There was a time shortly after Peter Parker gained his spider-powers that the initials "WWF" might have stood for "Wall-crawling, Web-slinging Fellow" instead of "World Wrestling Federation." As all good Spider-Man scholars know, Peter only entered the ring once to profit from his abilities, but the untold story of his hapless opponent is what Cage writer Brian Azzarello and WWF superstar Raven will explore in Spider-Man's Tangled Web #14: The Last Shoot (MAR021659, $2.99).

Designed to give creators a showcase for telling Spidey stories that might otherwise never be told, Tangled Web has quickly become a favorite with regular Spider-Man readers and those interested only in short story arcs or self-contained tales. Many reviewers agree, echoing the opinion of AintItCoolNews.com (which calls the book "a consistently good read"), TheFourthRail.com (which recommends it to fans of Powers and another Azzarello work, 100 Bullets), and many others.

The focus of the single-issue story will be Crusher Hogan, the fearsome superstar wrestler destined to accept a challenge -- and a humiliating defeat -- from a masked, anonymous kid. But there's more to Hogan's story than just those few minutes in the ring, and Azzarello & Raven will reveal how the champ's encounter with Peter -- which will be a pivotal event in the upcoming Spider-Man movie -- affected him and those around him.

The book is set to ship on May 29, and will carry a MarvelPG rating