The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1991
In "The Day The War Began!", Spider-Man races through New York’s underworld hunting the Hobgoblin, all while his black alien costume strains against its containment—testing young Franklin Richards in ways he can’t understand. With Harry Osborn in danger and the Hobgoblin closing in, Spidey’s fight takes a wild turn in a women’s bathroom, where a pumpkin bomb webbed to a glider hand becomes a ticking time bomb. As Liz and Mary Jane are taken by the Rose’s men, Harry stands helpless—leaving Spidey to face the storm alone. Written by Tom DeFalco and illustrated by Ron Frenz, with inks by Joe Rubinstein and Brett Breeding, and colors by Bob Sharen, this 1990 UK annual features a cover by John Romita Sr.
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Spidey cuts through the New York underworld looking for Hobgoblin. Spidey's black alien costume tries to get young Franklin Richards to free it from containment but fails. Hobgoblin attacks Harry looking for more of his dad's Goblin journals but Spidey intervenes. They take their fight to the women's bathroom where Hobby has to extinguish a pumpkin bomb webbed to his hand in the toilet. Hobgoblin tries to get away but Spidey snags his goblin glider. Hobby retaliates by slamming Spidey into the side of a train. Liz and Mary Jane are captured by the Rose's men and Harry is powerless to stop it.
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