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I guess that\u2019s one way to sell comics to the adolescent boys who made up the majority of the reading audience at this time. Ol\u2019 Jazzy Johnny had to step back in for this one. Saviuk is already heavily inspired by him, might as well. At any rate, welcome back to the adventures of Peter Parker: rube! Do the nature of comics in the period and the unusual ending of last issue, this one has to open with a brief summary of the \u201cteacher\u2019s\u201d performance, and how Peter seems taken in by it. Reverend Tolliver tells Ben & Flash that even really smart people can be fooled by a good charlatan even as Peter starts to wonder if what he saw is real, and thinks that, if it is, how could he drag Betty away from such a wonderful place? Do you not recall being attacked with an improvised flamethrower by one of these loving cultists last night, dude?
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Uh-oh. Meanwhile, MJ has gone to the lingerie shoot, but unlike the cover, she\u2019s super uncomfortable and bails, embarrassing her old friend we never met before last issue. Never trust a white man with a Jheri curl mullet, MJ, good call. Elsewhere, Ben & Flash leave the reverend\u2019s apartment and go their separate ways, Flash implying that he\u2019s gonna go get into trouble with the cultists. Speaking of whom, we rejoin Peter & \u201cTeacher\u201d taking a walk. The bossman says he knows everyone here, so it wasn\u2019t hard to figure out that the one unfamiliar face was Spider-Man. He’s got you there, Pete-o. But when Peter asks if he\u2019ll order his goons to attack, the \u201cteacher\u201d asserts that this is a place of love, and says Peter is someone who could use some guidance.
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Soon, Spider-Man is swinging toward The Daily Bugle, thinking he kinda wishes this one was lead by a supervillain he could punch out instead of a nice old man. He finds his clothes on the roof have been made into a bird\u2019s nest in typical Peter Parker fashion, and then heads inside to see Kate Cushing & Ben Urich.
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Peter, you absolute idiot. He calls MJ, who wants to talk to him about this whole lingerie deal, but whoever\u2019s phone he\u2019s using at The Bugle gets mad and wants him gone, so he says it\u2019s her career and she\u2019s good at it and whatever decision she makes is fine by him. MJ is not thrilled by the abrupt ending of their call (He didn\u2019t even explain someone was forcing him off the phone), and makes her decision.
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That\u2019s a lot more tasteful than this kinda thing is gonna be under other artists, lemme tell you. While MJ does her thing, Peter finds Flash coaching a kids\u2019 basketball game, maybe not very well, but when the kids see Spider-Man, they start falling all over each other.
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That joke about the more famous comic book Flash was pretty good.
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Spider-Man, you absolute idiot. Flash begs his cop buddy for the cult\u2019s address. He\u2019s made to promise he won\u2019t do anything illegal as he\u2019s planning something illegal. Meanwhile, at the cult, Betty is feeling conflicted. Seeing Spider-Man got her thinking about the real world, and thinking people must miss her. But don\u2019t worry, the pyromaniac guy is there to talk crazy at her and convince her to stay. While he does, Flash as returned to the reverend, and they begin hatching a plan to rescue Betty. And Spider-Man? He\u2019s gone to see Doctor Druid, who I think is an Avenger at this time, and a powerful sorcerer. Spidey\u2019s looking to him for help. Then we catch up with Flash, who\u2019s in a van headed for the cult compound with a bunch of jackbooted thugs. This escalated quickly\u2026.
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Wow, ok. While\u2026 some random dudes are doing paramilitary stuff at the compound, Spider-Man is brooding on top of one of the Twin Towers. Dr. Druid told him the same thing the rev said earlier, that a good faker can convince pretty much anybody. He offered to help, but Spidey said he\u2019d handle it. He decides to go home and finally catch up with MJ, but she\u2019s not in yet, and while he\u2019s there, Flash calls sounding crazy and telling him to get to Flash\u2019s place as soon as he can. He just misses MJ as he swings off.
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This sure went pear-shaped. Spidey\u2019s the one supposed to be doing the vigilante justice around these parts, guys. Come back next time for the maybe-stunning conclusion to this bizarre storyline!
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