Tag: Tarantula
The Amazing Spider-Man #236 (1983)
“Death Knell” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Roger Stern Artist: John Romita Jr. Tarantula is under Will o’ the Wisp’s command. As Tarantula and Will o’ the Wisp squabble about something, Spider-Man slips out with Melvin. Wisp goes after him. Followed shortly after by Tarantula. Spider-Man webs Melvin up on a rooftop and then takes Wisp on a wild goose chase and beats him down a bit. Then takes him to Melvin. Tarantula’s already there, about toLearn More
The Amazing Spider-Man #235 (1982)
“Look Out There’s a Monster Coming!” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Roger Stern Artist: John Romita Jr. Will o’ the Wisp and Tarantula fight their way into East River. Everybody thinks they drowned. Peter’s thought he would have great photos to sell to Jameson, but they’re all ruined. The government wants Jameson to kill the expose he’s doing on the Brand corporation, because it might give them a chance to cover things up before the government canLearn More
The Amazing Spider-Man #234 (1982)
“Now Shall Will o’ the Wisp Have His Revenge!” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Roger Stern Artist: John Romita Jr. Will o’ the Wisp goes around destroying Brand factories. Spider-Man investigates the one in Queens. While observing one of the rooms through the vents, he sees Tarantula being led in and put into some kind of liquid in a tank with talk of making him like Spider-Man. Spider-Man busts in and starts busting heads. Will o’ theLearn More
The Amazing Spider-Man #233 (1982)
“Where the @ยข%# is Nose Norton?” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Roger Stern Artist: John Romita Jr. The informant with info about the Brand corporation from a few issues back called Nose Norton has disappeared. Jameson wants the dirt, and offers 1,500 dollars to the first person at the Bugle who finds him. Ben Urich finds out where he is, and Spider-Man follows him and catches up to him as Peter Parker. When they get to NoseLearn More
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #003 (1977)
“…And There Was Lightmaster!” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Gerry Conway Artist: Sal Buscema The guy the Tarantula kidnapped in the first issue turns out to be behind the whole thing. He is (or was) a professor at the college. Studied light. Made some gizmo that allowed him to control solid light. Called himself Lightmaster. Spider-Man fights and defeats him. Flash runs into some girl he knew from Vietnam.