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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #124Issue(s): Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #124 Review/plot: This story is a traditional battle with Doctor Octopus, and it's a bit corny in plot and script. Doc Ock steals a radioactive something with the intent of creating a nuclear reactor that he will use to upgrade his powers... ![]() ...and Spider-Man heads out to stop him. ![]() ![]() The fight ends with Octavius knocked out. Spider-Man tries to disable the overheating reactor on his own, while Ock's arms move his unconscious body about. ![]() Spider-Man is forced to wake Octavius up to disable the reactor. However, a cave-in seemingly crushes Doctor Octopus after the larger threat is over. Both Roger McKenzie and Greg LaRocque have done better, but it's a decent enough fill-in and it would have been nice seeing Doc Ock in his classic outfit in 1987 after his recent appearances in a dentist's smock. Quality Rating: C Chronological Placement Considerations: A response in the lettercol for this issue acknowledges that this story and the one in #120 take place in the past. There's no other indication of that; usually a little footnote on the front page is used to let us know (although last issue's lettercol did say that this issue would be a "never before revealed" Doctor Octopus encounter). Spider-Man says that the last time he saw Doctor Octopus was Amazing Spider-Man annual #15. So the MCP cleverly place this after Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #72, which has Octavius escaping from prison (after Dazzler #17) but doesn't actually have Octavius and Spidey meeting. Doctor Octopus' seeming death at the end of this issue is very short-lived, since he'll appear again in Peter Parker #73. Some other considerations (all of which work fine with the MCP's placement): Joe Robertson is city editor, not EiC, of the Daily Bugle, Peter is supposed to be grading term papers, and the dime store Indian in his apartment is visible. References:
Crossover: N/A Continuity Insert? N My Reprint: N/A
CommentsI remember the ending to this story really confused me as a kid, since I thought they actually killed Doc Ock - but how could this be the death of Doctor Octopus, it's so anti-climactic and not even mentioned in any other title... Posted by: S | February 25, 2014 10:18 PM I think I like the Doctor's Smock more than the green suit, but best of all I like is the Steve Ditko turtleneck. Posted by: David Banes | February 26, 2014 4:11 AM This issue was first announced as a Dakota North crossover(I'm guessing her book got canned first). Posted by: Mark Drummond | April 5, 2014 1:40 PM Comments are now closed. |
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