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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #85Issue(s): Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #85 Review/plot: ![]() ![]() There's hints that the Hobgoblin stayed in the bath too long, potentially resulting in the same psychological problems that the Green Goblin had. ![]() Later, after a lunch where Harry and Liz announce that they're going to have a baby, Spidey takes to the rooftops with the Black Cat. She reveals that she never actually had any super powers; the 'bad luck' that Spidey encountered in the past was due to carefully prearranged traps. Spider-Man worries that her lack of powers makes her vulnerable as his potential crime fighting partner, and to emphasis that, the Hobgoblin shows up to attack. ![]() ![]() The Black Cat keeps getting in the way and Spider-Man has to spend more time looking out for her than fighting the Hobgoblin, and he gets away. ![]() ![]() Awful dialogue from Mantlo as usual ("Get your slimey hands off my lady, Hobgoblin!"), but the plotting isn't bad. Here's a nice juxtaposition not in my reprint, the traditional "Spider-Man gets in the way of Peter's social life scene" (reminiscent of the scene from Amazing Spider-Man #30) and the flip side for the Spidey/Cat relationship. ![]() ![]() Quality Rating: C- Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A References: N/A Crossover: N/A Continuity Insert? N My Reprint: Amazing Spider-Man: The Origin of the Hobgoblin TPB Inbound References (2): showCharacters Appearing: Betty Brant, Black Cat, Flash Thompson, Harry Osborn, Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley), Liz Allan, Lydia Hardy, Mary Jane Watson, Sha Shan, Spider-Man CommentsYou gave this a C-? Seriously? Posted by: Jack | June 4, 2013 9:34 PM Stop complaining about the grades. Posted by: Time Traveling Bunny | June 5, 2013 2:28 PM Yes, please Posted by: Jay Gallardo | June 5, 2013 6:58 PM Agreed, the complaining about the ratings is very tedious. Maybe you should set your own site Jack! Posted by: Damiano | June 6, 2013 9:20 AM Say "Hurled by that Hell-Fiend, the Hobgoblin" five times fast Posted by: Wis | October 17, 2017 3:27 PM Comments are now closed. |
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