| Issue | #18 |
| Published | November 1997 |
| Cover Price | $2.99/$4.20 CAD |
| Pages | 54 |
| Editing | Ralph Macchio; Matt Hicks (assistant) |
| Notes | Credits acknowledge special thanks to Keith DeCandido for a mountain of research. |
| Characters | Spider-Man; Doctor Octopus |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Tom Velazquez (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Velazquez (signed) |
| Notes | Credits acknowledge special thanks to Keith DeCandido for a mountain of research. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Notes | Recap of prior stories and list of characters for this story. This is on the inside of the gatefold cover. Design by Comicraft's John Marasigan. |
| Characters | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Ben Urich; J. Jonah Jameson; Mr. Trilby; Torbert Octavius (Otto's father; flashback); Mary Octavius (Otto's mother; flashback); Mary Alice (flashback); Doctor Kevin Hunt (flashback); Matt Murdock [Daredevil; flashback]; Bennett Brant (flashback); Betty Brant (flashback); Giant-Man [Hank Pym; flashback]; Iron Man [Tony Stark; flashback]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards; flashback]; Villains: Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Carolyn Trainer; Stunner [Angelina Brancale]; Blackie Gaxton (flashback); Sinister Six [flashback; Electro [Maxwell Dillon]; Kraven the Hunter [Sergei Kravinoff]; Mysterio [Quentin Beck]; Sandman [William Baker; Flint Marko]; Vulture [Adrian Toomes]; Kaine (flashback) |
| Synopsis | Doctor Octopus! The one, the only, the original six-armed terror in the most offbeat unlimited ever! It's Ock seen from three different perspectives: an intimate history of the man from those who knew him the best. [per next issue box] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Tom DeFalco |
| Pencils | Joe Bennett |
| Inks | Joe Pimentel |
| Colors | John Kalisz |
| Letters | Jack Morelli |
| Characters | Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Tom DeFalco |
| Pencils | Pat Olliffe |
| Inks | Al Williamson |
| Colors | John Kalisz |
| Letters | Jackmo |
| Characters | Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Stunner [Angelina Brancale] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Tom DeFalco |
| Pencils | Joe Bennett |
| Inks | Joe Pimentel |
| Colors | John Kalisz |
| Letters | Jack Morelli |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Letters from readers. |