Title: The Amazing Spider-Man
Issue Number: 304
Release Date: Early September 1988
Highlights
- The Amazing Spider-Man becomes bi-monthly
- First appearance of Ginny Edwards, and Jonathan Caesar
- First appearance of the Jonathan Duncan Civic Center
- Peter stands in the office of J. Jonah Jameson with Mr. Wilton of Wilton Books, and his assistant, Mrs. Greely
- Peter holds in his hand a book called, "Webs", which features page after page of his photographs of Spider-Man
- Peter protests the company doing a book on his photographs without his permission, to which he's told that the Bugle owns the rights to them all
- They still offer Peter an opportunity to do signings, saying they'll pay $25,000.00, and all expenses
- Starting school again in the fall, he agrees, but when they ask him to convince Spider-Man to also attend the signings, he tells them no way
- As Peter dawns his suit, and swings away from the Bugle, he admits that it will be a blast to see the name of Peter Parker on a book when he walking into a book store, and actually looks forward to getting some of the attention that is often sidelined from him by his alter ego
- Peter tells Mary Jane about his opportunity, and informs her that his first gig in in Los Angeles, which she tells him she'll attend too
- Reference is made to Web Of Spider-Man 14, and 15
- Black Fox is on the West Coast, making himself at home in the mansion of the wealthy Mr. and Mrs. Osgood Hempstead, who while away on vacation are about to be a few possessions short
- He basks at the thought of not having to deal with Spider-Man
- As Mary Jane and Peter are headed out for their trip, they run into Jonathan Caesar, the owner of the building, who takes an interest in Mary Jane
- Arriving in Los Angeles, Peter and Mary Jane are whisked away in a limo with Ginny Edwards, who is going through his itinerary with him
- She mentions that while his evening is booked, his afternoon is free
- Peter and Mary Jane go to Disneyland
- In the evening, the two are taken to a charity gala, where the Valencia Chalice will be on display for the evening before being returned to Europe
- Black Fox pickpockets an invitation to the gala off of a passing man, who he "accidentally" bumps into
- Peter sees Black Fox across the room, and tells Mary Jane he's going to go look for a soda machine
- Black Fox infiltrates the Gala, and gets his hand on the Chalice, but he's immediately interrupted by Spider-Man
- Using smoke bombs, the cat burglar gives Spider-Man the slip
- Meanwhile, thinking the thief ducked through a door, Spider-Man flings it open only to be met by gasps of people attending the gala
- Mary Jane plays it off by introducing him, and telling everyone he's there as a surprise guest
- In a different surprise appearance Black Fox is stopped in his tracks by "bullets" that fly over his head, only to discover they came from the Prowler, who says he too is there for the chalice
- Felix the Cat is on one of the pieces of clothing being hung out to dry
- Though Todd McFarlane started last issue with hiding spiders on the covers, there are none on this one
Oddities
- None
Rating (based on a 1 through 5 Stans grading system)
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