Forget it, Robbie. It's not important. I've got enough to be happy about. 'Cause you see, I'm beginning to realize -- next to some people's problems -- my life is charmed -- a regular picnic if you know what I mean. 
Appearing in "Man-Wolf at Midnight!"
Featured Characters:
- ⏴ Spider-Man (Peter Parker) ⏵ (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
- Daily Bugle
- ⏴ Flash Thompson ⏵
- ⏴ Mary Jane Watson ⏵
- Dr. Harold Ward (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- ⏴ Man-Wolf (John Jameson) ⏵ (Main story and recap)
- Jewelry Thieves
- Four unnamed thieves
- ⏴ Morbius (Michael Morbius) ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- ⏴ Kristine Saunders ⏵ (Main story and recap)
- Fred (Daily Bugle Elevator Operator)
- Betty Brant (Mentioned)
- Molten Man (Mark Raxton) (Mentioned in narration)
- Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (Mentioned in narration)
- Professor Thompson (Mentioned)
- God (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Man-Wolves (Main story and recap)
- Living Vampires (Main story and flashback)
- Werewolves (Mentioned in narration)
Locations:
- Earthspace (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Manhattan (Main story and flashback)
- Queens
- Bayside
- Empire State University, Queens Campus
- Bayside
- East River (Only in flashback)
- Hudson River (Mentioned in narration)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Jersey City (Mentioned)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Heaven (Mentioned)
- Hell (Mentioned)
Items:
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters (Main story and recap)
- Moonstone Pendant (Main story and flashback)
Synopsis for "Man-Wolf at Midnight!"
While out for dinner with his fiancée Kristine, John Jameson spots Spider-Man swinging through the city. The sight prompts memories of the time where Spider-Man helped cure him of becoming the Man-Wolf. After their dinner, he puts Kristine in a cab and sends her home. John is suddenly struck with a headache like when he was bonded to the moonstone and fears the worse. While elsewhere, Spider-Man captures some jewel thieves taking pictures for the Bugle. Taking them to Joe Robertson, Joe shows him reports about vampire-like attacks across the eastern seaboard and a photo of his old foe Morbius the living vampire, apparently alive and well after all this time. J. Jonah Jameson enters and treats Peter with praise. This difference in attitude puzzles Peter, when Joe tells him that Peter has been nominated for photographer of the year.
Meanwhile, John Jameson stumbles into a diner, where he suddenly transforms into the Man-Wolf and attacks the waitress working there. The Man-Wolf then follows the urge to go to a nearby warehouse, there the creature is attacked by Morbius, who gets the better of the beast and manages to bite the creature. With the creature drained of enough blood to knock it out, Morbius replaces the moonstone around the creature's neck. His bite putting the creature under his control, Morbius hopes to use the beast for his own ends.
By day, Peter Parker goes to school, where he arranges an outing with Mary Jane and Flash Thompson. That night, John Jameson revives and is told by Morbius that he is going to be used as a pawn to save the living vampire's life by aiding in providing a cure. When Jameson turns into the Man-Wolf at dusk, the beast is fully under the control of Morbius, and the two head towards the ESU campus. There they are spotted by Peter Parker who is heading home after classes. Peter changes into his Spider-Man costume and attacks the two.
The Man-Wolf takes up most of Spider-Man's attention, allowing for Morbius to make an escape. After a battle across the campus against the Man-Wolf, Spider-Man traps up the beast in a spider-web trap between two trees. He then goes after Morbius, deducing that he's possibly going to visit hemotological researcher Dr. Harold when he learns that the doctor is working on an experimental cure for leukemia. Spider-Man departs when Morbius fails to show up. He goes back to check on the Man-Wolf and finds that the beast got free and has fled the scene.
Spider-Man then returns to the lab where he waits out for Morbius. When Morbius arrives, he and Dr. Harold have worked on a way of tricking Morbius. When the two begin fighting, Harold "warns" them against wrecking the equipment as its destruction would destroy his research. Sure enough, the battle does just that, and realizing what has happened, the furious Morbius flees vowing to get revenge against the wall-crawler. Spider-Man departs soon after, convincing Harold that Morbius was convinced of their trick and won't be a bother in the future.
Spider-Man then pays a visit to J. Jonah Jameson's home, where he warns Jameson that he believes that his son John is becoming the Man-Wolf again. Jameson denies this, telling the wall-crawler that his son had been home all night and tells the wall-crawler to go away. Spider-Man leaves, hoping that Jameson is telling the truth. Jameson checks on his son, who has passed out following his night out as the Man-Wolf, and Jameson wonders what he will do for his son. The next day, Peter learns that he hasn't won photographer of the year, but takes it in stride.
Appearing in "Rogue's Gallery"
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
(originally printed as A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes!)
Featured Characters:
- Burglar
- Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov)
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
- Tinkerer (Phineas Mason)
- Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)
- Sandman (Flint Marko)
- Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)
- Lizard (Curt Connors)
- Living Brain
- Electro (Max Dillon)
- Enforcers
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
- Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff)
Synopsis for "Rogue's Gallery"
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
(originally printed as A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes!)
A gallery of Spider-Man's enemies including: The Burglar, The Chameleon, The Vulture, The Tinkerer, Dr. Octopus, Dr. Doom, Sandman, The Lizard, The Living Brain, Electro, The Enforcers, The Green Goblin, Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter.
Appearing in "How Stan Lee and Steve Ditko Create Spider-Man!"
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
Featured Characters:
Other Characters:
- Dick Ayers (Mentioned)
- Jack Kirby (Mentioned)
Locations:
Synopsis for "How Stan Lee and Steve Ditko Create Spider-Man!"
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
A feature starring Stan Lee and Steve Ditko explaining how they create Spider-Man comics.
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
- John Jameson recounts his transformation into the Man-Wolf. This happened in Amazing Spider-Man #124–125.
- Joe Robertson states that Michael Morbius "died at sea" 13 months ago. This is actually an accurate measurement of the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616, as both events occur roughly a year apart from each other.
- Spider-Man recounts when Morbius previously tried to kidnap an ESU professor. This occurred in Marvel Team-Up #3–4.
Publication Notes[]
- Giant-Size Super-Heroes Featuring Spider-Man was intended to be an ongoing series. However, only one issue was published and the series was renamed Giant-Size Spider-Man with rebooted numbering instead.
- "Rogue's Gallery" reprints the art used in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 but has different text and updated facts about the characters printed. It's also missing a number of characters that were originally included such as Doctor Doom, Lizard, Living Brain, Electro, Enforcers (featuring Ox, Fancy Dan, Montana and Big Man), Mysterio, Green Goblin and Kraven the Hunter.
See Also
- 1 image(s) from Giant-Size Super-Heroes Featuring Spider-Man Vol 1 1
- 9 reprint(s) of Giant-Size Super-Heroes Featuring Spider-Man Vol 1 1