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Untold Tales of Spider-Man #2
Issue(s): Untold Tales of Spider-Man #2
Cover Date: Oct 95
Title: "Castles in the Air"
Credits:
Kurt Busiek - Writer
Pat Olliffe - Penciler
Al Vey - Inker
Glenn Greenberg - Assistant Editor
Tom Brevoort - Editor
Bob Budiansky - EIC
Review/plot: Spider-Man, desperate to try and solve his and Aunt May's money problems, tries for a reward to catch a creature that has been menacing rich folk, but refuses to turn in the creature when he finds it is just a child bitten by a radioactive bat, knowing that he will be killed.
There's also a sub-plot about one of the kids who pick on Parker, and the fact that he is being abused by his father. I didn't have high hopes for a comic about a character called "Batwing", but the issue has great characterization from Kurt Busiek.
In general, this series is an opportunity to add a little depth and characterization to Spider-Man's early days, and Busiek makes the most of it.
Quality Rating: B+
Historical Significance Rating: 2 - first Batwing
Chronological Placement Considerations: According to the chronology chart in UTOS #14, this issue takes place between ASM #6 & #7.
References: N/A
Crossover: N/A
Continuity Insert? Y
My Reprint: N/A
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Comments
why did Peter's spider sense help him dodge Ionello's trip, but not Flash's elbow?
Maybe Liz blinded him with her flashy fuchsia frock. She's such an enabler.
I've always wondered if Batwing was inspired by the Bat Boy stories in the Weekly World News.
Maybe Peter realized that he wasn't in "Parker mode" after dodging the trip and took the elbow willingly to stay in-character?
Piggybacking somewhat off of Bobby's comment, when I see Batwing I can't help but think of the Batman foe/ sometime anti-hero Kirk Langstrom, a.k.a. Man-Bat.
