Tag: Tom DeFalco
The Amazing Spider-Man #274 (1986)
“Lo, There Shall Come a Champion!” Rating: 5/5 Writer: Tom DeFalco Artist: Ron Frenz After an alien fleet of spaceships attacks Beyonder, he wipes them and every trace of their species from existence. Then decides to completely erase the multiverse from existence. He goes to a being called Mephisto who convinces him to take part in a wager. If Mephisto’s champion Spider-Man can hold fast to his fulfillment and morals while under attack of Beyonder’sLearn More
The Amazing Spider-Man #273 (1986)
“To Challenge the Beyonder!” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Tom DeFalco Artist: Ron Frenz The Shaman tells Puma there is an ancient prophecy that one from beyond will come to destroy earth. Puma goes to Spider-Man to ask his help in finding and killing the Beyonder. They suspect the leader of a new cult to be the Beyonder, but he’s not and tells them where they can find him. Spider-Man tells Puma he’s backing out, because heLearn More
The Amazing Spider-Man #272 (1986)
“Make Way For Slyde!” Rating: 3/5 Writer: Tom DeFalco Artist: Sal Buscema There’s a guy who can glide really fast due to a liquid he created that eliminates friction. He uses it to rob a bank. He seeks revenge against the company that ruined his life. Spider-Man fights him but can’t defeat him. He vows to look out for number one and everyone else comes second. A Native American Shaman tells his nephew Puma thatLearn More
The Amazing Spider-Man #271 (1985)
“Whatever Happened to Crusher Hogan?” Rating: 4/5 Writer: Tom DeFalco Artist: Ron Frenz The wrestler named Crusher that Spider-Man first fought after he got his powers finds out his boss Manslaughter plans to beat up one of the wrestlers for quitting. Aunt May asks Peter to follow her husband Nathan because she’s worried about him. As he’s following Nathan, he hears gun shots and goes to investigate. He fights and defeats Manslaughter and his goons.Learn More
The Amazing Spider-Man #270 (1985)
“The Hero and the Holocaust!” Rating: 5/5 Writer: Tom DeFalco Artist: Ron Frenz Spider-Man leads Firelord in a chase all over the city and blows him up a few times, but Firelord just won’t stay down. Spider-Man eventually just goes for an all-out attack on him, jumping around like a jack rabbit and landing his hardest punches on him. He knocks Firelord unconscious. The Avengers (Captain America, The Wasp, Starfox, Hercules, and Black Knight) finallyLearn More