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 theliving - and he needs the Wand of Watoomb! But time and again, DoctorStrange and Spider-Man stand in his way. Xandu's quest to revive hisbeloved will involve another arcane artifact -- the Crystal of Kadavus --and even drag the Scarlet Witch into the action! But will Xandu's planresult in all life as we know it crumbling into dusty death? Plus:Spider-Man/Strange team-ups throughout the years -- in battle with theWraith, Silver Dagger, Baron Mordo and more!

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; and Material from MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #6

Written by: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Frank Miller, Denny O'Neil, Len Wein, Bill Mantlo, Chris Claremont, Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern, and Mike W. Barr

Penciled by: Steve Ditko, Frank Miller, Sal Buscema, Jeff Aclin, Howard Chaykin, Mike Vosburg, Mike Bair, Neil Nokes, and Sandy Plunkett

Cover by: Mike Bair