Dark days loom as Spider-Man faces adversaries old and new - and learns that not only does great responsibility come with great power, there must also come great heartache. This all-new addition to the ESSENTIALS line features Spider-Man vs. the Hulk in Canada, the deaths of Gwen Stacy and the Green Goblin, the first appearances of the Man-Wolf and the Punisher ... and the wedding of Doctor Octopus and Aunt May!? Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #114-137, GIANT-SIZE SUPER-HEROES #1, and GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #1 and #2. Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR., ROSS ANDRU and GIL KANE; Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR. 576 PGS./ALL AGES