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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #57
Issue(s): Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #57
Cover Date: Aug 81
Title: "These wings enslaved!"
Credits:
Roger Stern - Writer
Jim Shooter - Penciler
Jim Mooney - Inker
Review/plot:
Shooter on art again.
The Killer Shrike gets his armor possessed by the Will O' The Wisp...
...and he's forced to kidnap J. Jonah Jameson's scientist girlfriend Marla Madison...
...so she can help restore the Will O' The Wisp to a corporeal form.
He subsequently destroys the Brand Corporation facility that's been effectively holding him prisoner, and Spider-Man wonders about the Wisp's stability.
The cover promises a kind of light-hearted story featuring JJ going on the offensive to get his girlfriend back, but it really doesn't play out that way. Still a decent story, but it's clear this book isn't getting the right attention from an art point of view.
Quality Rating: B-
Historical Significance Rating: 2 - return of the Will O' The Wisp
Chronological Placement Considerations: The MCP places this between Amazing Spider-Man #218-219.
References:
- The Killer Shrike fought Spider-Man in Marvel Team-Up #90.
Crossover: N/A
Continuity Insert? N
My Reprint: N/A
Inbound References (2): showCharacters Appearing: Aunt May, Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley), J. Jonah Jameson, Killer Shrike, Marla Madison Jameson, Nate Lubenski, Spider-Man, Will O' The Wisp Previous:
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Comments
The Killer Shrike is quite the loser villain in this story, as Spider-Man basically kicks his ass in a few panels even when he gets restored to normal. It's not really a great story, but I always laugh a lot at the "hey!" "straw is cheaper--grass is free--buy a farm and you get all three--BURMA SHAVE" joke.
