Written by PAUL JENKINS Cover and pencils by HUMBERTO RAMOS
One of the most popular Spider-Man villains of all time is back and deadlier than ever. The alien Venom is on the loose attacking people seemingly at random. But what does he want and what will it take for Spider-Man to defeat him? Collects the best-selling SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1-5

Written by PAUL JENKINS Art by HUMBERTO RAMOS. Spidey’s arch-foe Doctor Octopus is sporting an updated new look and a new plan to ruin the wall-crawler’s life once and for all. Doc Ock gives him an ultimatum: for the safe release of the Palestinian ambassador he’s holding hostage, Spider-Man must reveal his secret identity to the entire world! International intrigue and web-spinning action combine as Spider-Man’s newest movie menace ups the ante on their long-time rivalry. Collects SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #6-10

WRITER: PAUL JENKINS PENCILS: DAMION SCOTT & PAOLO RIVERA. He’s struggled for years to control the coiled reptile that dwells deep within his heart. Now, at the end of his rope, one bad day will change Dr. Curt Connors’ life forever – and the Lizard will stalk the streets once more! As Connors’ self-destructive behavior escalates, Spider-Man must try to corral his out-of-control friend. But the Lizard may force the wall-crawler to kill, rather than cure! Plus: On a rooftop in the Bronx sits a sad handicapped man. A prisoner of his own crippled body, how will a battle between the wall-crawler and Morbius, the Living Vampire, change his life? Collects SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #11-13, plus the fully painted SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #14.

Writer: Paul Jenkins Pencils: Michael Ryan , Humberto Ramos
Spider-Man's life is thrown into turmoil as he begins to undergo a shocking transformation - one that may well leave the web-slinger scarred forever! What is the cause of this strange mutation - and how does it connect to the troubles plaguing the Avengers? Betrayed by his body and suffering the painful effects of his slow transformation from man to arachnid, Spidey must confront the architect of his metamorphosis - the Queen! But only Captain America holds the key to her defeat! Collects SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #15-20.

WRITER: SAMM BARNES
PENCILS: SCOT EATON
Spinning directly out of the events of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: SINS PAST, Spider-Man and Sarah, the daughter of Gwen Stacy and the web-slinger's greatest enemy, embark on a journey of discovery – one that will take them halfway around the world to Paris, and into the sights of a mysterious new enemy!
Collects SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #23-26.

Written by PAUL JENKINS
Penciled by MARK BUCKINGHAM & TALENT CALDWELL
Cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
Paul Jenkins wraps up his five-year tenure as a Spider-Man writer and brings SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN to a close in a moving, self-contained tale that reunites him with artist Mark Buckingham. Plus, two SPECTACULAR stand-alone stories! First up: Ben Grimm's all-night poker games have become legendary among the super-hero set, and for the first time Spider-Man has been asked to join the table! But when the Kingpin unexpectedly deals himself in, the stakes are raised! Can the wall-crawler come out on top in this celebrity poker showdown? Then: Once he was the Mindworm, arch-nemesis of Spider-Man! But now he's a lonely, forlorn beggar, trapped in an infernal triangle of poverty, booze and dementia. How can Peter Parker help his one-time foe --and is Spidey himself responsible for his pitiable condition? And finally, from the pages of PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN, witness the return of Dr. Octopus in an intense three-part saga!
Collects SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #21-22 and 27, and PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #39-41.

by Stan Lee & John Romita This hard-to-find story is reprinted in this trade paperback, and in its original black-and-white format! SC, b&w