The coming of Carnage！ When Venom’s offspring transforms psychopath Cletus Kasady into a symbiotic serial killer， Peter Parker makes the hardest decision of his life — and turns to Venom for help！ But will Eddie Brock join the fight…or continue his single-minded mission to squash Spider-Man？ Plus: Spider-Man enters the Lizard’s lair — and faces a powerful enemy alongside the New Warriors！ And when Spidey is haunted by Kraven the Hunter， can he save the soul of his fiercest foe？ Then， when familiar faces make a startling return， Spidey must investigate a painful piece of his past — assuming he can get through Taskmaster and the Red Skull！

COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man （1963） 361-367， Amazing Spider-Man Annual （1964） 26， Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter （1992） 1; material from Spectacular Spider-Man Annual （1979） 12， Web of Spider-Man Annual （1985） 8， New Warriors Annual （1991） 2