Covering ASM 558-579, ASM Brand New Day Extra 1, Ms. Marvel Annual 1, and Invincible Iron Man #7. Wherein the mystery of Menace deepens, Norman Osborn brings the Thunderbolts to New York to capture Spider-Man as part of a stunt by one of the mayoral candidates, Eddie Brock becomes the preposterous Anti-Venom and battles Mac Gargan’s Venom, and we meet new villains Screwball, Paper Doll and Ana Kravinoff, yet another newly created, heretofore unmentioned Kraven child. The plot thread about the “Spider Trace Killer” is resolved when it’s revealed a bunch of cops are framing Spider-Man, including Peter Parker’s roommate Vin Gonzales. Mary Jane blows back into town as the girlfriend of a lame movie star stalked by Paper Doll, JJJ finally finds out his wife sold the Bugle to Dexter Bennett, and we meet insufferable reporter Norah Winters and even JJJ’s dad, Jay Jameson. ET CETERA. This one features Venom, Anti-Venom, Menace, Spider-Man and Green Goblin all lifted from various John Romita, Jr. drawings. Another very busy composition.