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Showing posts with label Issue 55. Show all posts

Comics Corner: Web Of Spider-Man 55

   

Title: Web Of Spider-Man
Issue Number: 55
Release Date: October 1989

Highlights

  • One of the first Spider-Man comics I owned as a kid
  • Death of Eduardo Lobo
  • The Lobo brothers are burning New York City down in their rampage to draw Kingpin out
  • As Spider-Man protects civilians from the chaos, Nick Katzenberg gets photos for the Bugle
  • Reference is made to The Spectacular Spider-Man 143
  • As Arranger runs construction men ragged repairing Fisk's tower, the Kingpin returns
    • He demands the Arranger schedule a meeting with the Lobo brothers to end this war
      • Among the construction workers is a disguised Chameleon, who overhears everything
        • Chameleon informs Hammerhead, and the two plan an ambush
  • At the Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson ponders over both Nick and Peter's photos
    • Kate Cushing makes it easy for him by stating if he print's Katzenberg's that she'll quit
      • Peter's photos get the front page
  • Katzenberg overhears Joy Mercado talking to Peter about Gloria Grant and her love affair with the gangster, Eduardo Lobo
  • Peter attempts to talk to Gloria, but botches it, and tells her he has to go
  • Peter meets Mary Jane at an apartment in Hell's Kitchen that they're looking at possibly renting, but it's once again out of their price range
  • The Lobo brothers agree to meet Kingpin, but Eduardo insists Gloria come with them
    • High above, Spider-Man has tracked them down by following Gloria home
  • The meeting takes place at Flushing Meadow Park, and the Lobos will accept only one thing for piece - The Arranger
  • Hammerhead and Chameleon ambush the meeting, guns blazing
    • A massive battle breaks out, and the Lobos join it in wolf form
      • The Lobos think Kingpin set them up, and attempt to kill Arranger
        • Meanwhile, Hammerhead and Chameleon chat casually from a safe distance about how they'll break up the territories amongst themselves
          • Arranger tries to shoot Eduardo with his silver bullet loaded gun, but Spider-Man knocks him and the gun away
  • Kingpin knocks Carlos Lobo out with his cane, which he states has been line with silver, all while shaming the Arranger for causing all of these problems
    • They take their leave, not bothering with any of the battle further
  • As Eduardo grapples with Spider-Man, Gloria grant finds the gun, aims, and shoots Eduardo, killing him
  • Carlos lunges at Spider-Man, and takes a solid punch to the face, knocking him out
  • As Spider-Man tries to console Gloria for saving his life, she shouts at him that she wasn't aiming for Eduardo, but rather Spider-Man
  • From a distance, a hidden Nick Katzenberg has captured everything with his camera
Low Points
  • None
Oddities
  • None
Rating (based on a 1 through 5 Stans grading system)



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Comics Corner: Marvel Team-Up 55

   

Title: Marvel Team-Up
Issue Number: 55
Release Date: March 1977

Highlights

  • First appearance of Gardener
  • Reference is made to Warlock Reprint 4
  • Spider-Man taunts the god, Stranger, with his incessant jokes and puns while hitting him with webbing
Low Points
  • None
Oddities
  • None
Rating (based on a 1 through 5 Stans grading system)



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Comics Corner: The Invincible Iron Man 55



Title: The Invincible Iron Man
Issue Number: 55
Release Date: February 1973

Highlights
  • First appearance of Thanos, Blood Brothers, Kronos, Starfox, Drax the Destroyer, ISAAC and Mentor
  • Origin of Thanos and Drax the Destroyer
  • Drax the Destroyer is broken out of Thanos' prison
Low Points
  • The story is too neat and clean - No real drama or tension. Iron Man shows up, wins, the end
Oddities
  • Iron Man refers to Drax the Destroyer as, "Old buddy," even though they literally just met for the first time
Rating (based on a 1 through 5 Stans grading system)


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Comics Corner: The Amazing Spider-Man 55



Title: The Amazing Spider-Man
Issue Number: 55
Release Date: December 1967

Highlights
  • Spider-Man is angry and on a rampage for Doc Ock
  • Doc Ock returns
  • Reference is made to The Amazing Spider-Man issues 31 through 33
  • Reference is made to Tony Stark
  • John Jameson tells his dad, J. Jonah Jameson, to mind his own business and lay off of Spider-Man
  • Harry Osborn shouts down J. Jonah Jameson over the phone for calling his apartment at 3:00 AM
  • Reference is made to S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Reference is made to Tales Of Suspense 96, but the issue is not part of the story
  • Doc Ock uses the Nullifier on Spider-Man and our hero loses his memory as a result
  • Doc Ock tricks Spider-Man into believing he's a villain working for him
Low Points
  • None
Oddities
  • With no memory, Doc Ock tells Spider-Man that he's an arch enemy working for him, to which Spider-Man responds, "I can't remember, but I must believe you! I've no other choice!" - Why don't you?
Rating (based on a 1 through 5 Stans grading system)







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