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Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 Free FREE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1: VOL. 1 PDF Humberto Ramos,Ramon Perez,Dan Slott | 272 pages | 19 Jan 2016 | Marvel Comics | 9780785195351 | English | New York, United States Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 (–) | Marvel Database | Fandom While out web-slinging, Spider-Man is shocked to see the stone lions outside the main branch of the New York Public Library suddenly come to life and attack the people around them. With the area clear of innocent people, Spider-Man then Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 the stone lions into pieces. He is disturbed to see the fragments of the statues are still moving even though they have been reduced to rubble. Grabbing his automatic camera from a nearby building, Spider-Man then hears someone scream and heads for the source. In a nearby alley, he spots a small-time crook named "Peanuts" Mulroony trying to mug a couple. After setting up his camera again, Spider-Man swoops in and uses his webbing to pull the gun out of Mulroony's hand. As the crook flees, Spider- Man is caught off guard when the wall he is clinging to suddenly Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 into a massive stone humanoid. As the wall-crawler tries to smash the creature, one of the mugging victims tries to help Spider-Man, only to be fatally crushed. Horrified to see the man killed, Spider-Man picks up a car and throws it at the brick monster, smashing it to pieces. However, this does little to change the fact that the man is dead. When the police arrive on the scene they ask Spider-Man to make a statement. However, he has nothing to say at that moment, telling them he will go Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 to the station tomorrow. Peter returns home to the apartment he shares with his wife, Mary Jane. She Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 to call a repairman, but instead of a dial tone, all she hears is a faint sound of cackling. That's when Peter returns home and tells her what happened. Peter is devastated that an innocent man died while he was trying to protect them. He was so disturbed by the fatality that he even left his camera behind at the scene. When Peter asks what he can do, Mary Jane has no answers. Thanking his wife for listening to him, Peter decides to go to bed and get some sleep. However, he cannot get the thought of the dead man out of his mind and steps out of class. In the hallway, he runs into Doctor Curt Connors. As they exchange pleasantries, Peter notices that Connors appears to be distracted. Curt assures him that it is nothing but adjusting to the new term. However, as Peter goes away, Curt admits to himself that he has been feeling odd, but dismisses it as a reaction to the strange weather. Peter then goes to the lab where he operates as a research assistant for Doctor Evan Swann. Peter notes that Dr. Swann doesn't seem very into his work. Anne-Marie, his fellow lab assistant, tells Peter that it's because of the revelation that Swann never graduated from high school and purchased a phony diploma to continue his career. Peter wishes he could be sympathetic for the doctor, however, he has many of his own problems to worry about. Peter just isn't into it, but tells Mary Jane that they couldn't just cancel at the last minute. As they plan to make a quick exit, thier attention is turned to a man named Hal who is furious that his agent hasn't landed him the acting role promised to him. When he gets violent, Peter restrains the man until the bouncer can throw him out. Pulling her husband away to the balcony outside, Mary Jane makes a parallel between the disturbance in the bar and the man who was killed the night before. She explains to him that Peter would have gotten involved even if he didn't have his spider-powers. She points out that Peter made a concious decision to help the agent, much like the Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 made a choice to try and help Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1. Peter feels foolish for thinking only of himself, and agrees with the conclusion his wife has drawn. He goes out later to recover his camera as Spider-Man so he can move on with his life. There, Peter examines the scene and is surprised to see no sign of any rubble. Coming to the conclusion that what he saw might have been an illusion, Spider-Man decides to investigate further. He goes to a seedy bar located on the docks where he confronts Peanuts Mulroony demands to know where he can find the man who paid the money Peanuts is flashing around the bar. Frightened for his life, Mulroony caves and agrees to give the wall-crawler the information. This leads Spider-Man to a warehouse on the East Side, where his suspicions that Mysterio was somehow involved are confirmed. His old foe explains that he orchestrated the events in order to make it look like Spider-Man was responsible for the death of an innocent person in order to shake the hero on a psychological level. Wondering why Mysterio is explaining his plans instead of fighting, Spider-Man remembers that the villain's mists dull his spider-sense. Spider-Man tries to catch Mysterio in his webbing, but the villain Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 already fled. Following Mysterio through the only door, Spider-Man finds himself on the set of a science fiction film. There he is attacked by two animatronic creature effects. In order to get away from the robots, Spider-Man smashes through the floor where he decides to cut the electricity Mysterio needs to power his illusions. As he searches for the electrical box, Spider-Man is confronted by what appears to be the spirit of the dead man, who accuses the wall-crawler of being responsible for his death. Spider-Man knows that this is yet another one of Mysterio's illusions and smashes the electrical box. With the power cut, Mysterio's costume short circuits, knocking the villain out and ending his threat. Later, Peter Parker returns home to his wife and explains everything that happened. However, one thing Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 bothers him is the other bizarre incidents that happened prior to the death. Assuming that this was just another one of Mysterio's mad illusions, Peter figures that all the craziness will end. However, Peter cannot be further from the truth, as at that moment the Empire State Building is undergoing a strange transformation. A man waiting for an elevator inside the building is horrified when the elevator doors turn into a massive mouth with razor sharp teeth. Before he can scream, the man is eaten alive. This wakes up Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 wife, Liz, who asks Harry what's wrong. He lies, telling his wife that his nightmare was a combination of workplace pressure and being a father. He decides to go and Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 on his son, Normie. The young Osborn child is still asleep, and Harry vows not to let his past affect his son as it has done to him. Harry says this completely unaware of Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 fact that the Hobgoblin is watching from the shadows outside the window. This story is continues in The Spectacular Spider-Man Inferno's taking over Manhattan! An innocent man dies trying to save Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 And waiting malevolently in the wings is Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Sign In Don't have an account? Start a Wiki. Part of the " Inferno " event. Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 Tom DeFalco. Cover Artist. Todd McFarlane. David Michelinie. Bob Sharen. Rick Parker. Jim Salicrup. Previous Issue. Amazing Spider- Man Categories :. Stream the best stories. Start Your Free Trial. Try Now. January The Spectacular Spider-Man Web of Spider-Man Inferno Event. Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 1 | Marvel Database | Fandom The Man-Wolf has been sent to capture J. Jonah Jameson, and Spider-Man was unable to stop him. Recovering from a blow, Spidey goes after the Man-Wolf. While over in Westchester, the mystery villain trying to kill both Spider-Man and Jameson turns out to be Spencer Smythe. Smythe is dying due to years of exposure to the various radioactive isotopes used to build the various Spider-Slayer robots that he built for Jameson. Blaming Jameson for his terminal health condition, he has orchestrated this whole event as a means to get revenge against Jameson, and to succeed at what he always failed to do: destroy Spider-Man. Back in the city, Spider-Man causes the Man-Wolf Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 Jameson to crash into a car show, where Spider-Man tries to Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 the Man-Wolf down and Jameson attempts to talk sense into his transformed son. During the fight, Jameson picks up a pistol that was pulled out of the hands off a security guard at the auto show. He is grabbed once more by Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Vol. 1 Man-Wolf who tries to flee and Spider-Man and the Man-Wolf end up fighting in the streets.
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