Stern, Roger Marvel Masterworks: The Spectacular Spider-man Vol. 4 (1302929437)
Before he would set AMAZING SPIDER-MAN on the path to comics glory, master storyteller Roger Stern did a Spectacular job on Spidey's sister title Producing a run of the wall-crawler's most memorable tales, Stern introduced a host of new and compelling characters -- including the gangster Belladonna and a new love interest for Aunt May, Nathan Lubensky -- and reinvigorated the Prowler and White Tiger. But don't worry, Stern left room to spare for iconic enemies The Vulture returns -- and he's brought his evil nephew Malachi with him And another veteran of the Sinister Six, Mysterio, is up to no good, in league with a gang of Spider-Man's oldest villains This Masterworks volume also includes a double-sized showdown with the man called Rapier
COLLECTING: Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 43-55, Annual (1979) 2