The Essential Spider-Man #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Where Flies the Beetle!", Peter Parker visits the doctor with a cold, only to learn Aunt May’s health is dangerously fragile. As Spidey battles a group of goons wielding a strange gas, he unknowingly loses his spider sense—and changes into Peter Parker right in front of the Green Goblin. Trapped in the Goblin’s lair, Peter is stunned when the villain removes his mask, revealing the shocking truth: it’s Norman Osborn. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by John Romita with inks by Mickey Demeo, this 1997 issue features a gripping, intimate confrontation with a classic foe, all set to Al Rio’s striking cover.
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Peter heads to the doctor with the sniffles and learns that Aunt May's health is very fragile. Spidey is roped into tangling with a bunch of goons who zap him with a mysterious gas. Not realizing that the gas has weakened his spider sense, he changes into Peter Parker under the watchful gaze of the Green Goblin. The Goblin confronts Spidey outside of his home and captures him as Peter is worried that Aunt May might be overcome by the commotion. Trussed up in the Goblin's lair, Peter is shocked when the Goblin takes off his mask and reveals himself to be Norman Osborn.
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