Comics Corner: Web Of Spider-Man 5

   

Title: Web Of Spider-Man
Issue Number: 5
Release Date: August 1985

Highlights

• First appearance of Kate Cushing, Michael Gerdes, Spider-Man Robot, and Doc Ock's henchmen, Larry, Mel, and Roger
• First appearance of the First City Federal Bank, and Schavian Embassy
• Reference is Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars, and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 104, and The Amazing Spider-Man 265
• Doc Ock creates a robotic Spider-Man to hone his fighting skills against
• Doc Ock's henchmen are happy to collect the cash for working for him, but they have no confidence that he can defeat the real Spider-Man
• Nathan Lubensky talks to Peter over the phone, and tells him that he's glad the two have made up
• Nathan informs Peter that even with all the boarders pooling their social security checks, they're still struggling to keep up with the house
• Peter goes to the Bugle looking for assignments from Robbie, but instead gets introduced to his new boss, City Editor Kathryn "Kate" Cushing
• While Peter is attempting to withdraw money from the bank, Doc Ock and his men bust in
• After beating up his henchmen, rather than pursue Ock, Spider-Man grabs a wounded bank employee, and takes her to a hospital
• Doc Ock is angry when he discovers Spider-Man was at the bank, and none of his men informed him
• Doc Ock panics, and reverts to a frightened frozen stance when he realizes he's not fighting his robot Spider-Man, but the real hero

Low Points

• Peter goes to withdraw his last twenty-three dollars, and he considers keeping the extra $100 that the machine accidentally spits out

Oddities

• Editor's Day Off: Kathryn introduces herself to Peter as, "Kathyrn," a misspelling of her name

• Peter follows Doc Ock and his gang into the bank their robbing, and ducks in a lounge to change into his costume - Um...Cameras...bank?
• Spider-Man's eye lenses are colored red in a couple panels
• Editor's Continued Day Off: They just can't settle on how to write Kate's name in the book; Kathyrn to Katheryn, then to Katherine, then Kate, then back to Katheryn - Pick a lane!

• Spider-Man goes to smash Doc Ock's mechanical arms, but is stopped by his attorney, which is backed up by the police

Rating (based on a 1 through 5 Stans grading system)

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