Appearing in "Siege"
Amazing Spider-Man #415
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- Green Goblin (Phil Urich)[Chronology 3]
- Onslaught (Mentioned)
- God (Invoked)
- Charlie Snow (Mentioned)
- Ken Ellis (Mentioned)
- Fantastic Four (Mentioned)
- Marla Madison (Mentioned)
- Aunt May (Referenced)
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Synopsis for "Siege"
Amazing Spider-Man #415
The Onslaught Crisis continues from Generation X #19...
Taking a cab out of Manhattan with his wife Mary Jane, Peter Parker thought his life was complicated enough already, little knowing how much worse it can get.[Continuity 1] The 59th Street Bridge has just been blocked by a Sentinel robot. It tells all the motorists that the island of Manhattan is under martial law under orders of a being called Onslaught and that all mutants and enhanced humans are ordered to surrender immediately.[Continuity 2] Detecting Peter's spider-powers, the Sentinel attempts to eliminate him. However, Parker grabs his wife and leap out of the Sentinel's sensor range. From their safe vantage point, they spot a young child in the path of a panic mob that is at risk of being trampled. Quick thinking, Peter leaps down and saves the girl. After getting the girl back to her parents, Peter decides to take his wife and get to safety.
Meanwhile, at the Daily Bugle, Joe Robertson updates J. Jonah Jameson of what is going on the outside. When Jonah asks where the Fantastic Four are during this crisis, Robertson informs him that a group of heroes are having a summit atop the Four Freedoms Plaza.[Continuity 3] That's when the Bugle building begins to shake. Looking out the window the staff discovers a Sentinel attacking the outside of the building. As it cuts the power off to the building, Jonah realizes that the mutant-hunting robots are attempting to shut the newspaper down. While uptown at the Daily Grind, Ben Reilly ushers his co-workers and patrons down into the basement before looters attack the coffee shop. Abandoned by her friends, Ben convinces Desiree Winthrop to hide in the basement with Shirley Washington and the others. Ben refuses Shirley's suggestion that he gets undercover as well, telling her that someone needs to protect the store and he has elected himself to do it. After locking up the shop from the outside, Ben leaps up onto the rooftops and changes into Spider-Man, putting aside all of his personal issues aside to focus on defending the city.[Continuity 4] Down in the basement of the Daily Grind, Devon Lewis asks his mother if Ben will be okay. She has faith that he will be, recalling how this is very similar to a time she participated in emergency drills and how she assured herself no matter what the crisis guardians angels would look over her and ensure that she stayed safe.[Continuity 5]
At that same moment, Peter is leaping across the rooftops with his wife in his arms. He keeps Mary Jane calm about talking about the future of their unborn daughter, trying to keep his mind off the fact that his powers could fade at any moment.[Continuity 6] That's when his spider-sense goes off warning him of a Sentinel that has just locked onto his genetic signature. Putting Mary Jane down, Peter then tries to lure the Sentinel away. However, that's when the robot picks up the genetic anomalies in the unborn baby growing inside Mary Jane. However, it ignores her in order to deal with Peter. Just then, Peter's powers shut off, and he just barely manages to grab onto the side of a building. No longer detecting Peter's enhanced abilities, the Sentinel leaves to look for other superhumans who may pose as a threat against its master. While at the Daily Bugle, the backup generators have kicked in. Jonah then calls all the staff together for a meeting. He tells them that they can go home to be with their families, but he intends to stay behind and make sure the Daily Bugle is still printing and invites anyone who wants to help to stay. That's when one of the other staffers notices that someone is fighting the Sentinel standing outside the building. At first Jonah thinks it's Spider-Man, but is surprised to discover that it is the new Green Goblin. He tells those who are staying to get to work because they have a newspaper to get out.
Uptown, Spider-Man stops looters from attacking the various shops until he is detected by a Sentinel that begins to attack him. While back at the Daily Bugle, the remaining staff begins learning what they can about the mysterious being known as Onslaught.[Continuity 7] After checking on their respective families, both Jonah and Joe are proud to see how inspired the remaining staff are to report on this story. That's when Peter Parker and Mary Jane arrive to lend a hand. With Mary Jane safe, Peter tells them that he is going back out in the city to get photos for the Daily Bugle, and secretly see what he can do to help people even though his powers have not fully returned. Meanwhile, Spider-Man continues his battle with the Sentinel that has attacked him. The wall-crawler blinds the mutant-hunting robot with his impact webbing. After slicing the Sentinel's head open with a manhole cover, Spider-Man rips it apart. Although this took a lot out of him, Spider-Man is determined to take down any Sentinels that threaten the people of New York City.
... This story continues in Spider-Man #72. The Onslaught Crisis continues in Wolverine (Vol. 2) #105.
Appearing in "Even the Brave Can Fall!"
Green Goblin #12
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- Daily Bugle Staff
- Arnold Urich (Only in recap)
- Mindy Urich (Only in recap)
- Ken Urich (Only in recap)
- Hobgoblin (Only in recap)
- Angelface (Only in recap)
- Rhino (Only in recap)
- Spider-Man (Only in recap)
- Scarlet Spider (Only in recap)
- Daredevil (Only in recap)
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Synopsis for "Even the Brave Can Fall!"
Green Goblin #12
The Onslaught crisis continues from X-Men #19...
New York City has been taken over by the psychic entity calling itself Onslaught, who has taken control of an army of mutant-hunting Sentinel robots to place the city under martial law. Daily Bugle reporter Ben Urich finds himself on the streets with his nephew Phil to get an eyewitness look at the chaos caused by the invasion. As Ben tries in vain to call the Daily Bugle to report in, Phil looks on in horror, barely able to comprehend what is going on. Instead they rush to the Daily Bugle office, where the newsroom is abuzz with activity as reports of conflicts come in from across the city.[Continuity 8] As Ben updates J. Jonah Jameson and Ben Urich, Phil checks on his co-wokers Lynn Walsh and Meredith Campbell. They catch a news report about Darkhawk and Steel Spider assisting the New Warriors in battling Sentinels on the Brooklyn Bridge. Phil can't believe that a "loser" like the Steel Spider would get involved in the conflict, but Meredith points out that everyone is needed to help in this crisis. Phil admits that Meredith is right, telling her that he's just jealous that he is stuck on the sidelines while all of this happening. That's when Joe Robertson pulls Phil aside and tells the youth that there is a way he can help out. Phil is not impressed to discover that he has been assigned to photocopy duty.
A few minutes later the Daily Bugle Building suddenly begins to shake. Looking out the window, Jacob Conover tells the others that the Bugle is under attack by a Sentinel.[Continuity 9] As the power goes out, J. Jonah Jameson assumes that this attack is intended to silence the press. Meanwhile, Lynn Walsh decides to go up onto the roof and witness the attack first hand. Worried for her safety, she is joined by both Phil Urich and Meredith Campbell. From the roof, they can see a lot of activity happening. When Lynn spots the Human Torch and an Avengers Quinjet flying by, and wishes she could go and see the battle, figuring every hero in the city will be involved. This hits Phil hard, and when his two co-workers decide to go back downstairs, Urich tells them that he will join them in a minute. Realizing that he can't just sit back and let others put their lives on the line when he can help, Phil uses his remote control to summon his Goblin Glider. Changing into the Green Goblin, the Sentinel attacking the building becomes aware of his presence as soon a Phil's Goblin mask activates his superhuman powers.
The Green Goblin launches an attack on the Sentinel, but none of his conventional weapons work. As a last ditch effort, he attempts to uses his Lunatic Laugh to destroy the robot. It begins to work, but the Sentinel then strikes the Goblin, sending him falling into an alley. Disorientated from the blow, the Green Goblin begins to panic as he will get killed if he doesn't act fast. Recalling how the Sentinel was able to detect his powers once they were activated, Phil quickly pulls off his Goblin Mask, which causes him to revert to human form. Much to his relief, the Sentinel loses all interest in him once he no longer has enhanced powers. This near-death experience makes Phil feel like a loser and he thinks back to how his family has always been critical of him and his direction in life. The only one who had given Phil a fair shake was his Uncle Ben who gave him a job at the Daily Bugle. This causes Urich to think about how his job at the Bugle led to him and his Uncle investigating the old Osborn warehouse where he found his Golbin gear.[Continuity 10] He thinks about the many foes that he fought and how much fun it was for him.[Continuity 11] However, when considering the idea of putting his mask back on and fighting the Sentinel, he can't bring himself to do it as he is no afraid for his life.
He then wonders how heroes like Spider-Man, the Scarlet Spider, and Daredevil face such dangers every day. He particularly thinks about Daredevil, who he believes has no superhuman abilities.[Continuity 12] He finally decides that they can be heroes, so can he and puts the Goblin mask back on. He then tries to ambush the Sentinel, but the robot senses his approach. Flying around the Sentinel, the Green Goblin sacrifices his Goblin Glider by flying it straight into the robot's head. The impact destroys the Sentinel and his glider and the Goblin is struck in the face by some debris. Although he is proud of his victory, Phil realizes that the debris damaged his mask and its sensitive circuitry, leaving him to wonder if his career as the Green Goblin is over.
... The Onslaught Crisis continues in Fantastic Four #416.
Appearing in "Perceptions, Part 5"
Spider-Man #12
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- Wolverine
- Wendigo
- Anna Brooks (Last appearance)
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- Inspector Krahn (Death)
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- Puck (Cameo)
- Sasquatch (Cameo)
- Luke Thorpe (Last appearance)
- Melvin Gooner (Last appearance)
- Punisher (Frank Castle) (Referenced)
- Ghost Rider (Referenced)
- Mary Jane (Referenced)
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Synopsis for "Perceptions, Part 5"
Spider-Man #12
With a serial killer on the loose in Hope, British Columbia, Spider-Man meets with Wolverine in the woods. He discovers that the mutant has brought along the Wendigo, as the mythical creature has been blamed for the killings. At first, Spider-Man balks at the idea of having the Wendigo working with them, but Logan insists that this is what needs to be done. Wolverine explains that he and the Wendigo found the body of another victim and he asks Spider-Man to stay and "babysit" the monster while he goes into town to end this once and for all. Once again, all protests from the wall-crawler are quickly silenced by the bellows of the Wendigo. Wolverine insists on going through with his plan since they have done it Spider-Man's way until now and it has solved nothing. To ensure the web-slinger complies, Logan threatens to expose Peter Parker's secret identity to the press.[Continuity 13] When Spider-Man tries to cover up the dead boy's body, it angers the Wendigo. This prompts Logan to explain that he wants the dead body visible to force a confession out of the real killer. Wolverine assures Spider-Man that the Wendigo is no threat to them because it hasn't eaten flesh yet and will work with them because it thinks they are hiding from the hunters as well. Nervous, when the web-slinger asks Logan how long it will take, the mutant tells him it will take as long as it takes.
Spider-Man finally pushes Wolverine too far when he asks Logan why he should be trusted. Using his claws to punctuate the point, Logan reminds him of the three dead boys, hundreds of dead animals and his own foul temperament are all the reasons to trust him. When Wolverine turns to leave, Spider-Man tries to pull him back with a web-line but it is quickly cut by the Wendigo. Soon, Wolverine is in town he changes into his street clothes and begins using his tracking abilities to try and locate the killer. At that same time, reporter Anna Brooks struggles to write her latest report on the "bigfoot" killings. After writing a particularly sensational, she deletes her story, disgusted by the tabloid style. She suddenly realizes that she has grown tired of writing the same headline every day. The media continues to pump out startling headlines across North America. At the headquarters of Alpha Flight, Canada's team of super-heroes, the Sasquatch takes umbrage with the media calling the killer a "Sasquatch".[Continuity 14] His teammate Puck tells Sasquatch to remain calm, assuring him that their ally Wolverine has the situation well under control. By this point, Wolverine has put in a false report into the RCMP to lure the killer into the open. Sure enough, Luke Thorpe, the man hired by the RCMP to hunt down the Wendigo arrives on the scene.
Wolverine returns to where Spider-Man is watching on the Wendigo and tells Spider-Man that he needs the masked hero to distract the RCMP officers while he goes after the killer. While Spider-Man distracts the officers, Logan captures Chief Inspector Krahn. He takes Krahn, to where he has Luke Thorpe tied up. Logan leads Krahn to believe that he thinks Thorpe is the killer. He seemingly kills Thorpe, however, he merely knocked Luke out so he doesn't see what happens next. Suddenly, the Wendigo looms over Krahn who is frightened into confessing his crimes. The RCMP officer admits that he killed the three boys, all runaways because he had sexually molested them and then tried to cover it up by placing blame on the "bigfoot" story. After confessing to the whole thing, Krahn refuses to allow himself to be punished for his crimes and tries to make a break for it. In an ironic twist, Krahn is soon shot dead by one of the hunters who had converged on the area to hunt for the "bigfoot". With Krahn dead, Wolverine leaves a recording device with his confession with Luke Thorp.[Continuity 15] The following day, the confession ends up in the newspapers, however, it is buried in page 20 as it is not considered as interesting as the idea of a monster stalking in the woods.
The whole ordeal leaves Wolverine disgusted by the senseless killing that happened and the press is already moving onto the next horrific story. Wolverine is not the only one with bad feelings over what happened. Peter Parker is deep in thought on his flight back to New York City. He has become increasingly disturbed by the lengths other so-called heroes are willing to go, and that they might even be as sick as the villains they fight. He promises himself that no matter what, he will never cross that line.
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