Parker Meets Aunt May's New Tenant

ASM 54.

Doc Ock Strikes Again

ASM 112: Not a particularly uncommon story, but the art work is classic Romita. Look how good it looks. No wonder Spidey came to life when Romita started drawing. And it's not just him, of course -- it's those who were brought in to successfully copy and work within his influence.

Aunt May Tries to Kill Spiderman

ASM 115: Spidey is still trying to rescue May from what he thinks is a kidnapping situation. He doesn't realize she likes Octavius. So after just plastering Ock with everything he had, he turns to see a gun only inches away. He can't sense any danger when May points a gun at him, because his Spider sense thinks May is friendly. This is a very important detail. Without spider sense, anyone with a gun could theoretically injure Spiderman critically, as he is not bullet proof. His most important fighting attributes consist in having an early warning system (spider sense) and the ability to be agile and very quick. It this scene, it is only May's slight delay in pulling the trigger that allows him to escape. Good stuff.

Doc Ock and Aunt May About to Marry!

ASM: 130. This was an excellent story line. May had become smitten with Octavious. Here, they are trying to exchange vows, but it becomes disrupted by Hammerhead and our favorite hero.

Doc Ock Appears to Die in a Nuclear Explosion

ASM 131: Doc Ock and Hammerhead appear to get incinerated in a nuclear explosion, as Spiderman flies a plane carrying Aunt May to safety. Ock will paper in later issues, having saved himself inside a nuclear-safe canister in the ground. Hammerhead is also believed killed, but we'll leave that cereal box story out of it.