Comics Corner: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man

   

Title: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man
Issue Number: 111
Release Date: February 1986

Highlights

• First appearance and death of Maude Macchio, and Muramoto
• First appearance of Telithia Smith, and Louie
• The beginning of the story takes place in the middle of The Amazing Spider-Man 273, specifically when Beyonder sends Puma to Tokyo, Japan in the blink of an eye
• Puma being transported between space and time to Tokyo creates a problem for him since he can't leave until his passport is smuggled in with the appropriate entrance stamps tot he country
• Puma goes to see his old master, Muramoto, and finds out that Beyonder is there too, and that he and Muramoto have had many conversations already
• Reference is made to Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars, The Amazing Spider-Man 271, 273, Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 110, Web Of Spider-Man 10, 12, 13, and Secret Wars II 6
• Spider-Man confirms that Mr. Popchik is in jail for shooting the three men who tried to mug him
• Page thirteen picks up with the events of The Amazing Spider-Man 273, when Beyonder appears before Peter and Thomas in Peter's apartment
• Beyonder makes Muramoto appear, and he's decked out like a rock star, guitar and all
• Beyonder tells Puma he's helped Muramoto discover his true calling, to become a rocker
• Beyonder is determined to help everyone he meets fulfill their destiny, and struggles that Puma's is to see him dead, yet he still feels compelled to oblige
• Puma heads to the club where Muramoto is performing to face Beyonder
• Inside the club, the owner, and widower of Maude Macchio runs towards Beyonder, also intent on killing him
• Muramoto gets between Beyond and Mr Macchio, taking the bullet meant for Beyonder
• Puma becomes one with the universe when he fits exactly into his life's roll - I guess that means he becomes all powerful, strong enough to kill even Beyonder
• Puma doubts himself for a moment, and the power of the universe leaves him just as he strikes his blow on Beyonder
• Disappointed, Beyonder explains to him what happened, and leaves saying the two are back to square one

Low Points

• None

Oddities

• Editor's Day Off: Beyonder says, "I know what I want know." I think it was meant to say, "I know what I want to know."

• Spider-man makes reference to his landlord most likely issuing him a bill for the damages to his apartment caused by the gang who set it on fire - I still don't understand how that's not a landlord responsibility
• Editor's Continued Day Off: One of Thomas's employees says, "Any second now, he's gonna start ding out the pink slips!" I think it's supposed to say, "dinging"

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

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