Sections
I. Introduction
II. Version History
III. Comic Books 1-8
IV. Comic Books 9-16
V. Comic Books 17-24
VI. Comic Books 25-32
VII. Credits
VIII. Legal
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I. Introduction **************************************************************
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This FAQ will cover every Comic Book found in Spider-man for the Sony
Playstation. There are a total of 32 to be collected throughout the game. The
comics are listed in the order in which they can be found, from first to last
when playing the game from beginning to end.
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II. Version History **********************************************************
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1.0 - June 09, 2005
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III. Comic Books 1-8 *********************************************************
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Comic Book #1: Amazing Spider-man #1
Level: Bank Approach
Location: On top of four freedoms plaza.
In-game description: "This issue features the first appearance of J. Jonah
Jameson, The Daily Bugle, The Chameleon, and John
Jameson who later became the manwolf! In this issue
Spider-man tries to join the Fantastic Four!"
Comic Book #2: Amazing Spider-man #200
Level: Hostage Situation
Location: Under a chair in one of the cubicles.
In-game description: "Double-sized issue! Mysterio fakes Aunt May's death, the
truth behind Uncle Ben's murder is revealed, and Peter
faces the burglar without his powers! The burglar, who
kills Parker's Uncle Ben, dies fighting Spider-man in
this issue!"
Comic Book #3: Spider-man #1: The Death of Captain Stacy
Level: Stop the Bomb!
Location: After freeing the hostages near the bomb, backtrack to the previous
room.
In-game description: "This issue tells the story of the death of Captain Stacy
at the hands of Doc Ock. Captain Stacy was the father of
Gwen Stacy, Spider-man's first love. Gwen was killed by
the Green Goblin back in issue #121 and #122 of The
Amazing Spider-man!"
Comic Book #4: Amazing Spider-man #25
Level: Race to the Bugle
Location: Keep on eye out for a building with a ledge right in front of you and
one to the right, look on the right ledge.
In-game description: "The issue marks the first cameo appearance of Mary Jane
Watson! Aunt May attempts to set Parker up on a blind
date with the niece of her friend, Anna Watson. Peter is
already dating somebody. Although MJ is shown only
briefly, it's enough to make Peter's current girl feel
very uneasy."
Comic Book #5: Amazing Spider-man #20
Level: Spidey vs. Scorpion
Location: Destroy all the plants, desks, chairs, and lights in the first room
to make the comic appear.
In-game description: "First appearance and origin of Max Gargan as The
Scorpion! In an effort to rid the world of the "evil" of
Spider-man, J. Jonah Jameson pays Gargan to undergo an
experiment that will give him the attributes of a
scorpion! As a side-effect of the mutation, Gargan's
sanity steadily erodes, transforming him into an evil
psychopath with a hatred for Jameson and Spider-man!"
Comic Book #6: Amazing Spider-man #16
Level: Police Chopper Chase
Location: There's a roof where 2 Policemen come out of a door, the comic is on
the right side of that roof.
In-game description: "First Daredevil appearance in Spider-man! As a teenager,
Matt Murdock was struck in the eyes by material from a
radioactive canister while saving an old man from being
hit by a truck! Blinded by the incident, Murdock found
that his senses had been magnified to superhuman levels
and that he had acquired a "radar" sense, more accurate
than human sight!"
Comic Book #7: Amazing Spider-man #39
Level: Building Top Chase
Location: Inside of the first crane you come across, enter through the top.
In-game description: "The Goblin has managed to trap and unmask Spider-man.
Thinking he has his foe defeated, Goblin then reveals
himself as Norman Osborne, head of Osborne Chemicals.
Spidey is able to break free, and in the ensuing battle,
the Green Goblin is caught in an electro-chemical
explosion! As a result, Osborne suffers partial amnesia
and Spidey's secret identity is safe once more!"
Comic Book #8: Amazing Spider-man #400
Level: Scale the Girders
Location: When the level begins, drop to the ledge and run to the left side to
find comic book #8.
In-game description: "The death of Aunt May! After 400 issues and 30 years of
watching out for peter, Aunt May passes on. After
suffering a heart attack, Aunt May slips into a coma.
For a brief time she awakens, and in that time she
reveals to Peter that she has known for some time that
he is Spider-man. A few hours later, Aunt May passes
away!"
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IV. Comic Books 9-16 *********************************************************
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Comic Book #9: Amazing Spider-man #14
Level: Police Evaded
Location: When you come across a roof where the glass gets shot out, go down,
walk over to the top window cover and press the square button to
reveal the comic.
In-game description: "First appearance of Green Goblin! Norman Osborne, head
of Osborne Chemicals, is the man behind the mask of the
pumpkin bombing Green Goblin! This issue also features
appearances by the incredible Hulk and the Enforcers!"
Comic Book #10: Amazing Spider-man #41
Level: Spidey vs. Rhino!
Location: Destroy every barrel in this are to make the comic appear.
In-game description: "First appearance and origin of the Rhino! The brute who
wouldbecome the Rhino was a small time muscle man who
worked for professional criminals. He was the subject of
an experiment to develop a super human assassin. Through
chemical radiation treatments, the Rhino was created!"
Comic Book #11: Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-man #42
Level: Catch Venom
Location: On the left of the building still under construction.
In-game description: "Lured to the statue of liberty by a false message from
the Human Torch, Spider-man is ambushed by the Frightful
Four! The Sandmanm Electro, Wizard, and the Trapster all
have a score to settle with Spidey, and when you're done,
the Fantastic Four are next!"
Comic Book #12: Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-man #76
Level: Catch Venom
Location: The right side of the second building you swing to after losing
control of Spidey as he chases Venom through a building.
In-game description: "In this exciting issue a gang war erupts and Spider-man
and Black Cat get caught between Doctor Octopus and the
evil Owl! Black Cat is left nearly killed and Spider-man
goes on to the final battle with Doctor Octopus!"
Comic Book #13: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8
Level: Spidey vs. Venom
Location: Under the car.
In-game description: "The first appearance of the symbiote Spidey costume!
After a titanic clash with the collected super villains
on battleworld, Spidey's costume is left in tatters!
Spider-man uses alien technology to create a living
costume. The costume later discovered to be a symbiote,
a parasite member of an inter-galactically feared alien
race!"
Comic Book #14: The Spectacular Spider-man #229
Level: Sewer Entrance
Location: Proceed until you reach the area with the pipes, then backtrack to
the entrance to find this comic.
In-game description: "As the "Maximum Clonage" story line draws to a close,
Peter and his clone, The Scarlet-Spider, face a new
Doctor Octopus while trying to find a cure for the
radioactivity in the now pregnant Mary Jane's
bloodstream! The Spiders win, but Peter now decides it
is time to start his own family, and without Spider-man.
Exit Peter Parker, and enter Ben Reilly, the
Scarlet-spider!"
Comic Book #15: Spider-man #1 (McFarlane - Silver)
Level: Sewer Cavern
Location: Behind the waterfall.
In-game description: "Written and drawn by Todd McFarlane, with the
reintroduction of Calypso, an evil witch that used
Voodoo magic to fulfill her plans! this issue also marks
the Lizard's return to comics. "Torment" was one of the
more gritty, memorable Lizard related story's to be
told."
Comic Book #16: Peter Parker Spider-man #1 (reprint version B)
Level: Sewage Plant
Location: Take the first left and you'll find the comic at the end of the path.
In-game description: "Dynamic forces exclusive cover! This issue features the
first appearance of The Ranger! This issue shows Parker
taking pictures of a jail break being foiled by
Spider-man! Someone else has taken to wearing Spidey's
costume, but isn't doing a very good job!"
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Comic Book #17: Peter Parker Spider-man #1 (reprint version A)
Level: Hidden Switches
Location: It appears next to the third switch after pressing all four.
In-game description: "Spider-man series re-launch! This issue features the
first appearance of the Ranger! The issue shows Parker
taking pictures of a jail break being foiled by
Spider-man! Someone else has taken to wearing Spidey's
costume, but isn't doing a very good job!"
Comic Book #18: The Spectacular Spider-man #158
Level: Tunnel Crawl
Location: It appears behind the second switch in the level after pressing it.
In-game description: "Whenever humanity is threatened, the enigma force
chooses a champion in which to grant the nearly
limitless powers of Captain Universe! This time
Spider-man is chosen, but an accident interrupts the
transfer of power, leaving Spider-man with cosmic power,
but none of the awareness of Captain Universe!"
Comic Book #19: Amazing Spider-man #6
Level: The Lizard's Maze
Location: It will appear after you speak to the Lizard.
In-game description: "First appearance and the origin of the Lizard! Dr. Curt
Connors is a scientist in the field of re-combatant
genetics. Hoping to restore his missing arm, Doctor
Connors develops a serum based in Lizard DNA, thinking
that a Lizard's regenerative abilities will restore his
lost arm. The experiment works, too well, and he is
transformed into a mindless, rampaging lizard man!"
Comic Book #20: Amazing Spider-man #42
Level: Symbiotes Infest Bugle
Location: In the vent where the first hostage is being held. You can reach it
after turning on the AC, the switch to activate it is behind the
desk right next to the level starting point.
In-game description: "With the addition of romance artist John Romita, the
world gets its first full look at Mary Jane Watson!
Aunt May and Anna Watson have been trying to set these
two up for a while, and when Peter finally meets Mary
Jane, she bursts onto the scene with the memorable
line:"Face it, tiger, you just hit the jackpot!"
Comic Book #21: Amazing Spider-man #100
Level: Elevator Descent
Location: It's behind the left door at the bottom of the level.
In-game description: "100th anniversary issue! In this issue Parker again
decides to give up being Spider-man, and to that end
concocts a potion that should strip him of his powers!
He takes the potion, which ends up mutating him even
further! Upon waking from a state of Delirium, Peter
discovers that he has grown four new arms!"
Comic Book #22: Amazing Spider-man #50
Level: Stop the Presses!
Location: It's under a stack of newspaper rolls in the second printing press
room. Lift the stack to find the comic.
In-game description: "First appearance of Kingpin! People that he is trying to
help are afraid of him, and Aunt May has been sick for
some time. This pushes Peter Parker to give up being
Spider-man, whose absence does not go unnoticed,
particularly by a gang leader named Wilson Fisk, the
world would later come to know him as the Kingpin of
crime!"
Comic Book #23: Amazing Spider-man #13
Level: Bugle's Basement
Location: There are three pipes next to each other leaking steam. Shoot all
three of them until they stop leaking. The furnace next to the pipes
will break and reveal the comic.
In-game description: "First appearance and origin of Mysterio! Quentin Beck, a
special effects designer, grew tired of his backstage
role! With the advice taken from a friend's joke, Beck
decided to take out a new-costumed crime fighter! He
decided to target the then fledgling Spider-man!"
Comic Book #24: Amazing Spider-man #311
Level: Spidey vs. Mysterio!
Location: It appears on the bottom level after destroying all of Mysterio's
conduits.
In-game description: "In a world turned suddenly upside down, Mysterio makes
his presence known! This issue tied in with the "Inferno"
story that took place in the pages of X-man, X-factor,
New Mutants, and Excalibur, where the realm of Limbo was
merging with Earth!"
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Comic Book #25: Amazing Spider-man #129
Level: Waterfront Warehouse
Location: It's between a couple of crates in the room with the last two
symbiote generators.
In-game description: "First appearance of the Punisher, Jackal, and the
mechanic! Frank Castle, better known as the Punisher,
makes his first appearance as an assassin hired by the
Jackal. The Punisher would go on to become a tough-as-
nails vigilante known for fighting bad guys using their
rules!"
Comic Book #26: Amazing Spider-man #15
Level: Waterfront Warehouse
Location: Behind a broken gate that can be pushed down at the very end of the
level.
In-game description: "First appearance of Kraven the Hunter! Kraven, one of the
world's greatest hunters, gained powers by drinking rare
and exotic jungle elixirs. These elixirs gave him the
strength and speed of a savage beast! All the better to
catch Spidey with!"
Comic Book #27: Amazing Spider-man #2
Level: Underwater Trench
Location: Behind the locked door underneath the very first door you go through.
The switch which unlocks the door is in the room past the second gun
turret area.
In-game description: "First appearance of the Vulture! Peter Parker, in an
attempt to make money to support himself and Aunt May,
comes up with the idea to photograph his actions as
Spider-man and sell them to the Daily Bugle, Jonah
generally thinks Parker is in cahoots with Spider-man,
getting the scoop on all the good fights for a percentage
of the money he makes off the photos."
Comic Book #28: Spider-man 2099 #1
Level: Stopping the Fog
Location: It's in an Alcove under center of the starting area.
In-game description: "First appearance! And origin of Spider-man 2099! Spider-
man of the future, Miguel O'hara, wears the webs and
battles against the corporations and disturbed citizens
of 2099!"
Comic Book #29: Amazing Spider-man #3
Level: Spidey vs. Doc Ock!
Location: It appears for only a few seconds after Doctor Octopus' shield
regenerates for the first time.
In-game description: "First appearance and origin of Doctor Octopus! Dr. Otto
Octavius, a scientist in the field of atomic research,
crafts a harness consisting of four mechanical arms that
allows him to work with radioactive materials from a safe
distance. There is an accident, and Octavius survives,
but his harness has become fused to him body... thus
Doctor Octopus is born!"
Comic Book #30: Amazing Spider-man #33
Level: Spidey vs. Carnage!
Location: It will appear in the middle of the room for a short time.
In-game description: "Spider-man faces the Master-planner (who is revealed to
be Doctor Octopus) while Aunt May lies sick in the
hospital! Spider-man must overcome Doctor Octopus in a
massive underwater battle if he is to win the day!"
Comic Book #31: Amazing Spider-man #252
Level: Spidey vs. Monster-Ock!
Location: You'll come across it as you're running from Monster-ock.
In-game description: "First appearance of the symbiote costume in Amazing
Spider-man! Straight from Secret Wars, Spider-man returns
with his alien costume! Little does he know that the suit
is alive, and it has plans of its own!"
Comic Book #32: Amazing Fantasy #15
Level: Spidey vs. Monster-Ock!
Location: You'll come across it as you're running from Monster-ock.
In-game description: "First appearance of Spider-man! Also, the first
appearance of Aunt May, Flash Thompson, The Burglar, and
the death of Uncle Ben! In this issue Spider-man learns
what it means to be a hero, that "with great power there
must also come... great responsibility... and so a legend
is born!"
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VII. Credits and Thanks ******************************************************
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