The Toy Box: Issue 187

Title: The Amazing Spider-Man
Issue Number: 197
Release Date: October 1979

Highlights

Reference is made to The Amazing Spider-Man 164
Kingpin's wife, Vanessa, gives him twenty-four hours to leave his life of crime, and he uses it to take revenge on his enemies
J. Jonah Jameson comes to the realization that it's his fault he's alone
Despite having to just pull the trigger, when told his time is up by Vanessa, Kingpin chooses his wife over killing Spider-Man

Low Points

Oddities

Spider-Man keeps telling Kingpin from page to page that he doesn't want to fight, then when Kingpin walks away abruptly, he complains that he, Kingpin, can't just leave

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Title: The Amazing Spider-Man
Issue Number: 187
Release Date: December 1978

Highlights

First appearance of David Rabinowitz and Barry Starr
Peter states that Aunt May has been moved to a nursing home
Reference is made to the Godzilla affair - AKA, when S.H.I.E.L.D. went up against Japanese greatest monster
The artwork really stands out, and saves an otherwise lackluster script - Hats off to Bob McLeod for finishing the layouts by Marv Wolfman and Jim Shooter

Low Points

Oddities

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