This Spider-man comic was published by Marvel at the end of 2001 as a tribute to the victims and heroes of the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York on 9/11. This issue (also called "Black Issue") showed how Spider-Man and other Marvel heroes responded to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. It was written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by John Romita, Jr. Spider-Man's thoughts in this story were more or less Straczynski's own thoughts. The comic was professionally graded by CGC, expert in the field of comics. This copy is in excellent condition and was given the very high grade of 9.8 and the highest rating for the quality of the paper (White) by CGC.