Tag: Peter David
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #123 (1987)
“With Friends Like These…” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Peter David Artist: Dwayne Turner Foreigner hires Blaze to fight Spider-Man and Black Cat, with a bonus for killing them. Blaze then tries to extort money from Spidey and Black Cat by way of torturing some girl. They fight, the girl dies, Lieutenant Keating takes Blaze to jail. Keating then goes to Blaze’s holding cell, breaks his neck, rips the barred window off the wall, and tells theLearn More
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #122 (1987)
“Father’s Night Out” Rating: 2/5 Writer: Peter David Artists: Rich Buckler & Malcolm Davis Peter finds a baby in an alley. The father, Brendan Doyle, comes around all mad, asking for him. Peter knocks him out and takes the baby to the hospital as Spider-Man. Brendan comes to the hospital in his Mauler suit to get his kid back. Spider-Man then fights him all throughout the hospital and Mauler ends up realizing he probably shouldn’tLearn More
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #6 (1986)
“Ace II” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Peter David Artist: Mark Beachum This is a sequel to the Spectacular Spider-Man annual for 1985. Ace is an ex-gang leader who is now supposed to testify against his brother and old gang for murder. Peter is assigned to take pictures of him for the Bugle. Peter remembers their last encounter and how Ace got the better of him and anticipated his movements and dodged every one of Spider-Man’s blows.Learn More
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #121 (1986)
“Eye Witness!” Rating: 2/5 Writer: Peter David Artist: John Romita This issue is a rendition of the movie Roshomon. Peter, MJ, and Jameson were in a bank while it was being robbed and they all tell their very different versions of the story to Robbie Robertson. In MJs version, everybody thinks she’s the most beautiful woman ever. In Jameson’s, he’s a hero, praised by everyone, and Spider-Man is a criminal. Peter’s is much more downLearn More
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #119 (1986)
“Catfight!” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Peter David Artist: Rich Buckler Sabretooth breaks out of the hospital with his face stitched up from when he tried to pull Spider-Man’s webbing off his face but it took the flesh with it. He’s out for Spider-Man’s blood. Just as he tracks Spidey’s scent to his apartment building, Black Cat jumps in to fight him. Black Cat holds her own, rips open Sabretooth’s wounds and eventually starts smashing his faceLearn More