Comics Corner: The Spectacular Spider-Man 150

Title: The Spectacular Spider-ManIssue Number: 150Release Date: May 1989HighlightsFirst appearance of R.M. IngersollThe cover is no ruse, and in the very first page, Robbie Robertson is found guilty for concealing the murders of Tombstone for two decadesPeter narrates a quick rundown of the history between Robbie and Tombstone, AKA Lonnie Lincoln, and how we got to this point, referencing events from The Spectacular Spider-Man 139 - 142Robbie's wife, Martha, and his son Randy try to talk to him, but he simply brushes them offNick Katzenberg, the newest Daily Bugle employee takes photos of Robbie with his family as he's being taken to prisonSeeing this, Randy Robertson leaps at the manPeter breaks them up, but in the process, Nick's camera gets broken, to which he tells Parker that he owes him $800.00 for itOutside the courthouse, Nick and Peter continue to argue, and J. Jonah Jameson (the Chameleon in disguise) sides with KatzenbergPeter's spidey senses continue to go off when near Jonah, and he doesn't know whyThat night, as Spider-Man swings across the city, he see's Kingpin's tower, and blames him for Robbie being in prisonHe decides to pay the man a visit, and not as a friendly social callWhile in route, he hears a scream from the subway, and upon investigating it sees a werewolf, which quickly vanishesSpider-Man checks on the man, and finds he's still aliveAs he swings him across the sky towards a hospital, he learns the man works for KingpinJoy Mercado is outside of Gloria Grant's apartment, watching her, concerned about the new man she's been seeingWhile there, she sees a man climbing down the wall, and entering in through a window, but doesn't realize it's a werewolfAt the Robertson's home, several people have shown up in support of Robbie, but it's too much for Martha, who breaks down after dropping a tray of sandwichesIn his cell, Robbie too is upset, but says pushing his family away was for their best interestHe's met by a prisoner who gives him a cryptic message from "the man"Reference is made to Spectacular Spider-Man 145Spider-Man makes his way to Kingpin's tower, and revels in the pleasure of telling him of the attacks on his men as of late, which apparently the crime lord was unaware ofBoth of them know the only person who could keep secrets from him is the Arranger, and when Spidey leaves, the man is immediately called into the Kingpin's officeGloria Grant awakens the next morning to a nude Eduardo Lobo asleep on her floorWhen she questions him, he tells her there are things about him she can't know yetHe does, however, ask her for the Bugle's files on KingpinAt his sentencing, Robbie gets three years in prisonIn prison, Tombstone has pulled strings to get his cell right next to Robbie'sLow PointsNoneOdditiesEditor's Day Off: Robbie Robertson is referred to as both Robby and Robbie in the same panelWhile both are technically acceptable, for the record, it's RobbieThis issue would get very confusing fast to a new reader, as the very next panel refers to Robbie as Joe Robertson, which is also technically his name, but come on, pick a laneSpider-Man doesn't believe he saw a werewolf in the subway, and instead tries to play it off as someone in a costumeBut he's seen werewolves before - Man-Wolf, and even a werewolf in Marvel Team-Up issue 93Rating (based on a 1 through 5 Stans grading system)Click "HERE" to go back to the home page. For more posts related to this one, please click the labels below.