THE GAUNTLET begins! The event that redefines Spider-Man's classic arch-enemies one by one starts with one of his deadliest - Electro! Destitute and desperate, conned out of his life's meaning and worth - Max Dillon becomes the voice of the common man against the brutal injustice of a system overloaded by greed. Then the drama continues as one of Peter Parker's closest friends is on the brink of ruin. This looks like a job for the Amazing Spider-Sleuth...and all clues point to the sinister SANDMAN! But all of Spidey's classic villains are being reinvented as part of "THE GAUNTLET," and Sandy is no different - so nothing is what it seems! Plus, the violent tension between Spidey and Osborn builds to a boil in THE LIST! Collects Amazing Spider-Man #612-616, Dark Reign: The List - Amazing Spider-Man, and Web of Spider-Man #2.