Comics Corner: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 89

   

Title: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man
Issue Number: 89
Release Date: April 1984

Highlights

• Black Cat vows to get super powers, or die trying
• Joe Robertson knocks on Peter Parker's door, and Peter thinks for a moment that he should maybe reveal his identity to everyone before snapping out of it
• As her alter ego, Felecia goes to visit Tony Stark, only to find he's nowhere to be found - She then tries calling Hank Pym, and the Fantastic Four, but they are unavailable
• Black Cat goes to the Avenger's headquarters, and offers Captain America money for super powers - He turns her away
• Black Cat sneaks into the Fantastic Four's headquarters, only to be caught, and turned down for assistance with getting super powers
• After being denied by all the super heroes she can find, Black Cat turns to the underworld for help
• Reference is made to Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 74, 75, 86, and The Amazing Spider-Man 251
• A mysterious man offers Black Cat power in exchange for services in the future - She agrees, intending to keep it a secret from Spider-Man, and also bust the mysterious person in the future
• Black Cat obtains the powers of a black cat - agility, speed, and giving people bad luck
• The mysterious man turns out to be Kingpin, and Black Cat is now in debt to him
• Kingpin is playing Black Cat for a fool, and intends to get revenge on her for stealing the device that the Owl and Doctor Octopus almost used to destroy the city
• The issue concludes with Spider-Man disappearing in a flash of light in Central Park, tying the events of this issue, Marvel Team-Up 140, and The Amazing Spider-Man 251 together

Low Points

• What a mess it's been piecing together this timeline of recent issues
• Spider-Man is absent for most of this issue, but it's necessary to tell the story about Black Cat getting her powers
• It also helps not convolute things more in the timeline

Organizing The Timeline

• The Amazing Spider-Man 249
• This issue starts a story arc that immediately continues in The Amazing Spider-Man 250
• The Amazing Spider-Man 250
• This issue continues immediately after the conclusion of The Amazing Spider-Man 249
• Marvel Team-Up 138
• The events of this issue fit while Spider-Man is going around the city looking to speak to everyone who Hobgoblin is blackmailing in The Amazing Spider-Man 250 - However, the events of Marvel Team-Up 138 occur over multiple days, meaning it would have to take Spider-Man several days to talk to everyone, which is not unreasonable considering how may people were present at the Booking Room in The Amazing Spider-Man 249, and 250
• This issue makes reference to Joe Robertson still being city editor, so it could not have occurred after the conclusion of The Amazing Spider-Man 251, when J. Jonah Jameson steps down as editor-in-chief, and gives the position to him
• This issue references the massive spider sense surge which hits Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man 249, which happens at the house warming party for Harry and Liz Osborn, so it could not have occurred prior to The Amazing Spider-Man 249
• This issue makes reference to Spider-Man having lost his spider sense, meaning it could not take place until after The Amazing Spider-Man 249
• This issue references that Spider-Man doesn't know if he wants to reveal his true identity to Black Cat, which he does in Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 87, so it must occur prior to Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 86
• Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 86
• The events of this fit directly after Marvel Team-Up 138 which concludes at night, the timeframe where this issue begins
• Because Marvel Team-Up 138 makes reference to Spider-Man unsure if he wants to reveal his identity to Black Cat, which occurs in Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 87, the events of Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 86 cannot feasibly take place until after Marvel Team-Up 138
• Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 86 starts a story arc that immediately continues in Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 87
• Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 87
• This story concludes the story arc started in Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 86
• This  issue references the massive spider sense surge which hits Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man 249, which happens at the house warming party for Harry and Liz Osborn, so it could not have occurred prior to The Amazing Spider-Man 249
• Marvel Team-Up 139
• The events of this issue fit during The Amazing Spider-Man 250, after Peter Parker fixes his old spider tracer equipment, but before he finds Hobgoblin - Spider-Man even checks the spider tracer during this issue, solidifying that it takes place at this point in time
• Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 88
• The events of this issue fit if they occur directly after Marvel Team-Up 139, but before Spider-Man finally finds Hobgoblin in The Amazing Spider-Man 250
• Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 89
• The events of this issue fit if they occur directly after Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 88, but before Spider-Man finally finds Hobgoblin in The Amazing Spider-Man 250
• Additionally, Spider-Man disappear in a flash of light in Central Park, just as he did in The Amazing Spider-Man 251, tying the two endings together
• The Amazing Spider-Man 251
• This issue continues immediately after the conclusion of The Amazing Spider-Man 250, and concludes the three issue story arc
• Marvel Team-Up 140
• The events of this issue feasibly fit during the Amazing Spider-Man 251 after Spider-Man's final battle with Hobgoblin, but before he goes to see J. Jonah Jameson "the next morning"
• Additionally, Spider-Man disappear in a flash of light in Central Park, just as he did in The Amazing Spider-Man 251, and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 89, tying the three endings together
• The events of this issue also note that Marvel Team-Up 139 happened, "two nights ago"
• Is this timeline correct? I have no clue, but it makes sense to me, so I'm going with it

Oddities

• None

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