Peter | First time we tried it I fell on my face, cried for an hour -- and we never went near it again. I figure I'm ready for another attempt. |
Harry | Okay, I'll give a shot. But I'm warning you -- I totally suck. |
Peter | Wow. You're as wretched as I am. |
Harry | Yeah! It's the Tournament of Sucktitude! |
Appearing in "A Matter of Trust"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Green Goblin Ⅱ (Harry Osborn) (Main story and flashback)
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Gwen Stacy (Only in flashback)
- Flash Thompson (Only in flashback)
- Mary Jane Watson (Only in flashback)
- J. Jonah Jameson (Mentioned)
- Normie Osborn (Referenced)
- Richard Parker (Mentioned)
- Mary Fitzpatrick-Parker (Mentioned)
- Radioactive Spider (Referenced)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Queens
- Manhattan (Only in flashback)
- Lower East Side (Only in flashback)
- East Village
- Empire State University (Only in flashback)
- East Village
- Daily Bugle Building (Mentioned)
- OsCorp International (Mentioned)
- Osborn Foundation (Mentioned)
- Lower East Side (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- Europe (Mentioned)
- North America
Items:
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters
- Alarm clock
- Goblin Armor (Only in flashback)
- Goblin Formula (Mentioned)
Vehicles:
- Goblin Glider (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "A Matter of Trust"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Career Paths!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Detective Drasco
- Crime Scene Investigation
- Carlie Cooper (First appearance)
- Vincent Gonzales (First appearance)
- Agent Jones
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- May Parker (Mentioned)
- Aunt Anna (Anna Watson) (Mentioned)
Locations:
- MC2
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Empire State University
- Daily Bugle Building (Mentioned)
- Staten Island (Mentioned)
- Manhattan
- New York City
- New York
- United States of America
- Earth
Items:
- Name Card of Cooper
Synopsis for "Career Paths!"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Canine Commotion"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Burglars (Mentioned)
Other Characters:
- Edna Blackquill
- Edna's pug Bon-bon
Locations:
- Earth-8121
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Queens
- Forest Hills
- Aunt May's House
- Reigning Champions
- Queens Bugle
- Forest Hills
- Manhattan (Mentioned)
- Queens
- New York City
- New York
- United States of America
- Earth
Items:
- Jar of lemonade
- Web fluid
Vehicles:
- Subway
Synopsis for "Canine Commotion"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "The Secret Origin of Swiney-Girl!"
Featured Characters:
- Swiney-Girl (May "Mayday" Porker) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) (First appearance)
- Mary Crane Watsow (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Green Gobbler Ⅱ (First appearance)
- Green Gobbler (Norman Osbird) (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Fantastic Fur (First appearance)
- Mr. Furtastic (Weed Wiskers) (First appearance)
- Invisible Gorilla (Only appearance; photo)
- Simian Torch (Only appearance; photo)
- Thang (Ben Grizzly) (Only appearance; photo)
- Fantastic Fur's robot (First appearance)
Locations:
- Earth-94024 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Manhattan
- Fantastic Fur Headquarters
- Osbird Chemical Corporation
- Queens (Only in flashback)
- Forest Hills (Only in flashback)
- Pigtown High (Only in flashback)
- Forest Hills (Only in flashback)
- Manhattan
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Alaska (Mentioned)
- New Jersey (Mentioned)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Ham Hock 3000 (First appearance)
- Spider-Ham's black suit (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- Ramway
Synopsis for "The Secret Origin of Swiney-Girl!"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "In the Grip of the Goblin!"
Amazing Spider-Man #97
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Gwen Stacy (Vision or hallucination)
- George Stacy (Mentioned)
- Harry's Dealer
- Mr. Osborn's Secretary
- Dr. Bromwell (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York State
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Lower East Side
- Osborn Laboratories
- Peter and Harry's Apartment
- Manhattan
- New York City
- New York State
- United States of America
- North America
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "In the Grip of the Goblin!"
Amazing Spider-Man #97
Norman Osborn's Green Goblin-persona has returned and Spider-Man has stumbled upon him. After a brief battle across the city, the Goblin escapes vowing to strike back at his arch nemesis.
Changing back to his civilian identity, Peter worries over that damage the Goblin can do now that he remembers Peter's real identity. Returning home, he finds Harry who is stressed out over his studies and over the turbulence in his relationship with Mary Jane. Peter becomes concerned when he finds that Harry has been popping pills.
The next day when Peter and Harry head off to class, Mary Jane once more snubs Harry in favor of Peter. Peter scolds her for her behavior, but she tells Peter her avoidance of Harry is a long story. Harry meanwhile has gone to his dealer and bought more pills. Peter looks for Harry, but cannot find him and decides to resume his hunt for the Green Goblin after he learns of reports of thefts across the city. Giving up as Spider-Man, he tries Osborn's office as Peter Parker, but it turns out to be another dead end.
Later that day, Harry confronts Mary Jane over her giving him the cold shoulder, fed up with Harry's behavior, Mary Jane dumps him. Harry returns home where he takes it out on Peter, Peter tells Harry off, and Harry goes off to take more pills. Peter goes off on another fruitless search for the Green Goblin. When he returns home, he finds that Harry has overdosed from the pills and needs immediate medical help. Before Peter can call for an ambulance, the Green Goblin appears outside the apartment challenging Peter once more.
Appearing in "The Goblin's Last Gasp!"
Amazing Spider-Man #98
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) (See chronology)
- Unnamed pusher and his two henchmen
Other Characters:
- Arthur Stacy (Mentioned)
- Nancy Stacy (Mentioned)
- George Stacy (Mentioned)
- Hamlet (Referenced)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York State
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Lower East Side
- Murray Hill
- Peter and Harry's Apartment
- Hospital
- Manhattan
- New York City
- New York State
- United States of America
- Europe
- North America
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Goblin's Last Gasp!"
Amazing Spider-Man #98
The Green Goblin has attacked Peter Parker at the apartment that he shares with Harry Osborn just as Harry is in dire need of medical help after a drug overdose. When the Green Goblin tries to attack, Peter tries to get the Goblin to see the state his son is in, the Goblin, not wishing to remember his son flees. Peter is able to call an ambulance and Harry is taken to the hospital.
Meanwhile in England, Gwen Stacy begins to realize that leaving Peter behind to move to England was a big mistake and decides to return back to New York and find Peter, and hopefully patch things up. While back in the States, Peter finishes his classes and is confronted by Harry's dealer who tells Peter to pass along the fact that he has more pills to sell Harry. When Peter calls him a creep, the dealer calls his thugs to beat Peter, however Peter manages to easily defeat them with the help of his spider-strength. Beating the dealer into submission, Peter warns him that if he catches the man dealing drugs again, the next beating will make this one seem worse by comparison.
While at the Bugle, news of Harry Osborn's drug overdose has reached Jonah's desk, Jonah asks Joe how he's going to present the story in the papers. Joe tells him that he's going to explain that drugs aren't just a ghetto problem, but everyone's problem.
Peter, meanwhile, has resumed his identity of Spider-Man and is once more scouring the city looking for the Green Goblin. When he finds him the two are locked in a battle, which is prolonged because Spider-Man forgot to refill his web-shooters. However, he manages to perch himself on the Goblin's shoulders and force him to fly to the hospital and LOOK at his son. Realizing his son's condition causes the Green Goblin to return to his Norman Osborn identity and pass out. Peter then takes him back home, strips off and destroy his Goblin costume and leaves, hoping that this is the end of the Goblin's scourge.
Things end happily for Peter when upon returning home he is greeted by Gwen who had just returned from England.
Solicit Synopsis
Spinning out of the events of MIND ON FIRE and the revelations surrounding the return of Harry Osborn, J.M. DeMatteis and Val Semeiks bring us a story shedding more light on the longtime friendship between Pete and Harry.
Over in the AMAZING SPIDER MA'AM, meet Aunt May's ARCH NEMESIS!
Meanwhile, in the alternate universe of MR. & MRS. SPIDER-MAN, Peter and MJ must stop a desperate criminal – and a future career for Peter Parker is born!
Back in our world, THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PETER PARKER shows us a true hero when Pete is trapped in a life and death situation with a child who needs his support.
All this, plus the return several of you demanded! PETER PORKER – THE AMAZING SPIDER-HAM!See Also
- 18 image(s) from Amazing Spider-Man Family Vol 1 4
- 2 reprint(s) of Amazing Spider-Man Family Vol 1 4