Title: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man
Issue Number: 102
Release Date: May 1985
Highlights
- First appearance of Donnie Gardner, Donna Gardner, and Fred
- First appearance of the locations, First Bank And Savings Association, and Englewood Cliffs
- Killer Shrike robs the First Bank And Savings Association
- On the doorsteps to his apartment building, Donnie is getting dumped by his girl
- Peter meets Donnie's twin sister, Donna, on a bus ride from Harry and Liz Osborne's home back to the city
- Upon exiting the bus, Donna is struck by a car in a hit and run, Spider-Man gives chase
- Donna's accident results in her kidney being crushed, and needing a transplant
- Donnie is confronted by his roommate, Fred, for his fifty dollar phone bill, and past due rent since he lost his job two months ago
- Spider-Man find's Donnie's name, number, and address in Donna's apartment, but after trying to call her brother unsuccessfully, he heads over to his apartment
- Donnie decides he's no longer going to be a burden on everyone, and decides to end himself
- As Spider-Man approaches the apartment, Killer Shrike sees him, and panics, immediately going into defense mode
- After dealing with Shrike, Spider-Man finds Donnie's suicide note, and races to the rooftop to stop him from jumping
- I can appreciate the moral lesson Marvel is trying to preach, but man, this is one boring story
Oddities
- Editor's Day Off: Spider-Man tells Donnie, "If you give up on life, the you and I will both have failed Donna."
Rating (based on a 1 through 5 Stans grading system)
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