Collects "Spider-Man" comics dealing with the web-crawler's efforts to join the Avengers and some of his experiences as part of the team, including taking on the Hulk, Nebula, the Stranger, Kang, and Ngh the Unspeakable.

Collects: Amazing Spider-Man 348 and Annual 3; Avengers (1963) 236-237, 314-318, and 329; New Avengers 3; and, Avengers (2010) 1. "Collected Editions"--Cover p. [2].

...To become and Avenger / writer, Stan Lee ; pencilers, John Romita and Don Heck ; inker, Mike Esposito ; letterer, Art Simek -- I want to be an Avenger! and Meltdowns and mayhem / writer, Roger Sterm ; penciler, Al Milgrom ; inker, Joe Sinnott ; colorists, Carl Gafford and Christie Scheele ; letterers, Janice Chiang and Christie Scheele -- Along came a spider, Doomsday plus one, Spiders and stars, Business as usual, and A vengeful god / writers, John Byrne and Fabian Nicieza ; penciler, Paul Ryan ; inker, Tom Palmer ; colorist, Christie Scheele ; letterers, Bill Oakley and Jack Morelli -- Starting line-up / writer, Larry Hama ; penciler, Paul Ryan ; inker, Tom Palmer ; colorist, Christie Scheele ; letterer, Bill Oakley -- Righteous sand / writer, David Michelinie ; penciler, Erik Larsen ; colorist, Bob Sharen ; letterer, Rick Parker -- Breakout, part 3 / writer, Brian Michael Bendis ; penciler, David Finch ; inkers, Danny Miki, Allen Martinez, and Victor Olazaba ; colorist, Frank D'Armata ; letterers, Richard Starkings and Comicraft's Albert Deschesne -- Next Avengers, part 1 / writer, Brian Michael Bendis ; penciler, John Romita, Jr. ; inker, Klaus Janson ; colors, Dean White ; letterer, Virtual Calligraphy's Cory Petit.