The Toy Box: Comics Corner: Web Of Spider-Man 26

Title: Web Of Spider-Man
Issue Number: 26
Release Date: May 1987

Highlights

First appearance of Willard Stein, and Gunther Stein
This is a fill-in story, which takes place prior to the events of Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 88
Brothers Willard and Gunther are breaking in to train cars, and Spider-Man steps in to stop them
Gunther shoots at him, hitting a tank labeled "chemical waste", which between the liquid and fumes gets on Spidey
After capturing the two, Willard gives Spider-Man a fake sob story about a wife and kids, and he gets let go

The next day, Peter is still suffering from a migraine, caused by the chemicals
Peter sees on the news that both Willard and Gunther hit a charity event the previous day, and got away with $50,000
As Spider-Man attempts to interrogate some thugs at Josie's Bar, his head blazes with pain

Fortunately the cops show up before the thugs can take advantage of the situation

Willard returns to his apartment to find Gunther waiting with a gun - He tries to kill Willard, but decides he's going to have fun with the whole thing, and let's the scared man run
Willard runs an ad in the Bugle begging Spider-Man for help
As Gunther continues to torment Willard by just appearing around him, Peter see's the ad in the paper
Seeing the ad himself, Gunther ambushes Willard, but Spider-Man does show up, and takes care of the would be killer
Spider-Man tells Willard that there's still a matter of the money, and he ultimately does the right thing, confessing, returning the money, and implicating Gunther with him
Days later, the effects of the chemicals wear off

Low Points

Oddities

As Peter continues to be ill from the chemicals, his biggest concern is that it's affecting his spidey sense - Not that he might die or anything from being dowsed in hazardous chemical waste

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

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