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1993-06-01 00:03:12
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1993 / Box 36 / EiC: Tom DeFalco

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Amazing Spider-Man #378

Issue(s): Amazing Spider-Man #378
Cover Date: Jun 93
Title: "Demons on Broadway"
Credits:
David Michelinie - Writer
Mark Bagley - Penciler
Randy Emberlin - Inker
Danny Fingeroth - Editor

Review/plot:
Venom has taken a plane to New York (don't ask me how he gets past security; i know it was a pre-911 world, but the guy is still a wanted criminal).

Meanwhile, the villains settle their differences.

Spider-Man and Cloak part ways, and Spidey goes home to get into the usual argument with Mary Jane. He then goes back out and runs into Demogoblin, who has what appear to be Darkforce bombs.

Spider-Man escapes thanks to the invention of a bystanding priest, but Demogoblin gets away. Spidey returns home again. Meanwhile Venom locates Carnage, who is slaughtering people at random in Central Park. But Venom wasn't prepared for Carnage having allies.

We don't actually see the fight, but i imagine Shriek's sonic powers were a complication. Venom winds up crawling to Peter and MJ's place for help.

Don't get excited; Peter's bear slippers aren't part of a new costume.

Quality Rating: C

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: This is part three of Maximum Carnage. Part four is in Spider-Man #35.

References:

  • Dagger was seemingly killed in Web of Spider-Man #101.
  • Reflecting on Dagger's death, Spider-Man runs through the usual death list: Uncle Ben in Amazing Fantasy #15, Gwen Stacy in Amazing Spider-Man #121-122, and now Harry Osborn in Spectacular Spider-Man #200.
  • Peter also brings up the return of his parents, from circa Amazing Spider-Man #366.
  • Spider-Man last fought Demogoblin during the Spirits of Venom crossover circa Web of Spider-Man #96.

Crossover: Maximum Carnage

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A

Characters Appearing: Carnage Symbiote, Cletus Kasady (Carnage), Cloak, Demogoblin, Doppelganger, Eddie Brock (Venom), Mary Jane Watson, Shriek, Spider-Man, Venom Symbiote

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Comments

Man I sure hope Carnage keeps killing people...it's never gonna get dull...or lose it shock value.

Posted by: davidbanes | October 26, 2016 11:46 AM

Don't quote me on this, but I think you could still buy a plane ticket with cash in 1993.

Posted by: Red Comet | October 26, 2016 2:37 PM

Yeah, it was pretty common; even in FRASIER, you could show up at the airport just a few minutes before a plane took off and still have a better-than-average chance of making it on the flight.

Posted by: Thanos6 | October 26, 2016 2:47 PM

I remember the pic above seeing Mary Jane in a open robe showing her bra and panties was used on the Maximum Carnage cutscenes, I guess for fanservice like it was for the comic. lol

Posted by: FRANCISCO ARBOLEDA | October 26, 2016 3:24 PM

Mark Bagley can drawa a very pretty Shriek! :)

Posted by: Piotr W | October 26, 2016 3:58 PM




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