Continuing the facsimile celebration of the early days of Spider-Man's black costume - before he knew it was an alien symbiote intending to bond with him forever! As his new suit continues to influence his behavior, Spidey disrupts a warehouse raid, thwarting the criminal plans of the Rose! In retaliation, the Rose hires a deadly mercenary to take the web-slinger down once and for all! Even with his enhanced abilities, Spider-Man will soon fall prey to the Puma! Plus: Mary Jane Watson returns to Peter Parker's life! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #256.