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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #41Issue(s): Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #41 Review/plot: ![]() You have to love this guy's dedication to his helium balloon... ![]() ...which maybe seemed cool in 1966 but is now just hilarious. I like to imagine him very slowly floating away. "Can't risk a shot... the crowd might panic." These particular cops will blame anything on the crowd, though. ![]() "Dude, can i bum a smoke?" Stepping back a second, here's Spider-Man and Giant-Man's first meeting. ![]() That Ray... Jay... thing is apparently from a stand-up comedian's routine that was later used in a beer commercial. I have a friend who used to say that all the time and i never knew what the hell he was talking about. Anyway, the Black Giant-Man thing is pretty funny. Not sure if it indicates Tom DeFalco's disapproval of the name change. Some additional focus on Foster: even though above he says he's no engineer, he does mention that he has a few science degrees. ![]() I wonder if the "slang" is something he uses as a cover for his secret ID. We're also reminded that he is still slowly dying of radiation poisoning (yeah, how's that balanced view of nuclear energy now?!). When Spider-Man catches up with the Looter, we get this intentionally funny little sequence showing that the Looter's grasp on science isn't all that firm... ![]() ...and then he eventually starts growing out of control... ![]() ...and explodes. ![]() I'll eat a helium filled balloon if this issue wasn't originally intended for Marvel Team-Up. Quality Rating: C Chronological Placement Considerations: The MCP places this between Amazing Spider-Man #202-203. References:
Crossover: N/A Continuity Insert? N My Reprint: N/A Inbound References (1): showCharacters Appearing: Bill Foster, Looter, Spider-Man CommentsThe "Ray...Jay" thing. God in heaven, am I really that old? LOL I remember as a kid may dad would laugh his ass off at those commercials. I never knew why because even back then I thought they were kinda lame. Posted by: Haywerth Clarke | October 26, 2013 10:25 AM Even back in Looter/Meteor Man's first appearance, it was made abundantly clear that Fester had no idea what he was doing. I seem to recall some dialogue along the lines of "So what if I failed science in school! I have as much chance to discover the secret of the universe as anyone!" Posted by: Thanos6 | May 3, 2015 11:52 PM Fester definitely does seem to have Delusions of Eloquence, as TV Tropes puts it, as well. That might just be DeFalco's writing, though. Posted by: MegaSpiderMan | May 31, 2015 4:57 PM Mooney drew himself into the story as a college professor. Posted by: Mark Drummond | June 30, 2015 2:54 PM The Simpsons got a lot of mileage out of the "Ray...Jay" thing in the Krusty Komeback special episode, which is where I first encountered it Posted by: George Lochinski | August 15, 2016 4:36 PM Comments are now closed. |
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