A saga of life, death and obsession decades in the telling! The sorcerer Xandu is desperate to restore the love of his life to the land of the living - and he needs the Wand of Watoomb! But time and again, Doctor Strange and Spider-Man stand in his way. Xandu's quest to revive his beloved will involve another arcane artifact - the Crystal of Kadavus - and even drag the Scarlet Witch into the action! But will Xandu's plan result in all life as we know it crumbling into dusty death? Plus: Spidey/ Strange team-ups throughout the years !

COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) 2, 14; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) 21, 50-51, 76-77, 80-81; SPIDER-MAN/DR. STRANGE: THE WAY TO DUSTY DEATH; UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN: STRANGE ENCOUNTER; MATERIAL FROM MARVEL FANFARE (1982) 6