Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks Vol. 4
Issues 31-40
Peter registers at Empire State University
Harry Osborn and Gwen Stacy are introduced. Gwen takes a liking to Peter
Spiderman has Dr. Connors order a serum of Iso 36 which will help Aunt May from radioactive poisoning which was transferred through Peter’s blood
The Master Planner aka Doc Ock wants to get his hands on it for his atomic research
Spiderman follows Master Planner’s crooks who took the shipment containing the serum and eventually confronts Doc Ock in his underwater base
Doc Ock escapes as heavy machinery falls atop Spidey, too heavy for him to lift
Knowing he needs to save May’s life, he manages to push it off and grab the serum
His resolve stays resilient as he beats through Master Planner’s cronies
He gets the serum to Connors and has his own blood tested with it first for certainty it will work for May
Aunt May is cured and Peter fully loses Betty
Kraven pretends to be Spiderman to lure him out. He loses
Molten Man comes out of prison and tries crime again only to again be put back
A scientist named Norton G. Fester gains basic superpowers from a meteorite
Of course, Spiderman stops him
A Professor Stromm designs two robots to attack his former partner Norman Osborn who stole his inventions
Stromm dies of a heart attack and Osborn sneakily knocks out Spidey intending for the robots to finish him
Osborn has nefarious plans and plans to get Spiderman out of his way
A suit makes a regular guy named Joe Smith go crazy who has a passion for boxing. Spidey sets him straight
Green Goblin follows Spiderman home and discovers he’s Peter Parker
He abducts Peter, ties him up and reveals himself as Norman Osborn, Harry’s father
Taking one of Stromm’s formulas which blew in his face, it turned his mind sharper but also unstable and turned to crime
Donning the Green Goblin costume, he targeted Spiderman because he knew he’d earn the underworld’s respect
Spidey escapes his bonds and knocks Goblin into an electrical charge making him lose any memories after his lab accident
Spiderman gets Osborn to safety where he lies in bed at home watched over by Harry