While attending a demonstration on radiation, high school student Peter Parker was bitten by a spider that had been exposed to radioactive rays. Learning he had gained great arachnid-like abilities, the timid teenager donned a colorful costume of his own design - seeking fame and fortune as the Amazing Spider-Man! But his Uncle Ben's death - tragedy he could have prevented - taught Peter that with great power there must also come great responsibility...and on that day a legend was born! Volume #1: Reprints Amazing Fantasy #15, Amazing Spider-Man #1-20, and Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1

From classic foes like Doc Ock to lesser-known lawbreakers like Cyclone, this volume has more villains than you can shake the proverbial stick at! Illusion's the order of the day with the miscreant misdeeds of Mindworm, Mysterio and Mirage - but the Jackal's got something much more enduring in mind! Witness the birth of the Clone Saga! Spidey endures a lashing from the Lizard, scraps with the Scorpion and tussles with the Tarantula - but can any menace truly match...the Spider-Mobile?! Featuring the origins of the Jackal, the Grizzly, the Fly, Moses Magnum and more! Guest-starring the Punisher and Man-Thing! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #138-160 and ANNUAL #10, and GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #4-5.