This Week's AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #975 Features Most Controversial Reveal Since SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN - SPOILERS

This Week's AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #975 Features Most Controversial Reveal Since SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN - SPOILERS

Amazing Spider-Man #975 goes on sale later this week, and some leaked pages from the issue have revealed what's really going on with Peter Parker and Spider-Man, as neither of them is who they seem...

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By JoshWilding - Aug 31, 2025 11:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics
Source: Bleeding Cool

Something strange is happening with Peter Parker. The hero is currently lost in space, fighting for survival. However, he can also still be found on Earth, where he's got a new, hardened attitude and some impressive gadgets. 

In this Wednesday's Amazing Spider-Man #11/#975, the truth is finally revealed, and it promises to be incredibly controversial.

Bleeding Cool has shared some leaked panels from the comic, revealing that the "Peter Parker" on Earth is really Ben Reilly. The clone has been waiting to steal Peter's life, and has finally done so, much to the chagrin of...Spider-Man?!

Ben and Spidey square off, and the latter later returns home, where he reflects on his battle with Chasm. Spider-Man takes a seat, unmasks, and is revealed to be Norman Osborn! 

The former Green Goblin has changed in recent years. With his evil nature removed, he's served as an unlikely hero and an ally to the web-slinger. Now, with Peter M.I.A., he's set out to keep the "dream" alive, repaying Spider-Man for saving his life by taking over the mantle.

So, he's not an "evil" Spider-Man, but having Norman wear the mask is surely even more controversial than what we saw when Doctor Octopus stole Peter's body and became the "Superior" Spider-Man. 

We still don't know exactly what is happening with the real Spider-Man, but as we rocket to Amazing Spider-Man #1000, his adventures are currently playing out far from Earth. Alas, it doesn't appear as if the plan is for Peter's romance with Mary Jane Watson to be revisited (they've largely been kept apart since "One More Day").

Ben's role in this story is intriguing, particularly as he's posing as Peter and is typically portrayed in a villainous light since becoming Chasm. Norman once killed the clone, so their clashes promise to be very personal in the coming weeks. 

How do you feel about Norman Osborn being the new Spider-Man?

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SPIDEY GOES COSMIC! A tale of two Spider-Men...One Spider-Man swings around New York City meting out justice in an unfriendly matter. Another Spider-Man is found in a distant solar system running with strange companions. One such companion? A stranger named SYMBIE making his FIRST APPEARANCE! The next major chapter in Spider-Man's life begins here!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11/#975
Written by JOE KELLY
Art by PEPE LARRAZ, JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by PEPE LARAZ

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AnEye
AnEye - 8/31/2025, 11:10 AM
WHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/31/2025, 11:11 AM
Make Mine Spider-Man 😎
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 8/31/2025, 11:14 AM
Shit like this is why I and many others stopped reading comics years ago.
Sinner
Sinner - 8/31/2025, 11:40 AM
@TheJok3r - Why? Soap opera twists like this are ingrained in Marvel comics, especially the likes of Spider-Man and X-Men
TheDpool
TheDpool - 8/31/2025, 11:27 AM
I hate you Ben Reilly. I really do.
Ryan
Ryan - 8/31/2025, 12:44 PM
@TheDpool - Instead of hating the character you should research all the writers who made him a bad character.
PapaBear562
PapaBear562 - 8/31/2025, 11:46 AM
This is so stupid.
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/31/2025, 11:53 AM
It’s kraven a last hunt and Batman battle for cowl situation ?si=jbPwqr1ylJ2EppDU
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/31/2025, 11:56 AM
@dragon316 - comic book fans say there experts on history and lore of Spider-Man did you see this coming spider comic fans who’s expert company people work on movies and books
McMurdo
McMurdo - 8/31/2025, 12:00 PM
Dude what happened to Marvel comics? This is so bad.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 8/31/2025, 12:08 PM
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ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 8/31/2025, 12:59 PM
Yeah, kinda figured since they shitted on Reilly again with the villain turn, and Osborn insisting that Parker should get back to crimefighting after his latest beatdown, and his access to tech.
Kurban
Kurban - 8/31/2025, 1:05 PM
God this series is so ass
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 8/31/2025, 1:08 PM
975 issues of Spiderman?
I remember when Peter celebrated his birthday in Amazing 500.

I think #600 was the last issue i bought.
I don't even remember what happened.
geraltlives
geraltlives - 8/31/2025, 1:51 PM
@MarvelZombie616 - Amazing Issue #545 was the last one I bought. I was probably buying 50 dollars a week in comics. One More Day ended all of that
GarthRanzz
GarthRanzz - 8/31/2025, 5:52 PM
@geraltlives - I still get my DC pulls. I remember getting 300 when that came out and continuing on until the Superior Spider-Man arc started.
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 8/31/2025, 3:15 PM
Marvel Comics has been dead creatively since around 1991 when the Image founders left it. Not just because they left, but because of how Marvel reacted to it, trying to then kill Image immediately by flooding the market with garbage and dumb gimmicks.

So a current writer can't tap into any great history from 1991 to 2025 because none exists. Instead, they keep reusing the terrible clone crap from 1974 and Gwen Stacy's death.
ModernAudience
ModernAudience - 8/31/2025, 3:46 PM
Whoever is coloring JRJR is killer ng it. They look great together.
ElJefe
ElJefe - 9/1/2025, 8:34 AM
@ModernAudience - JRJR’s art is polarizing, but I’ve always kinda loved it. You’re right it looks good here.
ModernAudience
ModernAudience - 9/1/2025, 11:53 AM
@ElJefe - he's definitely gotten looser over the years but I will always have a soft spot for him
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/31/2025, 5:13 PM

This SM run sucks.

And yet, some 60 years running, I still buy and read them all.

I may b!tch a lot, but I gotta be me.
skyshark03191
skyshark03191 - 8/31/2025, 6:31 PM
@DocSpock - we’re fans. Were there for the good and the bad.
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 8/31/2025, 6:50 PM
@DocSpock - If you paid for it then bitch away.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/31/2025, 8:54 PM
@skyshark03191 -

so very true.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/31/2025, 9:13 PM
@WEAPONXOXOXO -

Geez. Sounds like my first marriage.
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 9/1/2025, 8:28 AM
@DocSpock - lol! I could relate.
CreateNowSlpL8r
CreateNowSlpL8r - 9/1/2025, 11:27 AM
@DocSpock - Really sucks. They brought Hobgoblin back and gave him the stupid sword and wings from the Phil Urich version with no explanation.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/1/2025, 11:40 AM
@CreateNowSlpL8r -

The Marvel and DC comics lines have veered all over the place in the last 25 years, and very seldom for the better. They are hooked on huge ridiculous twists for short term sales hikes. And that doesn't work much anymore.
CreateNowSlpL8r
CreateNowSlpL8r - 9/1/2025, 3:53 PM
@DocSpock - They are just terribly written. Peter is either useless, being lectured or a simp.

They cant write him because hes a hero and hes good. That same story was showing flashbacks of him being an asshole as a kid. They cant write him because hes a hero and they dont believe in heroes.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/1/2025, 4:19 PM
@CreateNowSlpL8r -

Typical lefty thinking. he is a hero at heart. That's the whole point of Spidey/Peter.
CreateNowSlpL8r
CreateNowSlpL8r - 9/1/2025, 6:05 PM
@DocSpock - Exactly. Thats why they cant write him. Its the same reason GR cant finish his books and why he makes his heroes fail. They dont believe in them. They believe everyone is morally bad. Thats why Peter gets lectured so much by all these new female characters, Miles (who Peter is supposed to be the mentor) etc. Ever notice how many Spidey stories end with him conceeding someone elses point or just being pointless lectured in his own book?
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/1/2025, 7:54 PM
@CreateNowSlpL8r -

It is indeed sickening.
IcePyke
IcePyke - 8/31/2025, 6:29 PM
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McMurdo
McMurdo - 8/31/2025, 8:48 PM
@IcePyke - well played.
Corruptor
Corruptor - 8/31/2025, 7:59 PM
He pulls off the mask... and reveals yet another another Romita Junior square faced Italian thug.
DenvertheDino
DenvertheDino - 9/1/2025, 8:26 AM
This is far from being the worst or most shocking thing Marvel has done. The Spider-Man comics have been in the toilet for years already.

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