The Prowler wants to clear things up with Spider-Man, and when he sees Spidey hovering near Gwen Stacy's apartment, a misunderstanding — and subsequent fisticuffs — ensue!
POINTLESS TRIVIA
DUY: The return of the Prowler, and Romita is back on art.
BEN: Gwen leaves for London, which means according to a retcon, she’s technically pregnant with Norman Osborn’s twins.
BEN: Is there any possible way, in your mind, that story could fit inbetween the cracks of what we’ve been reading?
BEN: It especially doesn’t make much sense to shoehorn it in after your original story was denied. (To clarify, JMS originally wanted Gwen to secretly have had Peter’s kids.)
DUY: You can blame the EIC for it if you want, but when Mark Waid had a story changed against his will, he took his name off of it. So...
DUY: I don't think they have, precisely because i can't see where they would have. "Where" meaning in terms of the time in the comics, and also "where" meaning a specific location. They were never alone in a private room.
WHAT'S AGED THE BEST?
DUY: I do really like the Prowler's costume, and how it isn't skintight. Feels ahead of its time.
BEN: Less costumes should be skintight.
WHAT'S AGED THE WORST?
BEN: I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t have appreciated him burning your costume.
DUY: Yeah, that's a dick move.
BEN: And why wouldn’t you believe him, Hobie?
BEN: You lose her either way!
DUY: Peter Benjamin Parker, your spider-power didn't fail you. Your complete and total lack of honesty failed you.
NITPICKS
BEN: There’s a new person living in Gwen’s apartment in the span of a few hours?
DUY: Hey, NYC real estate is cutthroat.
BEN: And the guilt you feel over Uncle Ben’s death, that motivates you too, right? Right?
DUY: Even back then, there was no way this was "months ago."
BEN: Who called Mindy to tell her Hobie is in the hospital?
DUY: Peter called Mindy. How'd he get her number, will forever be a mystery.
BEN: I love Romita’s art on an aesthetic level, but as we’ve discussed before, he is the laziest storyteller. Gwen is home one minute and on an international flight the next. Somehow Hobie’s girlfriend is notified. Hobie happens to guess accurately where Spider-Man might be.
FAVORITE PANEL
BEN: Mine:
BEN: Peter sure loves yellow and green.
DUY: I like this too. It's way more elaborate than I expected from Romita.
BEN: He must have gotten jealous of Gil.
WHO WON THE COMIC?
DUY: Peter Parker's ability to blame luck, fortune, and nature instead of his own bad decisions. That wins.
DUY: That's it for Spider-Rama this week.
BEN: Thank you, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko—
DUY: —for telling us we aren't the only ones.
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