime to J. Jonah Jameson, an inventor namedSmythe comes in with a robot guaranteeing the destruction of Spider-Man. SincePeter needs money bad, he eggs Jameson on to hear out the wacky inventor.Smythe shows how his robot instantly shoots out steel tentacles at the hint ofa spider\'s presence and grabs a hold of Peter much to his surprise. Jameson isgiven a remote control and they agree to a deal. Betty is furious with Peterfor trying to trap Spider-Man, not understanding his true reasons. Peter showsup at school and has Flash Thompson waiting to fight him as he hangs around LizAllan too much to his liking. As Peter exits school, he sees the robot andbegins to run. Flash, thinking he\'s running away from a fight runs after Peter.Peter turns and fights the robot and tries to put webbing on the robot, but itslides off and avoids its steel tentacles until he can come up with a plan.Meanwhile, Liz is concerned for Pete\'s safety due to Flash Thompson and Bettyis concerned since the robot is attacking Spider-Man and both head to hishouse. Both are in for a shock as a humble Mary Jane Watson is waiting forPeter Parker to come home. Although we can\'t see her face, Betty thinks thatshe looks as beautiful as a movie star. When fighting the robot, Spider-Man iscaught by the steel tentacles and can\'t escape. Both Smythe and Jameson rushoff to locate the robot and unmask Spider-Man but Spider-Man undoes the powerbox so when Jameson goes to unmask him he comes up empty-handed. Peter goeshome, happy that he lives another day but is in trouble when Aunt May hasdiscovered his extra Spider-Man outfit and demands an explanation. She acceptsit but now Peter Parker has no Spider-Man costume. Reprint of AmazingSpider-Man (1963) #25.

\"To Kill a Spider-Man!\"

Writer:Stan Lee

Artist:John Romita Sr.

Inker:Don Heck

Colorist:Mike Esposito

Letterer:Sam Rosen

Editor:Stan Lee

Story/Spoilers:

Havingdefeated Spider-Man in battle, Ka-Zar takes Spider-Man to the roof tops tolearn the truth about why Jameson hired him to capture the wall-crawler. WhenSpider-Man revives, he finds that his memory has been restored, and so he tellsthe whole story. Ka-Zar believes Spider-Man but soon departs when Zabu isthreatened by police officers in the area, Spider-Man slinks away during thisaltercation between the police and Ka-Zar. Meanwhile, Spencer Smythe hascontacted J. Jonah Jameson because he has created a new Spider-Slayer robot forJameson to use in his quest to capture Spider-Man. They send the robot out,which tracks Spider-Man down to his apartment where he is about to change backinto Peter Parker. When he notices the robot, he battles it across the city.When Jameson proves unable to capture Spider-Man, Smythe takes control andsends the robot after Spider-Man determined to kill the wall-crawler. This ismore than what Jameson wanted, and calls Smythe on the fact that he intends tokill Spider-Man for his own revenge, instead of turning him over to the police.However, Spider-Man manages to defeat the robot by luring it to a spiderexhibit where it\'s spider-detecting device overloads and causes the robot toexplode. With yet another failure with one of his Spider-Slayer robots, Smytheis thrown out of Jameson\'s office. Spider-Man returns to his apartment where hechanges back to Peter Parker, on his way out to find out what happened to AuntMay in his absence. On his way out the door he bumps into Ka-Zar and Zabu,Ka-Zar tells the young man not to be afraid that they are only on an eveningstroll. Reprint of Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #58.

\"24 Hours Till Doomsday!\"

Writer:Marv Wolfman

Artist:Keith Pollard

Inker:Jim Mooney

Colorist:Glynis Oliver

Letterer:Diana Albers

Editor:Marv Wolfman

Story/Spoilers:

Spider-Manand J. Jonah Jameson are shackled to a bomb together by Spencer Smythe, thisbomb is primed to go off in 24 hours. Smythe, who is dying gloats that he willdestroy the two men he figures destroyed his life. Spider-Man, not wishing tobe blown up leaves the scene when he can\'t convince Smythe to disarm the bomb.While in the city, the Fly has returned to New York in order to commit a crimeinvolving an Egyptian delegation. At the Daily Bugle, Robbie Robertson tries toget a hold of Peter Parker after hiring him for an assignment after Jonah firedhim, and hopes he hasn\'t made a mistake. However, Peter won\'t be taking and snapshots of an Egyptian display anytime soon, because he is too busy trying to getacross the city with J. Jonah Jameson strapped to his arm, and Jonah beinguncooperative and trying to unmask Spider-Man. Spider-Man takes Jameson to CurtConnors to see if his old ally can help them, however the police spotSpider-Man and Jameson entering through a window and burst into Connor\'s lab toinvestigate just as Connors is examining the device. While the police have abomb squad investigate the bomb that Spider-Man and Jameson are strapped to,the Fly attacks an Egyptian delegate in order to steal his invitation to a KingTut. When Blake Tower decides that Spider-Man and Jameson should be takensomewhere safe, Spider-Man refuses to accept letting Smythe win and escapes withJameson. Meanwhile, Betty Brant is trying to gather Peter\'s friends together tobe on hand when Peter gets his diploma, and even calls Mary Jane. MJ misses thecall by moments as she leaves her apartment to go and meet up with Peter for ascheduled date. As Spider-Man and Jameson bound across the city to try and finda way to free themselves, they are spotted and attacked by the Fly. BecauseSpider-Man is shackled to Jameson, and more concerned about the newspapereditor\'s safety, the Fly makes short work of the wall-crawler and tosses himoff a building. Spider-Man manages to lessen their fall and uses his body toblunt the impact with the ground, knocking Spider-Man out, and leaving Jamesonan opening to unmask his long time foe. Meanwhile, Mary Jane grows impatient ofwaiting for Peter to show up for his date, and calls another date, decidingthat Peter has had his final chance with her. When Spider-Man has revived, hefinds that Jameson had dragged the wall-crawler back to Connor\'s lab. ThereConnors tells them that he cannot disarm the bomb. Suddenly, Spider-Manrealizes that there might be a way to stop the bomb back at Smyth\'s hideout andso with 4 hours to spare, they cross town to get there. They arrive to findthat Smythe had died due to his terminal illness, however a video of his finalmoments begins to play mocking their final fate and boasting over hisposthumous victory. With moment to spare, Jameson begs Spider-Man to save hislife, and the wall-crawler deduces that there must be some central controlcomputer for the bomb if Smythe could track their progress. He finds thecomputer and deduces that if he could freeze it, it would stop the bomb.Finding John Jameson\'s discarded cryogenic container in the room, Spider-Manuses it\'s freezing gasses to freeze the computer into inoperation. This causesthe shackles to release freeing them. With a few seconds left, Spider-Mantosses the bomb out the nearest window where it goes off harmlessly. Finallyfree, and having cheated death, J. Jonah Jameson goes from being a cowardbegging Spider-Man for help to berating the wall-crawler and accusing him ofhis involvement in the whole plot. Spider-Man, fed up with dealing with Jamesonfor one day jumps out the window and escapes, leaving the emotionally unstableJameson to lament over the fact that he hates Spider-Man for making him feelinferior. Reprint of Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #192.

Comicisbagged & double boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged thenshipped via USPS Priority Mail to insure that it arrives to you perfectly andquickly.

Publisher:Marvel Comics

PublicationDate: August 2000

Format: FC,100 pages, Comic, 10.25\" x 6.65\"

ISBN:None Stated

CollectibleEntertainment note: Comic is in Very Fine + to Near Mintcondition. Beautiful!!Please See Scans!! A must havefor any serious Amazing Spider-Man collector / enthusiast. A fun & entertaining read! Recommended!!

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