Continuing a Facsimile celebration of the early days of Spider-Man's black costume, which he has now discovered is really an alien symbiote intending to bond with him forever! Spidey may believe he's done with the black costume now that he's back in his classic suit - hunting down the Hogboblin and figuring out what connection he has to the criminal mastermind known as the Rose - but even trapped in the Fantastic Four's Baxter Building HQ, the symbiote is thinking of escape! And when the Hobgoblin returns, it's bad news for Harry Osborn, who has something the villain wants! Can Spider-Man save one of his oldest friends? 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) #260.