Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 8

Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #8
Previous Issue	Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #7
Next Issue	Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #9
Art by: John Romita Jr.
Release Date	June 9, 1999
Cover Date	August, 1999
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Bob Harras

1. "The Perfect World Part 2: The Man Behind the Curtain!"
Writer(s)	Howard Mackie
Penciler(s)	John Byrne
Inker(s)	Scott Hanna
Colorist(s)	Joe Rosas
Letterer(s)	Richard Starkings Liz Agraphiotis
Editor(s)	Ralph Macchio

 You help me?! Is that what you think? You think I need the help of wimp like you? Not on your life, Parker! I don't need you! I don't need any of you! And-- --I don't need Spider-Man! I'm Flash Thompson! And it was me who saved all of your butts...don't you ever forget that! And that's no illusion -- that's hard, cold reality! 

—Flash angrily

Appearing in "The Perfect World Part 2: The Man Behind the Curtain!"

Featured Characters:

• Flash (Eugene Thompson) (Illusion)/ Flash (Eugene Thompson) 
• Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Illusion)/ Spider-Man (Peter Parker) 

Supporting Characters:

• Mary Jane Watson (Illusion)/ Mary Jane Watson 
• Gwen Stacy" (Illusion) /  Jill Stacy 

Antagonists:

• Spider-Man (Berkhart)/ Mysterio ("Quentin Beck") 
• Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) (Illusion)
• Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) (Illusion)
• Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (Illusion)
• Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinov) (Illusion)
• Beetle (Abe Jenkins) (Illusion)
• Tombstone (Lonnie Lincoln) (Illusion)
• Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov) (Illusion)
• Carrion (Malcolm McBride) (Illusion)
• Shocker (Herman Schultz) (Illusion)
• Sandman (Flint Marko) (Illusion)
• Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich) (Illusion)
• Hammerhead (Joseph) (Illusion)
• Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) (Illusion)
• Ringmaster (Maynard Tiboldt) (Illusion)
• Vulture (Adrian Toomes) (Illusion)
• Tarantula (Anton Miguel Rodriguez) (Illusion)
• Rocket Racer (Robert Farrell) (Illusion)
• Scorpion (Mac Gargan) (Illusion)
• Silvermane (Silvio Manfredi) (Illusion)
• Hydro-Man (Morris Bench) (Illusion)
• Electro (Max Dillon) (Illusion)
• Venom (Eddie Brock) (Illusion)
• Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley) (Illusion)

Other Characters:

• NYPD (Illusion)
• Uncle Ben (Mentioned)
• Galactus (Mentioned)
• Mysterio (Quentin Beck) (Mentioned) (Deceased)
• Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Mentioned)
•  Aunt May 
•  J. Jonah Jameson 
•  Marla Madison-Jameson 
•  Joe Robertson 
•  Paul Stacy 

Races and Species:

• Humans (Illusion)
• Cyborgs (Illusion)
• Symbiotes (Illusion)

Locations:

• Earth-TRN921 (Illusion)
  • United States of America (Illusion)
    • New York (Illusion)
      • New York City (Illusion)
        • Manhattan (Illusion)
          • Civic Center (Illusion)
            • New York City Hall (Illusion)
          • Midtown (Illusion)
            • Saint Patrick's Cathedral (Illusion)
• Earth-616
  • United States of America
    • New York
      • New York City
        • Manhattan
        • Mysterio's hideout

Items:

• Spider-Man's Suit (Illusion)
• Web-Shooters (Illusion)
• Doctor Octopus' Tentacles (Illusion) Also in false flashback (Illusion)
• Beetle Armor MK I (Illusion)
• Shocker's Vibro-Shock Gauntlets (Illusion)
• Rhino Armor (Illusion)
• Goblin Armor (Illusion)
• Pumpkin Bomb (Illusion)
• Vulture's Wings (Illusion)
• Scorpion's Suit (Illusion)
• Venom Symbiote (Illusion)

Vehicles:

• Goblin Glider (Illusion)

Synopsis for "The Perfect World Part 2: The Man Behind the Curtain!"

• Synopsis not yet written

See Also

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• 1 reprint(s) of Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 8

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