Amazing Spider-Man #51/492 (2003)

"Digger," Written by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Scott Hanna.  Cover pencils by J. Scott Campbell, inks by Tim Townsend.

On July 3, 1957, thirteen Mafia bosses meet in Las Vegas to peacefully resolve their differences.  Missing from this meeting is Morris Forelli, who sends four gunmen to murder the thirteen, then bury the bodies in a mass grave in the Nevada Desert.  Nearly five decades later, the US military tests a pocket gamma bomb in the Nevada Desert. Following this detonation, a creature to crawl out of the ground.  This creature journeys to New York and begins killing Morris Forelli's men.leaving a trail of destruction in its wake to send a message to the Forelli crew. This new villain threatens to derail Peter and MJ’s reunion… and so much more!

Key book; origin & first appearance of Digger. Near mint condition.