Tag: Sal Buscema
The Spectular Spider-Man #185 (1992)
“Another Fine Mess!” Rating: 4/5 Writer: J.M. DeMatteis Artist: Sal Buscema Spider-Man is invited to Frog-Man’s house for dinner. He goes and meets the family and some ridiculous super villains called The White Rabbit and The Walrus start causing mayhem in Frog-Man’s neighborhood to draw him out for revenge. Spider-Man goes to fight them and later Frog-Man (Eugene) and his father (Vinny) both show up in Frog-Man suits and help out. Obviously they win.
The Spectacular Spider-Man #184 (1992)
“The Child Within: Aftermath” Rating: 3/5 Writer: J.M. DeMatteis Artist: Sal Buscema Spidey meets Molten Man and tells him about Harry’s regression back to the Green Goblin and wants him to tells Liz. Harry returns home to tell his son that he has to leave for a bit, then Liz sees him in his costume as he’s leaving. Dr. Kafka is having a lot of progress with Vermin and via chemicals has even managed toLearn More
The Spectacular Spider-Man #183 (1991)
“The Child Within, Part Six: Into the Dawn” Rating: 5/5 Writer: J.M. DeMatteis Artist: Sal Buscema Spider-Man subdues Vermin and they take him away in an ambulance back to the hospital. Then there’s an epic showdown between Spidey and the Green Goblin. Eventually, Spider-Man stands there and just tells Harry to kill him. Harry can’t do it. He still hates Spider-Man and blames him for the deaths of Gwen and his father. He vows toLearn More
The Spectacular Spider-Man #182 (1991)
“The Child Within, Part Five: Reckonings” Rating: 5/5 Writer: J.M. DeMatteis Artist: Sal Buscema Spider-Man, Vermin, and Harry all have to deal with their childhood traumas. Vermin was molested by his father. Peter’s parents died and he took the guilt on himself. Harry’s father didn’t love him and was a murderer. Vermin takes his mom and dad hostage, wanting to kill his dad, but he can’t pull the trigger. Spider-Man gets help from Dr. KafkaLearn More
The Spectacular Spider-Man #181 (1991)
“The Child Within, Part Four: Guilt” Rating: 5/5 Writer: J.M. DeMatteis Artist: Sal Buscema Green Goblin hits Peter with hallucinogenic gas which causes him to think about all the guilt he has over everybody that has died because of Spider-Man. It leads him to realize that the root of it all is about the death of his parents and he goes crazy and tears up the place and swings out (without his mask on) andLearn More