Last issue, Spider-Man was deemed dead. Turns out, he’s not. Surprised? Of course not. But you still have to give it to David Michelinie, who starts his run by “killing” the main character.
He shows up at home, in tatters. Very nice splash page.
What actually happened to him is kinda funny.
If you recall, issue #17 ended with a picture of his Spider-Man costume tattered on a rock. So, obviously, he’s in his underwear now. So, since then, he had to steal an overcoat and hitchhike home. Oh, and he also spent some time in jail.
That’s kind of funny.
There’s a brief adventure on his way home, because no superhero can have a crime-free travel experience. It’s not worth describing, but it’s fun.
At the end of the issue, on the last page, there’s a preview of what’s to come…
…Peter is pushed in front of a train by an unseen assailant, who doesn’t trigger his Spider Sense. Who pushed him? We don’t know from issue #18, but we will quickly learn it was Venom, so Venom gets a tag.
That circled red hand in the picture above is Venom–and technically, it’s his first appearance with the Eddie Brock body.
A simple, slightly above-average story.