The Toy Box: Issue 114

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Title: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man
Issue Number: 114
Release Date: May 1986

Highlights

First appearance of Marc Noletti, who impersonates Spider-Man
Also the first appearance of Cheech Beldone, and NYPD officers Polanski, Bobby Warren, and Andy Haid
Officer Polanski has a run in with the Barons gang, and Spider-Man swoops in to save him
Marc Noletti is a kid turned a life of petty crime in hopes of getting money to help him and his dad, and not a very good one at that
Marc remembers Peter Parker buying a bunch of locks from the shop he works at, and decides to go rob him

While he pulls off the robbery, he gets immediately caught by the police when he falls from a disintegrating web line, knocking himself unconcious

An unconscious Marc is take to Officer Polanski, who dismisses the other officers, fingerprints him, unmasks him, and takes photos

When he comes to Polanski tells him that he's either going to deal with the Barons for him, or that he'll turn over everything he now has on Spider-Man to the Bugle

Not being the real Spider-Man, Marc is quickly beaten up by the thugs, and when Polanski goes to investigate, he too is easily dealt with

"Spider-Man" is locked up, while Polanski tied to a chair, the thugs intent on killing him

Using a spider tracer and a radio, Marc is able to amplify the signal of the tracer, effectively leading Spider-Man to him
Spider-Man gives Marc a chance to explain himself, and in turn weaves a story about how he asked Peter Parker to keep his spare gear for him
Marc opens his own electronic repair store

Low Points

Feels like a throw away story, with no real conflict, and certainly no major villain

Oddities

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

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Title: Marvel Team-Up
Issue Number: 114
Release Date: February 1982

Highlights

First appearance of the Young Watchers, Manuel and Milton
Stone Face announces himself triumphantly, and it's Taserface all over again - Anyone catch that reference?
Reference is made to Captain America 138, and 171
The Young Watchers are only pretending to fight crimes, when in reality, Stone-Face is setting up the crimes for them to catch the perpetrator, and build up a reputation around town
Some of the Young Watchers are true good guys, and round up the ones that are doing wrong

Low Points

Oddities

If Spider-Man and Falcon arrived at the warehouse together, and Spider-Man was inside to say a line of dialog, and then shoot a web, why did Falcon have to bust in through the window?
Why are they both at the window if Spider-Man didn't have to break in through it?