Tag: Alan Kupperberg
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #126
“…Sudden Impact” Rating: 3/5 Writer: Danny Fingeroth Artist: Alan Kupperberg The disc Wrecker and Spider-Woman were looking for is ruined. Spider-Man and Spider-Woman manage to escape from Wrecker again. Wrecker breaks his crew out of jail. Spider-Woman visits Wrecker’s dying mom and receives a note to give to him. Thunderball’s plot to take Wrecker’s power for himself is thwarted and Wrecker clobbers him and Spider-Man. Piledriver and Bulldozer run away. Wrecker leaves Spider-Man and Spider-WomanLearn More
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 #286 (1987)
“Gang War, Part Three: Thy Father’s Son!” Rating: 5/5 Writer: Jim Owsley Artist: Alan Kupperberg Richard Fisk (Kingpin’s son) meets a girl in the park and reveals to her that he has infiltrated the criminal world as Rose to try and take it down from the inside. And he’s never technically committed any crimes. Also, the doctors taking care of his ill mother are purposefully keeping her ill. There’s another big meeting between Rose andLearn 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 #221 (1981)
“Blues For Lonesome Pinky!” Rating: 3/5 Writer: Denny O’Neil Artist: Alan Kupperberg A villain named Ramrod with a steel plate on the back of his head has poisoned the drinks at a bar as an act of vengeance against the owner. Spider-Man finds the antidote and comes back, fights off Ramrod, and gives the antidote to everybody.