Amazing Spider-Man
# 291-300
Amazing Spider-Man # 291: "Dark Journey!"
Writer: David Michelinie 
Penciller: John Romita Jr. 
Inker: Vince Colletta
Jay's Rating:
JJJ

Synopsis:
Peter's proposal catches Mary Jane off guard and says no. Mary Jane makes her way to Pittsburgh to visit her sister. Unfortunately, Alistair Smythe is at it again and Spidey battles his latest Spider Slayer. Meanwhile, Mary Jane learns that her sister is in jail and she calls Peter asking him to come to Pittsburgh. Peter leaves the threat of Smythe behind and chooses to help Mary Jane.

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Amazing Spider-Man # 292: "Growing Pains!"
Writer: David Michelinie 
Penciller: John Romita Jr. 
Inker: Vince Colletta
Jay's Rating:
JJ1/2

Synopsis:
Peter meets up with Mary Jane in Pittsburgh and learns that Mary Jane's sister was arrested for stealing an ancient manuscript for her father. Mary Jane decides to helps her father retrieve the manuscript. Smythe followed Peter to Pittsburgh and unleashes his Spider Slayer once again. Smythe manages to cause them a bit of trouble, but he's defeated. They hand off the manuscript to Mary Jane's father, but it turns out they set him up for the police and her sister is released. On the way back to New York City, Mary Jane accepts Peter's marriage proposal.

Jay's Notes:

Amazing Spider-Man # 293: "Crawling"
Writer: J.M. DeMatteis
Penciller: Mike Zeck
Inker: Bob McLeod
Jay's Rating:
JJJJJ

Synopsis:
After having disposed of his arch-enemy, Kraven begins a ritual process that he hopes will allow him to become the Spider. He then dons Spider-Man's costume and sets out to impersonate him. He rescues Mary Jane from some thugs and deals out a brutal beating. Meanwhile, the sewer creature known as the Vermin hungers and starts hunting down and killing women.

Jay's Notes:

  • Continued from Web of Spider-Man #31.
  • Continues in Spectacular Spider-Man #131.
Amazing Spider-Man # 294: "Thunder"
Writer: J.M. DeMatteis
Penciller: Mike Zeck
Inker: Bob McLeod
Jay's Rating:
JJJJJ

Synopsis:
Spider-Man attacks Kraven, but Kraven won't fight back and announces that he's finally beat Spider-Man. Kraven takes Spider-Man down to his underground cavern and proudly shows him the captive and terrified Vermin.  Kraven then releases the Vermin and sets him after Spider-Man.  The Vermin gains the upper hand as Spider-Man refuses to beat up on the Vermin. Kraven stops their fight and lets the Vermin escape knowing that Spider-Man will have to hunt him down. Spider-Man leaves and Kraven kills himself. 

Jay's Notes:

  • Continued from Web of Spider-Man #32.
  • Continues in Spectacular Spider-Man #132.
Amazing Spider-Man # 295: "Mad Dog"
Writer: Ann Nocenti
Penciller: Cindy Martin
Inker: Kyle Baker
Jay's Rating:
JJJ1/2

Synopsis:
Spidey finds himself as a new patient in a mental ward nicknamed the "Mad Dog Ward".  Too drugged to do anything, Peter meets the other patients and meets up with the mother who was falsely committed. He attempts to muster a break out, but it fails as the drugs overwhelm him.

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Amazing Spider-Man # 296: "Force of Arms"
Writer:  David Michelinie
Penciller:  Alex Saviuk
Inker: Vince Colletta
Jay's Rating:
JJ1/2

Synopsis:
Otta Octavius is subjected to radical new sleep therapy in hopes of curing him of his greatest fear, Spider-Man. Unfortunately, the therapy triggers his subconscious control over his mechanical arms  and they free themselves. The mechanical arms leave a path of destruction in their wake as they make their way to Octavius. Spidey catches up with him and Octavius goes into a catatonic state. His mechanical arms, however, have a mind of their own and they escape with him.
Amazing Spider-Man # 297: "I'll Take Manhattan!"
Writer:  David Michelinie
Penciller:  Alex Saviuk
Inker: Vince Colletta
Jay's Rating:
JJ1/2

Synopsis:
Spidey rescues some upper class partiers from a robbery and the owner tears a strip off of him because of the property damage that ensued. Doc Ock steals a deadly bioweapon which he hopes to unleash on Manhatten forever ending the threat of Spider-Man. However, Spidey catches win of his plot and tracks him down. Unfortunately, Doc Ock is unable to recall the helicopter that's to unleash the bioweapon because he's in a catatonic state. Spidey pretends to be losing to Doc Ock which snaps him out of the catatonic state. Doc Ock recalls the helicoper and gloats over an exhausted Spidey. Doc Ock escapes and Spidey is more than happy to limp home.

Jay's Notes:

  • Spidey updates his webshooter building in a sensor for when his webbing levels get low.
Amazing Spider-Man # 298: ""
Writer:  David Michelinie
Penciller:  Todd McFarlane
Inker: Bob McLeod
Jay's Rating:
JJJJJ

Synopsis:
 

Jay's Notes:
Amazing Spider-Man # 299: ""
Writer:  David Michelinie
Penciller:  Todd McFarlane
Inker: Bob McLeod
Jay's Rating:
JJJJJ

Synopsis:
 

Jay's Notes:
Amazing Spider-Man # 300: ""
Writer:  David Michelinie
Penciller:  Todd McFarlane
Inker: Bob McLeod
Jay's Rating:
JJJJJ

Synopsis:
 

Jay's Notes:
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