The Amazing Spider-Man #286

(March 1987)

Thy Father's Son! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jim Owsley

Pencils:

Alan Kupperberg

Inks:

Jim Fern; Art Nichols

Colors:

Bob Sharen

Letters:

Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Spider-Man; GUESTS: Mary Jane Parker; Lance Bannon; Aunt May Parker; VILLAINS: Arranger; Rose [revealed as Richard Fisk]; Hobgoblin [Ned Leeds]; Jack O' Lantern; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Daredevil

Synopsis:

Spidey has been blasted by the Punisher's knockout gas and has to sleep it off in an alley; Richard Fisk meets a lovely woman and explains to her that his father was a criminal and he has been trying to take down his operation from the inside while still maintaining his integrity; Peter gets a call from Matt Murdock who asks him for a midnight meet; MJ is contacted by Lance who asks her to tell Pete about a midnight mob meeting but she blows it off and doesn't say anything; The gang war explodes as the police move in on the rival gangs who are meeting; With DD a no show, Spidey finds out about the mob meet from MJ too late to do anything but try and save innocent bystanders from the ensuing fires; The Rose tries to escape the police on foot but is forced to shoot a young cop who tries to stop him.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in L' Uomo Ragno (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #80 (30 Settembre 1991)