Comics Corner: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 83

   

Title: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man
Issue Number: 83
Release Date: October 1983

Highlights

  • Black Cat sneaks out of her hospital again, and in doing so finds and helps a white cat that she keeps
  • Captain DeWolff lets Spider-Man tag along and help bust up a counterfeit credit card operation
  • After telling Spider-Man it's close to visiting hours at the hospital, Captain DeWolff thinks to herself that if Black Cat ever dumps Spider-Man that he should give her a call
  • Reference is made to The Amazing Spider-Man 245
  • Black Cat tells Spider-Man that when she's all better that she wants to work side by side with him
  • Spider-Man leaves to go think about it, clearly not a fan of the idea - Mainly because of the danger it poses to Black Cat
  • Punisher is coming up for his first court hearing since being recaptured
  • A brief telling of how Frank Castle became the Punisher
  • J. Jonah Jameson explains that Punisher used to be a good guy, but then went total vigilante, and expresses his concern if Spider-Man should do the same - We finally understand why Jameson hates Spider-Man - He's afraid he too will go rogue
  • Peter Parker is sent to get photos of Punisher's trial, and Ben Urich is sent to get the story
  • Punisher is deemed insane, and therefore won't stand trial - Instead, he'll be sent to a mental hospital
  • Peter Parker worries if he'll one day snap mentally
Low Points
  • None
Oddities
  • Everyone, including the court keeps referring to him as "Punisher", and not by his name, Frank Castle, which he's been known as since his debut in The Amazing Spider-Man 129
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