Comics : Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #407

Background...

Now that the people of New York are out to get the Scarlet Spider, Ben decides it's a good idea to become the man he thought he'd never be again... Spider-Man! Last issue, he picked up a supporting cast and a new villain. But now what?

In Detail...

"Blasts From The Past!"

	Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #407  Summary: Torch, Silver Sable, Sandman  Arc: Part 2 of "Return of Spider-Man"
	Editor:  Bob Budiansky Writer:  Tom DeFalco Pencils:  Mark Bagley Inker:  Larry Mahlstedt	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Jan 1996 : SMURF 407.500 : SM Title : Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1)
Characters: Ben Reilly, Human Torch, Carradine, Jessica, J. Jonah Jameson, Mysterio I (Quentin Beck), Joseph, Sandman, Silver Sable

After a year of fighting with the Jackal, and then three months of the new Doc Ock, it was quite a refreshing experience to pick up an entire story in one little comic. It was also diferent to go through a cast of characters like this story had. There was Silver Sable, the Sandman, J. Jonah Jameson and Robbie Robertson and the Human Torch, but there was no villain! Sure, there was one scene where Mysterio uses his newly-aquired DIT chip to imagine the Human Torch barbequeing Spidey, but what harm does that do?

The story is pretty shallow, with Ben going to meet the Torch on the Statue of Liberty (Torch wants to know why Spidey's changed his costume, and if he's still the same Spidey), when Ben sees Sandman and Silver Sable (who also wants to know if Spidey's still the same guy), and starts dukin' it out with Sandman.

It turns out that Silver Sable sees the difference in Ben and Peter's fighting styles. Sandman is reformed and works for Silver now, and he stops fighting when Silver tells him to. The Torch ends up mad at Spidey, though, for taking the old Spidey's place.

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By Bryan Thiessen (E-Mail)

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