The Amazing Spider-Man #284

(January 1987)

...And Who Shall Stand Against Them...? (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom DeFalco (Plot); Jim Owsley

Pencils:

Ron Frenz (Layouts); Brett Breeding

Inks:

Brett Breeding; Joe Rubinstein

Colors:

Bob Sharen

Letters:

Rick Parker

Editing:

Jim Salicrup

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Spider-Man; GUESTS: Lance Bannon; Ben Urich; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Kathryn Cushing; Betty Leeds; Ned Leeds; Aunt May Parker; Mary Jane Watson; Flash Thompson; VILLAINS: Hobgoblin [Ned Leeds]; Blue Boys Gang; Arranger; Silvermane; Jack O' Lantern; Rose; Hammerhead; Daniel Kingsley; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Kingpin; Daredevil; CAMEO: Punisher

Synopsis:

Spider-Man is still looking for Flash when he encounters the Blue Boy Gang and the Hobgoblin; Spidey is still determined to quit the hero business and tries like crazy not to get involved in the underworld mayhem going on around him; Kingpin has gone into hiding and all of the other power players in the mob try to fill the void and scramble to take over his operations; The Arranger as the Kingpin's second in command, however, is still firmly in control as he has Jack O' Lantern take care of Silvermane, sends the police to arrest the Rose's men and blows up Hammerhead; Flash comes out of hiding to contact Betty; Hobgoblin thinks he has Spider-Man cornered on a rooftop but instead finds himself face to face with the Punisher.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in L' Uomo Ragno (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #79 (15 Settembre 1991)