| Characters |
Spider-Man; GUESTS: Aunt May Parker; Uncle Ben Parker (flashback); Nathan Lubensky; Mary Jane Watson; Arthur Chekov; Flash Thompson; Sha Shan; Crusher Hogan (flashback); Liz Allan (flashback); Betty Leeds; Robbie Robertson; Ned Leeds; VILLAINS: Hobgoblin [Roderick Kingsley]; Rose; Kingpin; Arranger; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Gwen Stacy; Jean DeWolff; Sin-Eater |
| Synopsis |
The Hobgoblin prepares to make his triumphant return with a vengeance as he has a new chest plate with a deadly random pattern blaster sure to bring down Spider-Man; Peter and Aunt May bring Nathan home from the hospital; Peter tells MJ that he is through being Spider-Man but does take time out to tell her his origin story; Flash becomes more and more erratic as he smacks his girlfriend around and busts Ned Leeds in the chops when the latter confronts him about the affair Flash is having with his wife; Hobgoblin flies around the city trying to draw out Spidey and ends up taking Sha Shan as a hostage; MJ convinces Peter that he can't quit with the Hobgoblin on the loose so Spidey faces his old foe; Spidey is able to rescue Sha Shan but is brought down by Hobby's new chest plate with a deadly random pattern blaster (see, he knew it would work). |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Tom DeFalco; Stan Lee |
| Pencils |
Ron Frenz; Steve Ditko |
| Inks |
Joe Rubinstein; Steve Ditko |
| Colors |
Nel Yomtov; Andy Yanchus |
| Letters |
Joe Rosen |
| Reprinted |
Pages 8-18 of the story reprint Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 1962 series) #15 (August 1962); in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #283; in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #70 |