Marvel Tales Vol 2 211

Tarantula (Anton Miguel Rodriquez) (Main story and recap) (Origin revealed) (Name revealed) (Appears in flashback)
Tarantula's Henchmen
- Juan (Main story and recap)
- Hidalgo Rodriquez (Main story and recap)
- Unnamed Henchman (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Numerous unnamed cruise passengers and crewmembers (Main story and recap)
Mayor Abraham Beame (Referenced) (Topical Reference)
George (First appearance)
Martha (First appearance)
NYPD (Mentioned)
John Lindsay (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
Governor Malcolm Wilson (Referenced) (Topical Reference)
Gwen Stacy (Mentioned in narration) (Deceased)
Lone Ranger (Mentioned in narration)
Macduff (Mentioned)
Numerous unnamed Delvadian revolutionaries (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
Delvadian Government (First appearance; only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Delvadian Dictator (Mentioned)
- Delvadian Army (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
  - Numerous unnamed soldiers (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
Delvadian Dictator's Brother (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Deceased)
Unnamed Bank Guard (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (First appearance; dies)
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Mentioned)
Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) (Referenced) (Deceased)

Races and Species:

Humans (Main story and recap)
Cats (Mentioned in narration)
Spiders (Mentioned in narration)

Locations:

Earthspace (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
  - North America (Main story and recap)
    - United States of America (Main story and recap)
      - New York (Main story and recap)
        New York City (Main story and recap)
        East River (Main story and recap)
        
        Manhattan (Main story and recap)
        George Washington Bridge (Only in recap)
        
        Murray Hill
        39th Street and Second Avenue
        Daily Bugle Building
        
        Peter and Harry's Apartment
        
        Washington Heights (First appearance)
        Fort George (First appearance)
        Fort Tryon Park (First appearance)
        Cloisters (First appearance)
        
        100th Street (First appearance)
        
        Central Park
        
        Albany (Mentioned)
      - Disney World, Florida (Mentioned)
  - South America (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
    - Delvadia (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
      - Unidentified Bank (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
Hell (Referenced)

Items:

Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters (Main story and recap)

Vehicles:

Unidentified Ocean Liner (Main story and recap)

Synopsis for "Shoot-Out in Central Park!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #135

While fighting the Tarantula, Spider-Man finds himself under the gun of the Punisher, who believes that the wall-crawler is in on the kidnapping of the ship's crew. The Tarantula allows the Punisher to believe this, prompting a fight between Spider-Man and the Punisher allowing the Tarantula and his men to escape. When the Punisher realizes that he's been duped, he stops his fight with Spider-Man and tells the Wall-Crawler to meet him at midnight at the museum in Fort Tryon before jumping overboard. Spider-Man flees the ship when the crew (who still believe that he had something to do with the hijacking) crowd around him. He changes into Peter Parker in the water and pretends that he needs to be rescued. He manages to convince Mary Jane that he was knocked overboard, however, he fails to convince Flash Thompson, who is becoming suspicious of Peter's double identity.

After phoning Jameson to report that Spider-Man saved the cruise and that he got pictures of Spider-Man's fight with the Tarantula. While he showers in his apartment later, he does not hear Harry sneak into his room and snoop around for his Spider-Man costume. When Harry finds it, he is convinced that Peter is really Spider-Man and quietly leaves.

At midnight, Spider-Man meets with the Punisher at their designated meeting place, where the Punisher shows Spider-Man slides of the Tarantula telling Spider-Man of his origins: How he was a member of freedom fighters in a South American country, however, his violent ways had him kicked out of the group of revolutionaries. The Tarantula would eventually change sides and be turned into his country's answer to Captain America to fight the revolutionaries. However, his love of violence would get him in hot water with his leaders again, and so he had fled the country to the United States, where he set himself up as a mercenary.

With Spider-Man briefed, the two go after the Tarantula attacking his safe house; the Punisher, with the help of Spider-Man, defeats the Tarantula and his men. After they have been bound up, the Punisher bids farewell to the Wall-Crawler, while at the warehouse that Spider-Man had his final battle against the original Green Goblin, Harry Osborn has come to collect his father's devices in order to get revenge against the man who killed him -- Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man.

Appearing in "Enter Forbush-Man! ...Or...'Trapped in a World He Never Made'! (With Apologies To Howard the Duck)"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

Rhinose (First appearance)
Ironing Boar (Won-Ton Warthog) (First appearance)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "Enter Forbush-Man! ...Or...'Trapped in a World He Never Made'! (With Apologies To Howard the Duck)"

When Forbush Man annoys Rhinose a little too much while trying to collect famous heroes and villains' autographs on his Earth, Rhinose literally knocks him into a new Earth, the Larval Earth. Spider-Ham and Forbush Man then embark on an adventure that culminates in Forbush Man's return home, but what does it matter? It's Spider-Ham and Forbush Man!

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