When a freak accident turns Doctor Otto Octavius into the evil Doctor Octopus, Spider-Man must swoop in to stop him from destroying the city.

Revisit the very first meeting of Spidey and Doc Ock in this new ALL AGES series.

The famous Doctor Otto Octavius—now known as Doctor Octopus—plans to use his years of scientific research to dominate the world. Spider-Man must draw on both his powers and his brains to overcome the clever scientist and stop this evil scheme from becoming a reality.

A three-dimensional plastic Spider-Man figure, tethered to the book by a sturdy elastic string, swings through the story onto every page of this action-packed adventure!

"Has Spider-man finally met his match? Timid scientist Otto Octavius has been transformed into the multiple-armed menace Dr Octopus, and only the webbed wonder has the power to stop him! Inside this web-tastic book is everything you ever wanted to know about Doc Ock, plus a whole host of cool puzzles and activities."--Back cover.

What's got six arms, a thirst for greed and a mad-on for the friendly neighborhjood Spider-Man? Otto Octavius aka the fiendish Dr. Octopus, that's who! Once a birlliantscientist, Octavius devised a set of artifical, mechanical arms with which to sonduct dangerous experiments. But when his ego caused him to overlook safety precautions, an explosion bonded those arms to his body forever, driving him mad in the process! Now Dr. Octopus uses his brillaince to hatch mad revenge schemes against his emenies, chief among them, the Amazing Spider-Man! Dr. Octopus is one of Spider-Man's most recognizable foes, and was featured prominently in the television ads for Marvel's Island of Adventure at Universal Studio's Florida theme park. Now Marvel collects some of the finest Spidey vs. Doc Ock battles of all time, from their first tussle right up to modern day. And you've got a front row seat!