1981
Spider-Man: Threat or Menace?
by Denny O’Neil, Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, Bob Sharen, Jim Novak
J. Jonah Jameson thinks he has the cover story set for the Sep 12, 1981 edition of the Daily Bugle when circumstances conspire to make him change it more than once. Spider-Man fights the Punisher and Doctor Octopus, who are not working together. Punisher kills a phony mystic. Doctor Octopus tries to kill 5 million people. Spider-Man is unable to prevent the Punisher from committing murder but he prevents the success of the tentacled supervillain’s plan and personally rescues J. Jonah Jameson.
Denny O’Neil and Frank Miller also collaborated the year before on Amazing Spider-Man Annual 14. I talked about it on DTC 38. I don’t think I liked that story as much as this one.
The Punisher in this story has yet to become the phenomenon that he would later become. He was popular but he was still basically a street level antihero. He is tough but he isn't invincible.
This is a really good story. I love how it is divided up by the various versions of the cover to Daily Bugle. I love how it is paced.
Extras
Just How Strong Is Spider-Man?
by Mark Gruenwald and Bob Layton
3 pages
Spider-Man compares himself to 37 other heroes. He divides them up into 5 groups: Super Heavyweights, Heavyweights, Super Mediumweights, Mediumweights, and Normal Human. He places himself in the Super Mediumweights.
Peter Parker’s Apartment
by Roger Stern, Marie Severin, Terry Austin
1 page
Interior images and a floor plan of Peter’s apartment
A Gallery of Spider-Man’s Most Famous Foes
4 pages
- Man-Wolf by Roger Stern and Keith Pollard
- Jackal by Roger Stern, Greg Laroque, and Frank Giacoia
- Punisher
- Tarantula
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