Tag: Jack O’Lantern
The Amazing Spider-Man #288 (1987)
“Gang War, Part Five: Gang War Rages On!” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Jim Owsley Artist: Alan Kupperberg Kingpin plans to kill all of his lieutenants and get a new crew. He fires Jack O’Lantern. Ned Leeds visits Lance Bannon, who has a bunch of pictures of the Hobgoblin on his wall. Perhaps Lance is the Hobgoblin? Betty Leeds goes out for groceries and comes back to find Hobgoblin roughing up Flash (who’s staying at her place).Learn More
The Amazing Spider-Man #285 (1987)
“Gang War, Part Two: The Arranger Must Die!” Rating: 4/5 Writers: Tom DeFalco & Jim Owsley Artist: Alan Kupperberg Hammerhead decides to assassinate The Arranger. Meanwhile, Rose stays neutral in the whole gang war. The Punisher hears about the hit and goes to the meeting of the crime bosses in an attempt to kill all of them and end the war, as well as cripple the crime industry on the northeastern seaboard. Spider-Man stops him,Learn More
The Amazing Spider-Man #284 (1987)
“Gang War, Part One: …And Who Shall Stand Against Them…?” Rating: 4/5 Writers: Tom DeFalco & Jim Owsley Artists: Ron Frenz & Brett Breeding Due to his repeated failings in trying to kill Daredevil, Kingpin takes a vacation. With Kingpin no longer gripping New York’s criminal underworld, all the rival gang leaders Rose, Hammerhead, and Silvermane rise up and begin fighting one another for supreme control. While combing New York for Flash Thompson, Spider-Man stumblesLearn More
The Amazing Spider-Man #281 (1986)
“When Warriors Clash–!” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Tom DeFalco Artist: Ron Frenz The Sinister Syndicate surround Spidey and Silver Sable and are about to pound the living snot out of them. Sandman shows up and starts beating up the Sinister Syndicate. Spidey and Sable get free and start battling as well. Jack O’Lantern breaks Flash out of jail, thinking he’s the Hobgoblin, but the real Hobgoblin comes to him, calls him a fool, and fights him.Learn More
The Amazing Spider-Man #280 (1986)
“Introducing the Sinister Syndicate!” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Tom DeFalco Artist: Ron Frenz Jack O’Lantern arranges a meet up with Silver Sable. She asks Spider-Man to go with her. They both know it’s a trap. He doesn’t show up, but instead sends Rhino, Hydro-Man, The Beetle, Boomerang, and Speed Demon to battle them. Spidey and Sable hide under a roller coaster to form a plan, but the Sinister Syndicate knocks down the whole dern thing andLearn More