It's the coming of Spider-Man's greatest foe, the Kangaroo. Sigh...
POINTLESS TRIVIA
BEN: There’s arguably no more pointless bit of trivia than the first appearance of The Kangaroo.
WHAT'S AGED THE BEST?
BEN: A vial of deadly bacteria is a concept way ahead of its time.
WHAT'S AGED THE WORST?
DUY: This issue is soooooooooo stupid. It's soooooooooo sooooooo stupid. The Kangaroo is stupid. His origin is stupid. He's not even presented as a comedy villain or an absurd villain; he's treated purely seriously, like they want him to be the next Vulture or something. And I know the entire concept of Spider-Man is that being Spidey ruins his life as Peter Parker. But this whole thing with Aunt May being the frailest, most overprotective woman on the face of the planet is just the most contrived plotline they've come up with so far.
BEN: Aunt May returns and immediately becomes a drag. How frail do you have to be to faint at the sight of a web dummy? How did she ever survive this long in life?
DUY: A part of me wants to say she should just know his secret. I suppose all my favorite versions of May know his secret, but I also on principle prefer as few people knowing his secret as possible.
BEN: It's good in contrast to her classic depiction, but I don’t think it’s sustainable.
NITPICKS
BEN: I’m not sure you can get Kangaroo powers just by hanging out with them.
DUY: Tarzan basically became an ape just by hanging out with them. Okay, fine, not the same thing. Whatever. So the Kangaroo is a mutant, right? He's just not classified as one? But how else can you explain it?
BEN: He's not cool enough to be a mutant.
DUY: There's a mutant named Toad.
BEN: Objection!
FAVORITE PANEL
DUY: There's a mutant named Toad.
BEN: Objection!
FAVORITE PANEL
BEN: Mine:
DUY: Two pages in and I instantly knew what mine was:
BEN: You can't pick Jonah for everything.
DUY: I may as well for this one.
WHO WON THE COMIC?
DUY: Jameson by default, or me for even reading this.
BEN: Thank you, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko—
DUY: —for telling us we aren't the only ones.
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