Amazing Spider-Man debuted in 1963. As of today, it has been in publication for almost 60 years! Today, we’ll jump into J. Michael Straczynski’s run in Amazing Spider-Man. Here, Peter Parker is an adult in his mid-twenties. He has graduated from college and is married to Mary Jane. By this point, Spider-Man is a well known superhero.

Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #30 cover

Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Reading Order

Most of the issues below can be read online through Marvel Unlimited. Or you can find these in paperback or hardcover collections. Our reading order starts with Issue #30 the series’ second volume: Amazing Spider-Man (1999). After issue #58, the series reverted to it’s original number with #500. So don’t worry! We didn’t skip hundreds of issues.

Coming Home

Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #30-35

Revelations

Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #36-39

Until the Starts Turn Cold

Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #40-45

The Life and Death of Spiders

Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #46-50

Unintended Consequences

Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #51-56

Happy Birthday

Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #57-58, #500-502

The Book of Ezekiel

Amazing Spider-Man #503-508

Sins Past

Amazing Spider-Man #509-514

Skin Deep

Amazing Spider-Man #515-518

New Avengers

Amazing Spider-Man #519-524

The Other

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #19
Amazing Spider-Man #525
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #20
Amazing Spider-Man #526
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #3
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #21
Amazing Spider-Man #527
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #22
Amazing Spider-Man #528

The Road to Civil War

Amazing Spider-Man #529-531

Civil War

Amazing Spider-Man #532-538

Back in Black

Amazing Spider-Man #539-543

One More Day

Amazing Spider-Man #544
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24
Sensational Spider-Man (2004) #41
Amazing Spider-Man #545

Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #33 cover

Collected Editions

The entire JMS run in Amazing Spider-Man is collected in omnibus format.

Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus vol. 1 collects Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #30-58, #500-514.

Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus vol. 2 collects Amazing Spider-Man #515-545 plus all the additional issues for “The Other” and “One More Day”.

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