The Spectacular Spider-Man - v. 6 : Final Curtain

Paul Jenkins wraps up his five-year tenure as a Spider-Man writer and brings "Spectacular Spider-Man" to a close in a moving, self-contained tale that reunites him with artist Mark Buckingham.

Plus, two spectacular standalone stories! First up: Ben Grimm's all-night poker games have become legendary among the super-hero set, and for the first time Spider-Man has been asked to join the table!

But when the Kingpin unexpectedly deals himself in, the stakes are raised!

Can the wall-crawler come out on top in this celebrity poker showdown?Then: Once he was the Mindworm, arch-nemesis of Spider-Man!

But now he's a lonely, forlorn beggar, trapped in an infernal triangle of poverty, booze and dementia.

How can Peter Parker help his one-time foe - and is Spidey himself responsible for his pitiable condition? And finally, from the pages of Peter Parker: Spider-Man, witness the return of Dr. Octopus in an intense three-part saga! Collects "Spectacular Spider-Man No. 21, No. 22, No. 27" and "Peter Parker Spider-Man Nos. 39-41".