—Kraven the HunterUse your head, Electro! Each of us almost beat him, all alone! Working together, how can we fail??
Appearing in "The Sinister Six"
Featured Characters:
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Sinister Six (First appearance) (Formed)
- Kraven the Hunter's Leopards
- Two unnamed leopards
- Mysterio's X-Men (First appearance; destruction)
Other Characters:
- New York State Prison
- Two unnamed corrections officers
- Avengers (Cameo)
- Thor (Odinson) (Cameo)
- Giant-Man (Henry "Hank" Pym) (Cameo)
- Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Cameo)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Cameo)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Cameo)
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (Cameo)
- Ben Parker (Only in flashback)
- Burglar (Only in recap)
- NYPD (Main story and recap)
- Two unnamed police officers (Main story and recap)
- Fantastic Four (Cameo)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Cameo)
- Thing (Ben Grimm) (Cameo)
- Invisible Girl (Susan Storm) (Cameo)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Cameo)
- Three unnamed criminals
- X-Men (Cameo)
- Daily Bugle
- Several unnamed employees
- Thomas E. Dewey (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Unidentified Prison
- Unnamed Corrections Officer
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Asgardians
- Dogs
- Mutants
- Leopards
- Androids
- Spiders
- Ants (Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
- Octopuses (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earthspace
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- New York State Prison
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Queens
- Stark Industries-Stark Electric Plant, Building #4 (First appearance)
- Unidentified Castle
- Unidentified Jail
- Westchester County
- New York
- United States of America
- North America
- Earth
- Astral Plane
Items:
- Vulture's Wings
- Doctor Octopus' Tentacles
- Mysterio Suit
- Kraven's Lion's Head Vest
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters
- Mjolnir
- Lesser Cloak of Levitation
- Amulet of Agamotto
- Fantastic Four Uniforms
- Giant-Man's Suit
- Wasp's Suit and Wings
- Captain America's Uniform
- X-Uniforms
- Cyclops' Visor, version 1
- Iron Man Armor MK II
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Sinister Six"
Having broken out of prison, Dr. Octopus gathers Mysterio, Electro, Kraven the Hunter, the Vulture and Sandman to get revenge against Spider-Man as the Sinister Six. Meanwhile, Spider-Man has once more found that his spider powers have faded and has to exercise more caution getting back home, lest someone take advantage of his lost powers to find out his secret identity.
As Peter wanders the city lost in thought over all the stress caused by his Spider-Man identity, he doesn't go to school. This prompts the school to call his Aunt May. Worried about Peter, she goes to Betty Brant for help, and they, in turn, see if J. Jonah Jameson has seen Peter recently. This makes them a target for the Sinister Six, who have decided to use Betty Brant as bait to lure Spider-Man, and so, they kidnap both Betty and Aunt May.
Peter arrives at the Daily Bugle just in time to see the Vulture delivering a message to Jameson. The Vulture tells him that the Sinister Six have gone to six different locations, and at each location they each have a clue to the whereabouts of Betty and May. While superheroes all over the city try to find Spider-Man, Peter decides that powers or no powers, he's going to save his Aunt May and Betty from his enemies.
At the first location, the local power plant owned by Stark Industries, Peter faces Electro. During the fight, he realizes that his powers have returned. He easily defeats Electro and learns the next location. When Iron Man arrives to offer help, Spider-Man refuses.
His next fight is with Kraven the Hunter, who attacks Spider-Man in Central Park with three tigers. Spider-Man easily fights off the attackers and secures the next clue. Along the way, the Human Torch offers help, but once again, Spider-Man refuses.
His next location is controlled by Mysterio, who sends androids based on the X-Men to attack the wall-crawler. Spider-Man easily defeats the androids and Mysterio. The next clue is set ablaze, but Spider-Man recovers its contents with his web-fluid.
His next battle is against Sandman, sealed in an airless room. Spider-Man defeats Sandman with his superior lung capacity. Next, he battles the Vulture high over the city and defeats him as well, gaining the location of Dr. Octopus, who has been holding Betty and May hostage. May, completely oblivious to her situation, believes they are Octavius' houseguests.
Spider-Man battles Octopus and his mechanical arms. Their fight takes them to a giant fishbowl, where Octopus battles Spider-Man in his "natural habitat." Spider-Man defeats Octopus by filling the tank with his webbing and tangling Octavius up, and he then frees Aunt May and Betty Brant. After returning to his civilian guise, he meets up with the pair. Aunt May remains upset with Peter over his skipping class. Jameson is once more made a fool, when he has to publish a story about how heroic Spider-Man is, and as for the Sinister Six? Forced to share a prison cell, the villains squabble among themselves.
Appearing in "The Fabulous Fantastic Four Meet Spider-Man!"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Yancy Street Gang (Mentioned)
- General Motors (Mentioned)
- NYPD (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "The Fabulous Fantastic Four Meet Spider-Man!"
Seeking to monetize his abilities, Spider-Man pays a visit to the Fantastic Four to see if they will hire him onto their team. Shooting a web-line the street, the wall-crawler tightrope walks to the Baxter Building. There he sets off the security screening alerting the Fantastic Four to his presence.
Breaking through a plastic screen, Spider-Man is attacked by the Fantastic Four. The wall-crawler holds his own against the team. Eventually, Mister Fantastic holds off his teammates and demands to know what Spider-Man wants. The masked vigilante explains that he was showing off his abilities so that the Fantastic Four to hire him. Spider-Man soon learns, much to his dismay, that the Fantastic Four is not a for-profit organization and that any revenue they generate goes toward their various scientific experiments. Furious about this rejection, Spider-Man leaves, vowing to make the Fantastic Four look bad. As they watch the wall-crawler leave, the Fantastic Four worry that this new costumed hero may become a menace.Appearing in "Spider-Man Tackles the Torch!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- Doris Evans' Guests
- Sally (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed guests
- J. Jonah Jameson (Mentioned)
- Frank Merriwell (Mentioned)
- Salvation Army (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Realities:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- Long Island
- Glenville
- Evans' Estate
- Glenville
- Long Island
- New York
- United States of America
- North America
Items:
Vehicles:
- Johnny Storm's Stingray
- Fantasticar MK II (Mentioned)
- Johnny Storm's XK Jag (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "Spider-Man Tackles the Torch!"
When Spider-Man happens upon a party thrown by the Human Torch's girlfriend Dorrie Evans, he decides to crash the party to show up the Torch as the superior superhero. Their fight takes them to a nearby beach where the rest of the Fantastic Four are relaxing. When the Torch manages to knock Spider-Man flat on his face, Mr. Fantastic offers the web-slinger a hand up.
Believing that the other members of the Fantastic Four are mocking him, Spider-Man lashes out against them. While trying to get away, he's grabbed by the Invisible Girl who has both Spider-Man and the Human Torch call a truce and let bygones be bygones. Spider-Man leaves, but not before he leaves the Invisible Girl a heart made out of his webbing.Solicit Synopsis
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
The Fabulous Fantastic Four Meet Spider-Man!
- This story expands on the Fantastic Four's battle with Spider-Man from Amazing Spider-Man #1. These extended battle scenes were also revisited in a flashback in Amazing Spider-Man #375.
