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| Synopsis3 = With the Parker household desperate for money following the death of [[Benjamin Parker (Earth-616)|Ben Parker]], Peter Parker decides to continue in show business as Spider-Man. However, not only does he find it impossible to cash his paycheck (made out to Spider-Man), but the irrational editorials by J. Jonah Jameson in the [[Daily Bugle]] effectively quelch his career. Besides denouncing Spider-Man as a publicity-seeking phony, J. Jonah Jameson also publishes articles lauding his son, {{a|[[John Jameson, Jr. (Earth-616)|John Jameson]]}}, a courageous astronaut about to be launched into orbit in a space capsule. J. Jonah Jameson calls his son a "real hero."
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| Synopsis3 = With the Parker household desperate for money following the death of [[Benjamin Parker (Earth-616)|Ben Parker]], Peter Parker decides to continue in show business as Spider-Man. However, not only does he find it impossible to cash his paycheck (made out to Spider-Man), but the irrational editorials by J. Jonah Jameson in the [[Daily Bugle]] effectively quelch his career. Besides denouncing Spider-Man as a publicity-seeking phony, J. Jonah Jameson also publishes articles lauding his son, [[John Jonah Jameson III (Earth-616)|John Jameson]]}}, a courageous astronaut about to be launched into orbit in a space capsule. J. Jonah Jameson calls his son a "real hero."
   
 
The day of the launch finds Peter Parker at the launch site as an observer. The rocket takes off successfully, but a guidance system error causes it to go wildly off course and re-enter the atmosphere. Spider-Man appears at the launch site and offers to replace the defective 24-3B guidance unit in the plunging capsule with a spare. Because there is no way for the military to get to the capsule in time, they allow Spider-Man to try.
 
The day of the launch finds Peter Parker at the launch site as an observer. The rocket takes off successfully, but a guidance system error causes it to go wildly off course and re-enter the atmosphere. Spider-Man appears at the launch site and offers to replace the defective 24-3B guidance unit in the plunging capsule with a spare. Because there is no way for the military to get to the capsule in time, they allow Spider-Man to try.
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* {{a|[[John Jonah Jameson (Earth-616)|J. Jonah Jameson]]}}
 
* {{a|[[John Jonah Jameson (Earth-616)|J. Jonah Jameson]]}}
 
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* {{a|[[John Jonah Jameson III (Earth-616)|John Jameson]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Maxwell Shiffman (Earth-616)|Maxie Shiffman]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Maxwell Shiffman (Earth-616)|Maxie Shiffman]]}}
 
* Peter Parker's High School Classmates
 
* Peter Parker's High School Classmates

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Appearing in "Days of Future Past"

Reprint of the 1st story from
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Synopsis for "Days of Future Past"

Reprint of the 1st story from
X-Men #141Days of Future Past

In the 21st Century, New York City had become a nightmarish environment run by mutant-discriminatory Sentinels. Kate Pryde a mutant slave, is out on what is supposed to be a medical run, when she is attacked by the Rogue Pack, human scavengers who hate mutants. She is rescued by Wolverine, who is now part of the Canadian Resistance Army against the Sentinels. He has come to warn Kate that there are plans to launch a full scale nuclear assault on America if the Sentinels are not stopped. Understanding this, Kate hopes their gamble works and is given the last component of a device she has slowly been smuggling into the concentration camp that has doubled as home for most of her adult life.

When she returns to the South Bronx Concentration Camp where she lives, she makes it through a Sentinel security sweep and walks past the cemetery of dead heroes and mutants all slaughtered for trying to stop the Sentinel invasion. She meets up with her husband Colossus and the last surviving members of the X-Men: Storm, Rachel Summers, Franklin Richards, and Magneto, who is now crippled and relies on a wheelchair to get around. In their private quarters, the last of the X-Men put together the last component of a device that will jam the power dampeners that prevent them from using their powers. With her mutant abilities available to her, Rachel would then use her vast telepathic powers to send Kate's consciousness back in time...

The date is October 30, 1980, and the X-Men are in yet another training session in the Danger Room. Their newest member Sprite walks in, unaware that the session is in full swing. Realizing the inexperienced X-Man is in the room, the other X-Men break their concentration to save Kitty from harm before Nightcrawler can teleport to the emergency shut-off switch. After, Kitty is scolded for entering the Danger Room when a training session was in progress. When Nightcrawler tries to lighten the mood, Kitty instinctively flinches in fear. When the X-Men go up to the control room to prepare for Kitty's first Danger Room session, Nightcrawler admits that seeing Kitty flinch like that hurts but he is confident that the girl will soon warm up to him.

When Kitty's session begins, she concentrates enough to activate her phasing powers and walks through the obstacle course with her eyes closed. None of the traps that Xavier had set up to try and stop her from getting to the other side of the Danger Room seem to stop her, which causes the X-Men to burst with laughter at the fact that Kitty is easily walking through an obstacle course crafted by the Professor, himself. However, when Kitty goes to exit the room she is struck by some strange force and collapses. When they rush her to the infirmary, they scan her brain for a mental attack and find that her brain patterns have changed, having become more complex. When Kitty wakes up, she surprises Nightcrawler by hugging him and is happy to see him and the other X-Men alive.

Kitty, or Kate as she begins to refer to herself, shocks them all with this revelation: She is really the mind of her older self from 30 years in the future. She explains that she has come back in time to prevent Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants from murdering US Senator Robert Kelly, Professor Xavier, and Moira MacTaggert during a hearing on the potential dangers of mutants. Their murders will bring about a the apocalyptic future in which she lives in. Although the X-Men (except for Wolverine) are not so quick to fully believe this story, they decide to go and check on the Professor anyway. Aboard one of Warren Worthington's aircraft, they fly toward Washington DC. Along the way, Kate tells them how these assassinations would increase anti-mutant hysteria and by 1984, an anti-mutant President would be voted into the White House who would pass the Mutant Control Act. Soon, almost every mutant and super-human in North America would be wiped out by the Sentinels. The robots were meant to protect humanity, however, they would soon enslave the entire United States. She explains how her friends in the future had sent her mind back to her younger body, as she would have been the only one who hadn't been prepared with psychic defenses by Professor X at that point. She also tells them that the surviving X-Men in the future were also planning on shutting down the Sentinel's operation in North America in order to avoid nuclear war in case she failed her mission in the past...

Back in the year 2013: Rachel, Franklin and Peter manage to escape from their concentration camp thanks to Magneto sacrificing his life so that they can escape. Carrying Kate's unconscious body, they meet up with Wolverine who leads them through the sewers in the hopes of reaching the Baxter Building, where the Sentinels have set up their primary operations since taking over America. As they move through the tunnels the Sentinels rip through the ceiling above to get them. Their first blast kills Franklin, incinerating his body. The remaining X-Men fight back, and despite their ages, manage to defeat all of the Sentinels facing them before continuing on their trek to the Fantastic Four's old headquarters.

Meanwhile, back in the present, at the Pentagon, Raven Darkhölme enters her private office and reverts back to her natural form -- that of Mystique, the mutant terrorist. She has gathered the mutants Destiny, Blob, Pyro and Avalanche into a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants for the purpose of assassinating Senator Kelly. When checking with Destiny's precognitive powers, Destiny informs her that some unknown factor makes the future hard for her to read. Despite this, and despite in fighting between Blob, Pyro and Avalanche, they move on to enact their plans.

Later at the United States Senate, the hearing over mutants is in full order and Senator Kelly is questioning Moira MacTaggert when the X-Men arrive in their civilian guises. When the Professor telepathically asks them what's going on, Storm imparts the information that she gathered from Kate. Just then, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants smashes through the wall and before they can attack Kelly and the others, the X-Men change into their costumes and step in their way to stop them.

This story is continued next issue...

Appearing in "The Coming of Galactus"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Fantastic Four #48
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Reprint of the 1st story from
Fantastic Four #48
(originally printed as The Coming of Galactus!)

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Maximus fires his Atmo-Gun with the intent to destroy the human race. However, the gun fails and Maximus resorts to creating a negative zone around the Great Refuge that separates the Inhumans from the rest of the world. The Fantastic Four escape and head back to the Baxter Building. There they are visited by the Watcher who warns them of the coming of Galactus. The Watcher tried to hide the Earth from his herald, the Silver Surfer, but was unsuccessful. The Surfer arrives and summons his master.

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Maximus fires his Atmo-Gun. While the vibrations produced by the weapon proves ineffective against Inhumans, it has the potential to wreak havoc against normal human beings. The ground of the Great Refuge trembles from the power of the weapon and everyone is thrown about. Maximus cackles with glee as he envisions the deaths of millions of helpless humans.

For all of his mad genius, however, Maximus' plan fails. Aside from a few massive ground tremors, humanity is perfectly safe. Gorgon and Karnak make a move to apprehend Maximus, but he darts past them and heads towards his Atmo-Gun. He reverses the polarity of the weapon, creating a null field of negative energy to slowly encapsulate the Great Refuge. Reed knows that there is nothing they can do to counter the effects of a complete negative zone. Reed, Sue and Ben race to escape from the city, but Johnny wants to stay behind. He doesn't want to leave Crystal. Crystal wants to remain with Johnny as well, but the rest of her family draw her back. Ben scoops Johnny up and manages to get outside of the null field barrier just as it completely seals the Great Refuge off from the rest of the world. Everyone feels Johnny's sorrow, and he is convinced that he will never see Crystal again. The team boards their private charter and returns to the United States.

Meanwhile in the depths of outer space, a sleek, shining being known as the Silver Surfer streaks through the cosmos atop a metallic surfboard. While soaring through the Andromeda Galaxy, he draws the attention of the Skrulls. The Skrulls know that wherever the Silver Surfer appears, his master, Galactus, cannot be far behind. Terrified, the Skrulls do everything they can to conceal their world from the Surfer's perceptions.

In New York, the Fantastic Four arrive home to witness a most startling spectacle. The entire skyline appears as if it had caught on fire. The Human Torch flies through the city canyons to get a closer look, but panicking New Yorkers begin to suspect that the Torch may actually be responsible for the strange phenomena. The FF return to the Baxter Building and Reed sequesters himself inside of his laboratory to analyze the situation. The flames in the sky dissipate giving way to an unending field of space debris.

The powerful being known as the Watcher appears inside of Reed's laboratory. He explains that he is responsible for the atmospheric disturbances, for he has been attempting to conceal Earth's existence from the attention of the Silver Surfer. He further explains that the Surfer is the advance scout of Galactus, a powerful cosmic being that consumes the elemental energies of entire worlds, leaving them as little more than dried, lifeless husks.

The Surfer meanwhile, investigates the debris field, and finds Earth hidden beneath it. He flies to the roof of the Baxter Building and sends out a cosmic signal for Galactus. The FF race to the top of the building, and the Thing rams into the Surfer knocking him off the edge. The Surfer is no longer a major concern however. In the sky above, Galactus' planet devouring world ship, Taa II, appears in the skies above Manhattan. The giant Galactus exits the ship and declares his intention to consume the entire world.

Appearing in "Spider-Man"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #1Spider-Man

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Synopsis for "Spider-Man"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #1Spider-Man
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With the Parker household desperate for money following the death of Ben Parker, Peter Parker decides to continue in show business as Spider-Man. However, not only does he find it impossible to cash his paycheck (made out to Spider-Man), but the irrational editorials by J. Jonah Jameson in the Daily Bugle effectively quelch his career. Besides denouncing Spider-Man as a publicity-seeking phony, J. Jonah Jameson also publishes articles lauding his son, John Jameson, a courageous astronaut about to be launched into orbit in a space capsule. J. Jonah Jameson calls his son a "real hero."

The day of the launch finds Peter Parker at the launch site as an observer. The rocket takes off successfully, but a guidance system error causes it to go wildly off course and re-enter the atmosphere. Spider-Man appears at the launch site and offers to replace the defective 24-3B guidance unit in the plunging capsule with a spare. Because there is no way for the military to get to the capsule in time, they allow Spider-Man to try.

Spider-Man commandeers an aircraft and pilot, and together they fly toward the space capsule's re-entry point. Although the capsule is falling fast, Spider-Man manages to get hold of it with his webbing and climbs aboard. He quickly replaces the faulty guidance unit. As a result, John Jameson regains control of the capsule, gets it properly oriented, and opens its parachute. To the joy of all concerned, the astronaut is saved.

Thinking that Spider-Man has, at last, proved himself, Peter Parker is shocked when he reads J. Jonah Jameson's editorial in the next edition of the Daily Bugle. Spider-Man is accused of deliberately sabotaging the space capsule and staging the rescue as a publicity stunt. With public opinion turning against Spider-Man with each new editorial in the Daily Bugle, Peter Parker's position is as hopeless as ever.

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, a courageous astronaut about to be launched into orbit in a space capsule. J. Jonah Jameson calls his son a "real hero."

The day of the launch finds Peter Parker at the launch site as an observer. The rocket takes off successfully, but a guidance system error causes it to go wildly off course and re-enter the atmosphere. Spider-Man appears at the launch site and offers to replace the defective 24-3B guidance unit in the plunging capsule with a spare. Because there is no way for the military to get to the capsule in time, they allow Spider-Man to try.

Spider-Man commandeers an aircraft and pilot, and together they fly toward the space capsule's re-entry point. Although the capsule is falling fast, Spider-Man manages to get hold of it with his webbing and climbs aboard. He quickly replaces the faulty guidance unit. As a result, John Jameson regains control of the capsule, gets it properly oriented, and opens its parachute. To the joy of all concerned, the astronaut is saved.

Thinking that Spider-Man has at last proved himself, Peter Parker is shocked when he reads J. Jonah Jameson's editorial in the next edition of the Daily Bugle. Spider-Man is accused of deliberately sabotaging the space capsule and staging the rescue as a publicity stunt. With public opinion turning against Spider-Man with each new editorial in the Daily Bugle, Peter Parker's position is as hopeless as ever.

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| ReprintOf4 = Daredevil #181 | StoryTitle4 = Last Hand | Writer4_1 = Frank Miller | Penciler4_1 = Frank Miller | Penciler4_2 = Klaus Janson | Inker4_1 = Klaus Janson | Colourist4_1 = Klaus Janson | Letterer4_1 = Joe Rosen | Editor4_1 = Denny O'Neil | Synopsis4 = The story opens with Bullseye exercising in a gym in prison, plotting his escape and revenge against Daredevil. He recounts how in their last battle, after his brain tumor laid him unconscious, Daredevil dragged his body out of the way of a train, saving his life. As a journalist discusses the possibility of a televised interview with Bullseye, it becomes apparent that having the brain tumor removed has rendered Bullseye susceptible to terrible headaches requiring pills that his "handler" Harry guards, and takes pleasure in making Bullseye suffer to get. After a brief conversation with the Punisher, who is also serving time at the same prison, Bullseye discovers the Kingpin has a new assassin, and so redoubles his efforts to escape from Prison.

That evening he conducts the pre-agreed interview, during which he fakes one of his headaches. He spits the pill into the guard's eye, blinding him, before taking the journalist hostage, and shooting Harry with his own gun. After escaping to the rooftop, he kills a police sniper before stealing a helicopter and flying it back to New York. Once there, he seeks our Eric Slaughter, a former employer in order to get information on this new Assassin, as well as Daredevil. After soundly thrashing Slaughter's men, he retires to a safe house to look over the files, and starts to link Elektra with Matt Murdock and Matt Murdock with Daredevil, finding the idea of Daredevil being blind highly amusing.

The next day, Bullseye spends his time shadowing Foggy Nelson who Elektra has been hired to kill. Elektra kidnaps Foggy in a taxi, planning to lead him to a quiet place to kill him, but Foggy recognizes her as Matt's Girlfriend from College. Elektra has a change of heart and lets him go, but Bullseye has followed them, and he and Elektra fight. Although Elektra puts up a good fight, Bullseye is victorious, stunning Elektra long enough to slit her throat with his trademark Ace of Spades playing card, before stabbing her in the heart with her own Sai. He follows Elektra as she crawls away and watches from the shadows as she dies in Matt's arms.

Sneaking into the morgue where Elektra's body is, Bullseye watches Matt and Foggy identify her. Noticing that Matt noticeably stiffens when he hears Bullseye speak, he decides to test his theory of Daredevil's identity and throws a scalpel, which Matt casually blocks with his cane. Bullseye sprints out of the morgue, and goes straight to the Kingpin, to whom he (tries) to present his new found knowledge of Daredevil's identity. The Kingpin dismisses it as fantasy, and tells Bullseye to kill Daredevil, then they can discuss business again.

Bullseye attempts to ambush Matt at his home, sneaking up on his as he sits dictating case notes. He is therefore rather surprised when Daredevil attacks him, having used a Dummy to trick him. Although now convinced that Murdock and Daredevil aren't the same person, Bullseye fights using Elektra's sais. They battle over the rooftops before fighting balanced on a high wire. Bullseye slips, and Daredevil lets him fall, breaking all of his bones in the process.

The story ends with Bullseye once again narrating. We see the Kingpin burn the files Bullseye gave him on Murdock, Elektra and Daredevil. We see Matt at Elektra's grave, whilst Bullseye gloats of having hurt him, if not Daredevil. Finally, we see Bullseye. He has been left paralyzed, and unable to speak from his fall. Even in this state, he vows to heal, and finally get his revenge on Daredevil.

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