The Schemer's secret revealed!
POINTLESS TRIVIA
BEN: Villain appearance count:
- The Kingpin: 12
- Doctor Octopus: 9
- Green Goblin: 8
- The Vulture: 7
- Mysterio: 6
- The Lizard: 5
- Kraven the Hunter: 5
- Sandman: 4
- Electro: 3
- The Enforcers: 3
- The Rhino: 3
- Professor Smythe/Spider Slayer: 3
- Man Mountain Marko: 3
- Silvermane: 3
- The Chameleon: 3
- The Schemer/Richard Fisk: 3
- The Ringmaster: 2
- Scorpion: 2
- Molten Man: 2
- Shocker: 2
WHAT'S AGED THE BEST?
DUY: Gwen standing up for Peter, to Spidey, is great, even if the whole scene makes Peter/Spidey look dumb.
BEN: Richard Fisk as a costumed gangster in conflict with his father is going to be a thing.
BEN: Bizarro?
DUY: Okay, that's a special case though.
WHAT'S AGED THE WORST?
DUY: Despite my not having read everything that came out in the same year, I am 100% convinced that the Schemer's secret, as stated on the cover, was not actually the greatest comic magazine surprise of the year.
BEN: It's not even the greatest surprise of the issue.
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BEN: There's been a reward out for the Schemer. Kingpin as the source of the reward was the least surprising reveal ever.
DUY: This. This is so stupid. What, so the Chameleon's schtick is that easy? Vanessa figured out the Schemer was Richard because of his choice of hair color? Rubber masks are king! Ugh, so dumb, I hate it, thanks.
BEN: And there's this:
BEN: Those pictures were clearly taken by someone in the room and yet nobody is confused by this fact.DUY: Spider-Man being in the pictures might throw off suspicion. Might.
BEN: If you woke up tomorrow and there were pictures of you inside your own home in the newspaper, that would be odd right?
FAVORITE PANEL
FAVORITE PANEL
BEN: Mine:
DUY: Mine:
WHO WON THE COMIC?
DUY: Gwen Stacy wins, because I refuse to acknowledge anything from the Kingpin storyline winning.
DOES GEORGE STACY KNOW?
DUY: At this point, I'm going with 90% sure he knows. After George asks how Peter always gets shots of Spider-Man, Peter then goes into his dark room, changes into Spider-Man, then comes in to tell the Stacys to say he threatens Peter Parker. And this is so over the top and performative, and conveniently timed, that someone like George Stacy probably has figured it out.
BEN: At minimum, his questions were attempting to confirm his suspicions. Any doubt he had was definitely erased when Spider-Man conveniently arrives minutes after Peter leaves.
BEN: Why wouldn’t Peter be relieved to unburden himself?
BEN: Thank you, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko—
DUY: —for telling us we aren't the only ones.
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