AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #135
by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, and Dave Hunt
Harry Osborn has kidnapped Mary Jane, Aunt May, and Flash Thompson!
POINTLESS TRIVIA
BEN: Villain appearance count:
- Doctor Octopus: 17
- Green Goblin: 13
- The Kingpin: 12
- The Vulture: 9
- Kraven the Hunter: 8
- The Lizard: 7
- Mysterio: 6
- Professor Smythe/Spider Slayer: 6
- Hammerhead: 5
- Sandman: 4
- Molten Man: 4
- Electro: 3
- The Enforcers: 3
- The Rhino: 3
- Man Mountain Marko: 3
- Silvermane: 3
- The Chameleon: 3
- The Schemer/Richard Fisk: 3
- The Ringmaster: 2
- Scorpion: 2
- Shocker: 2
- The Beetle: 2
- Morbius: 2
- The Gibbon: 2
- The Man-Wolf: 2
- Jonas Harrow: 2
- The Kangaroo: 2
- The Jackal: 2
- Tarantula: 2
- Green Goblin (Harry): 2
DUY: I just realized, Liz never met Gwen. We're only allowed one blonde each time.
BEN: Ironic she returns to the series during Harry’s big breakdown. (They get married later, spoilers.) Too bad she got saddled with him.
WHAT'S AGED THE BEST?
BEN: This is a much smoother way to tell May to stop worrying, but I still appreciate Gwen telling her off before too.
DUY: MJ telling May off nicely was definitely a conscious choice by Conway.
BEN: This is actually a clever way to resolve the secret identity problem.
DUY: That's a great final panel too. Conway loved his ambiguity. But I get that everyone just thinks Harry is insane, yeah, but what if he actually provides proof?
BEN: What proof does he have?
DUY: "Check his closet, here's when he's not home." or "Check under his shirt."
WHAT'S AGED THE WORST?
DUY: Nope, so much for your good cover streak. Kane would provide some good covers, and I would guess they were heavily art directed and inked. This is not one of them.
BEN: Kane managed to be a part of some legendary Spider-Man comics, which is why he’s considered an important part of the character’s history. Unfortunately, he was the worst aspect of all of those comics.
DUY: I give all the credit of 121 and 122 now to Romita inking, since we've seen unfiltered Kane.
BEN: On another note... First of all, Jonah is smoking in a hospital. Second, he and Robbie took a whole morning off for MJ, who they barely know? Third, Liz looks great. Fourth, those should be marijuana leaves on her pants.
DUY: Why is Flash on this list of people closest to Peter, and really, a nuclear bomb???
BEN: Nolan stole this for The Dark Knight.
NITPICKS
BEN: Okay, Conway has gone to this well way too often recently.
DUY: It's funny how the Goblin mask takes on the same shape regardless of whether it's Norman or Harry wearing it.
BEN: Why is Harry being carted away if he’s not in costume? As far as the cops know, Peter invaded his home.
FAVORITE PANEL
BEN: Damn straight:
DUY: THUMP!
WHO WON THE COMIC?
DUY: Gonna go with Spider-Man himself. It's a good showcase for him.
BEN: Liz's pants.
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