Comics Corner: Web Of Spider-Man 18

    

Title: Web Of Spider-Man
Issue Number: 18
Release Date: September 1986

Highlights

  • First appearance of Medgar DuPaul, Deputy Sheriff Sarah, Sheriff Andrews
  • First cameo of Eddie Brock, but only his hand, and he is unnamed
  • The destruction of Spider-Man's red suit
  • Last appearance of Seth and Charla Hanks
  • Peter Parker makes it home to New York, wearing nothing more than a long coat, and a small piece of the red and blue Spider-Man suit
    • He's let into his apartment by Mary Jane who is there worrying about him, but wasn't expecting him to show up
  • Peter says that with his red and blue suit gone, it's officially him and the black suit
  • Peter's web shooters have also been damaged
  • Mary Jane demands an answer to where Peter has been, and he regales the flashback tale
  • While in Delaware, Peter is arrested - See lows and oddities for more information
  • While being taken to the prison work fields, Peter is pulled aside, and taken to the mansion of Medgar DuPaul with other prisons
  • Medgar DuPaul pays to have prisoner's brought to him to hunt them for sport
  • Deputy Sheriff Sarah follows Sheriff Andrews to DuPaul's home, discovering what's going on
  • Peter helps Sarah defeat Andrews and DuPaul, and in turn, she returns his affects, and lets him go free
  • After a long sleep, Peter returns to the Bugle to explain to Jonah and Joy where he's been, of course it's not the actual story
    • In all his compassion, Jonah tells Peter everything is okay, and that he doesn't need to be ready for another assignment until tomorrow
  • While waiting for his train, a mysterious hand stretches out, and pushes Peter onto the tracks towards an oncoming train
    • Peter is able to get to safety, but is completely panicked that his spider senses didn't warn him of the danger
      • The story of Venom has officially begun

Low Points
  • Peter steals a blueberry pie from someone's window, is arrested for it, and sent to prison
  • Peter gives a fake name in prison, Jay Jameson
  • The story collapses under common sense - See oddities below
Oddities
  • Peter hitchhikes from West Virginia to Delaware, making his way back to New York, all while talking about how he had no money for food, or travel - Um...Make a collect call to the Bugle, and tell them you're stranded
    • Surely Joy had filled them in that Peter was missing after their assignment, and people were genuinely worried about him
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