After having faced Electro and the Sandman, Spider-Man now finds himself up against the brute force of the Rhino and the dangerous magic of Mysterio, wondering if someone still more powerful is behind the scenes running the assault.

"Contains material originally published in magazine form as Amazing Spider-Man #617-621 and Web of Spider-Man #3-4."

Gauntlet origins: Rhino / writer, Fred Van Lente ; artist, Nick Dragotta -- Issue #617 / writer, Joe Kelly ; artist, Max Fiumara -- Issues #618-620 / writer Dan Slott ; artist, Marcos Martin with Javier Pulido (issue #620) -- The walk / writer, Joe Kelly ; artist, Javier Pulido -- Issue #621 / writer, Dan Slott ; penciler, Michael Lark -- Gauntlet origins: Mysterio / writer, Fred Van Lente ; penciler, Barry Kitson.