Spider-Man; Aunt May; J. Jonah Jameson; Human Torch; Flash Thompson; Liz Allen; Dr. Octopus (villain)
Synopsis
Otto Octavius is caught in an explosion during an experiment and the metal arms he is wearing are fused to his body. Jameson sends Peter out to get pics of this Doc Ock kook and Spider-Man battles him for the first time. And loses. Despondent over the loss, Peter is inspired by a speech by the Human Torch and finds the courage to battle Doc Ock again and defeat him.
Indexer Notes
Story is a retelling of Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 for young readers.
Spider-Man; Betty Brant (guest); Bennett Brant (guest, death); Aunt May (guest); Dr. Octopus (villain); Blackie Gaxton (villain)
Synopsis
Betty's brother has gotten himself into trouble with gambling debts and Betty is forced to help in Doc Ock's plot to break Blackie Gaxton out of prison to keep her sibling alive. Spider-Man interrupts the escape and Blackie shoots Bennett during the conflict. Gaxton is captured but Doc Ock gets away; Peter tries to comfort Betty over the loss of her brother.
Spider-Man; Aunt May; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Flash Thompson; Liz Allen; Dr. Octopus (villain)
Synopsis
Peter has the 24 hour flu when Doc Ock captures Betty Brant in hopes of luring Spider-Man into battle. Ock beats the under the weather web-head and unmasks him, but everyone thinks it is just Peter trying to be brave by impersonating Spidey. Once he has recovered, Spider-Man battles through the wild animals Ock has released from the zoo to take on old six-arms himself.
Peter Parker [as Spider-Man in flashback]; Kong (guest); Flash Thompson (guest); Mary Jane Watson (guest); Gwen Stacy (guest); Dr. Octopus (villain)
Synopsis
The gang at school discusses heroes and mutants as they are given an oral assignment where they have to pretend to be someone with super powers. Peter meets new kid at school, Gwen Stacy, and gets closer to MJ. Dr. Otto Octavius awakes in a hospital to find mechanical arms grafted to his body.