| Issue | #5 |
| Published | December 2001 |
| Cover Price | 7.50 USD |
| Pages | 132 |
| Editing | Brian Smith (Reprint); See individual stories for original editors. |
| Notes | Cover numbering is #9-6. The figure in the foreground is placed over a collage of Marvel characters (Carlos Pacheco's Avengers, Alex Ross' Wolverine, Joe Quesada's Daredevil and Alan Davis' Fantastic Four) that are the background images for every cover in this series. |
| Characters | Daredevil |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Joe Quesada |
| Inks | Jimmy Palmiotti |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Cover numbering is #9-6. The figure in the foreground is placed over a collage of Marvel characters (Carlos Pacheco's Avengers, Alex Ross' Wolverine, Joe Quesada's Daredevil and Alan Davis' Fantastic Four) that are the background images for every cover in this series. |
| Characters | Spider-Man |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Mark Bagley |
| Colors | Richard Isanove |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Editing | Ralph Macchio |
| Reprinted | From Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (Oct. 2000) Cover |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bob Greenberger |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | FEATURE: Peter Parker [Spider-man; Not in costume this issue]; GUESTS: Aunt May; Uncle Ben; Mary Jane Watson; Flash Thompson; Kong; Harry Osborn; VILLAINS: Norman Osborn; Shaw |
| Synopsis | Peter is bitten by a radioactive spider on a visit to Osborn Industries and begins to develop super powers. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bill Jemas (Co-Plot); Brian Michael Bendis |
| Pencils | Mark Bagley |
| Inks | Art Thibert |
| Colors | Steve Buccellato |
| Letters | Richard Starkings and Comicraft |
| Editing | Ralph Macchio |
| Reprinted | From Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (Oct. 2000) |
| Characters | Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Angel; Beast; Magneto |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Sol Brodsky (?) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Reprinted | From X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (Sept. 1963) Cover |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bob Greenberger |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | FEATURE: X-Men--Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Iceman; Angel; VILLAIN: Magneto |
| Synopsis | After a day of training and meeting Jean Grey, a new student at Professor X's school, the X-Men go one their first assignment--stopping a mutant named Magneto from talking over an Air Force base. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Paul Reinman |
| Letters | Sam Rosen |
| Reprinted | From X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (Sept. 1963) |
| Characters | Captain America; Iron Man; Thor; Giant-Man; Wasp; Namor |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Reprinted | From Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964) Cover |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bob Greenberger |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | FEATURE: Avengers--Captain America; Iron Man; Thor; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp; GUESTS: Rick Jones; Teen Brigade; VILLAINS: Namor; Atlanteans; An Alien; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Bucky Barnes; Hulk |
| Synopsis | Namor, disgusted by the human race, attacks a group of eskimos and throws their god, an image frozen in ice, into the sea; When the ice melts, the figure trapped within turns out to be Captain America who has been in suspended animation since the end of World War II; The Avengers rescue Cap but as they return him to New York, a mysterious figure turns our heroes to stone; Cap meets Rick Jones, the Hulk's buddy and a dead ringer for his old partner Bucky Barnes, and they enlist the help of the Teen Brigade in trying to find the man responsible for the Avengers' plight; When they do track him down, the man actually turns out to be an alien and he agrees to restore the Avengers to humanity if they agree to help him recover his broken space ship in return; The Avengers pull the ship from the ocean floor but are immediately attacked by Namor and his people; Cap and the Avengers battle the Atlanteans but it is the restored spaceship blasting off that ultimately drives off Namor and his men; Cap joins the team. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Reprinted | From Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964) |
| Characters | Spider-Man; Gwen Stacy; J. Jonah Jameson; Harry Osborn; Norman Osborn; Mary Jane Watson; Ned Leeds; Aunt May; Robbie Robertson |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | John Romita |
| Inks | John Romita |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Editing | Roy Thomas |
| Reprinted | From Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #121 (June 1973) Cover |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bob Greenberger |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | FEATURE: Spider-Man; GUESTS: Gwen Stacy (Death); Harry Osborn; Mary Jane Watson; Robbie Robertson; J. Jonah Jameson; VILLAIN: Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Aunt May; Flash Thompson |
| Synopsis | Harry is raving and bed ridden after once again taking LSD and when his father finds his son's friends gathering around in support, he throws them out; Cracking under the pressure of his damaged son and failing business, Norman regains his memory of being the Green Goblin and also the secret identity of his deadliest foe; Trying to get to Spidey where it hurts, the Goblin captures Gwnedy and brings her to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge; During the fight, Gwen falls from the bridge and when Spider-Man tries to catch her with a web line, her neck snaps. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | John Romita; Tony Mortellaro |
| Colors | David Hunt |
| Letters | Artie Simek |
| Reprinted | From Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #121 (June 1973) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Countdown of the 100 greatest issues from #100-6. |
| Characters | Punisher |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jae Lee |
| Inks | Jae Lee |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Reprinted | From Punisher (Marvel 1987 series) #103 (June 1995) Cover detail |