¡EL FIN DE SPIDERMAN!
As Spidey finds a spot to change back into his Peter duds, he tries to tell
himself that he doesn't care what people think but he does. "Everyone flips
over the FF," he says, "They think Daredevil's the coolest. Captain America
turns 'em on but just mention Spider-Man and freezeville!" (You don't get
dialogue like that anyplace other than the 60s, folks!)
As soon as Pete arrives home, Harry meets him at the door to tell him that Anna
Watson called to say Aunt May has fallen ill. Harry offers to drive Peter but
he figures his motorcycle is faster. As he drives, Peter fears the worst and
he's already beating himself over the head for it. "Aunt May must have had
another attack!" he says, "And I was too busy playing super-hero to be there
when I should have!" (But since he doesn't live with May anymore, he probably
wouldn't have been there even if he wasn't "playing super-hero.") Peter rushes
into Anna's house, asking what happened. Anna tells him May is now resting,
that Doc Bromwell was passing by and gave her a sedative. But before he did,
the cloying old bat "kept calling for [Peter], wondering where you were! She was
so worried!" (But worried about what? Does May just sit around stewing for no
reason?) This gets to Peter, of course, since May is a genius at pushing his
buttons even when she is tucked under the covers up to her chin and sound
asleep. "If I had been at home like any other normal guy they could have
reached me fast!" he thinks. (But so what? What was he going to do?) "But no,"
he continues, "I was out flexing my muscles trying to help the very people who
fear me!"
So, Peter leaves Anna's house looking so down in the mouth, he has to put his
hand on the back of his neck to keep his head on. He rides away on his
motorcycle and it's a wonder he doesn't crash because he's looking down at the
ground rather than watching the road. And he gets into the guilts like you
wouldn't believe. "Ever since I moved in with Harry, I've hardly even thought
about Aunt May!" he says, "After all, why should I care about her? All she ever
did is spend a lifetime looking after me, treating me like her own son!"
(Actually, I think if you bothered to look back at the issues since Peter moved
in with Harry, which is only the last three before this, you'd find that Peter
has thought about May plenty but how do you talk to a guy when he's in a mood
like this?) He gets home and realizes that he's too bummed out to study for the
"rough exam" he has tomorrow. And, sure enough, next day in Professor Warren's
science class, he hardly writes a thing. "If I passed, it'll be a miracle."
Warren calls him over and talks to him about his declining grades. He tells him
he'd better shape up. Peter promises to start "buckling down." In the ESU
hallway, Gwen invites Pete to a "little get-together" at her home tonight but
Pete is too worked up over Aunt May to accept. As he walks to his bike, he
realizes that Spidey takes so much of his time, he isn't able to do things like
go to Gwen's party. "I haven't even had time for dating scatter-brained Mary
Jane these days!" he thinks, "Or is she really so scatter-brained? I've never
been able to take the time to find out for sure!"
TOMADO DE http://www.spiderfan.org
FECHA: 10 de Julio de 1967
ESCRITOR: Stan Lee
DIBUJO: John Romita Sr.
TINTAS: Mickey Demeo
COLOR: John Romita Sr.
PORTADA: John Romita Sr.
EDITORIAL: Marvel Comics
PÁGINAS: 21
FORMATO: .cbr
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