Amazing Spider-Man: If This Be My Destiny by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko comprises issues #31 through #33 of Amazing Spider-Man.
"If This Be My Destiny" is more commonly remembered by Master Planner. The story has a mysterious villain, who we only know as Master Planner, robbing any radioactive materials he can get his hands on. The Master Planner wants to take over the world and he needs radioactive materials for his plan (unknown to us). Spider-Man as usual has a lot on his slate, as he just started college and most importantly, his aunt, Aunt May, is in the hospital very ill. As the story progresses we find that Spider-Man needs a radioactive serum to cure his aunt, but the serum is stolen by the Master Planner. An encounter occurs and then we are led to a famous scene where Spidey has to move a roof to get the serum.
The story has everything a great Spider-Man story should have: Peter Parker having day to day problems, Spider-Man facing a talented villain, Spider-Man using his brain to solve something, Spider-Man using his will to keep going. The latter is what has always attracted me to Spider-Man. He never gives up. No matter the odds, no matter how tired, Spider-Man will give his all. This attitude has always been an inspiration to me and issue #33 was certainly very inspiring to the many Spidey writers that have followed since Stan Lee.
If you are a Spider-Man fan, this is a must-read. I still highly recommend it to anyone.
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