Amazing story of the rise and fall of Kraven, with Spider-Man, Mary Jane, and Vermin.
Excellent illustrations by Zeck. ( )

This is a compilation of the books telling the story of how Kraven, always one of the minor Spider-Man villains, reclaims his warped sense of honor by "killing" Spider-Man (actually drugging him into a coma), entombing him for two weeks and passing as Spider-Man in his stead, killing one of the criminals he fights. For some reason Vermin is pulled into this muddled story, and it concludes with Kraven's suicide. The main interest revolves around Peter Parker's two-week absence from his new wife, Mary Jane, although the repercussions of his absence from the world are never explained. A 2-week honeymoon, perhaps? A disappointing storyline that at least had the virtue of doing away with Kraven, always one of the more tiresome villains, and not particularly interesting artwork to boot. We even detect no trace of Spider-Man's trademark humor, although everybody in this downer of a tale is so morose, it's easy to see it getting to Spidey a bit. ( )