Astounding Stories #85
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Night of the Prowler!", Peter Parker finds himself caught between his personal feelings and a mysterious new criminal, The Prowler, who's making headlines with a daring newspaper heist. Meanwhile, Hobie Brown, frustrated by his boss’s dismissal of his safety ideas, takes matters into his own hands—crafting a costume, a cloak, and a plan to turn his ingenuity into a public act of redemption. Written by Stan Lee and brought to life with dynamic art by John Buscema and Jim Mooney, with lettering by Sam Rosen, this 1971 issue features a cover by John Romita, capturing the tension and intrigue of a hero’s origin in the making.
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Peter tries to see Gwen only to find that she is (apparently) on a date with Flash. Hobie approaches his boss with ideas for new safety devices for his job as window-washer, only to be rebuffed. He implements them in private, adds a cloak and a mask, and thus creates The Prowler. Hobie plans to rob a newspaper as the Prowler then return the money as Hobie, making himself a hero. Naturally Peter (as Peter) discovers the Prowler in the act and J. Jonah discovers Peter in front of an empty safe.
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