{"id":6454,"date":"2020-09-18T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T04:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/?p=6454"},"modified":"2019-10-08T01:03:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T05:03:59","slug":"asm-055","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/2020\/09\/18\/asm-055\/","title":{"rendered":"ASM 055"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Ye Olden Times, the precursor to the photocopier was the photostat machine. Because of this, when something was to be duplicated in printing and in comics, specifically, it was \u201cto be statted.\u201d If you see comics art where an image is meant to repeat, you\u2019ll see a note from the penciler. \u201cStat Spider-Man from panel 2\u201d or the like. While it was an available practice, it wasn\u2019t too common before the 80s, so seeing what would certainly seem to be perfectly duplicated Spideys on the cover here is interesting to me. There\u2019s some useless trivia for you, let\u2019s get to it. Spider-Man has been tearing up the city looking for Doctor Octopus, and has found his way to a warren of Ock\u2019s goons.
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Gettin\u2019 real Daredevil with it. Ock says he\u2019s not hiding, he\u2019s just too busy planning the crime of the century to be bothered with Spider-Man, then signs off, leaving Spider-Man no closer to his revenge. He tries another of Ock\u2019s old bases, but finds nothing, and decides he might as well go check on Aunt May. We briefly cut away to a security briefing featuring our old pal John Jameson about where the Nullifier is being kept, and learn that one attendee is secretly one of Ock\u2019s goons. Then it\u2019s over to the Parkers. Peter arrives to find Anna Watson back from her trip and Aunt May awake and seeming ok.
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I\u2019d almost forgotten the pussycat\/pussywillow runner Stan apparently thinks is hilarious.
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On the one hand, Gwen & MJ fighting over Peter is kinda dumb, but on the other, Stan is certaily having a great time coming up with their barbs for each other. Every time there\u2019s a scene like this, is crisp and fun. Meanwhile, Ock\u2019s informant in the government checks in and gives him everything he needs to steal the Nullifier. He sets out in a van disguised as a power truck to commit what he once again calls the crime of the century. As John Jameson and co bring the Nullfier on its route to the safehouse, they encounter some electrical work in the road, and, well\u2026 you know\u2026
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Ock escapes his prize, and tells his goons they\u2019re taking it to the one place the authorities would never expect: The exact same Stark munitions factory they were trying to hide it in. I\u2019m not sure that\u2019s the best plan, but hey, I\u2019m not in charge.
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Good to see Robbie established almost immediately as not falling for JJJ\u2019s nonsense. Spidey happens upon the scene and realizes Ock has stolen the Nullifier, and correctly guesses where he would go with it, even, saying he knows Ock better than anyone at the crime scene. Good for you, Spidey. At the oft-mentioned Stark Industries site, Ock is getting his new weapon set up and ready to roll in his van. He pops up out of the roof of the van with it, trying it on some guards. We\u2019re told the machine \u201ccan prevent any and all mechanical devices from operating.\u201d that\u2019s\u2026 something. So, like, the guards\u2019 guns, the phone one of them\u2019s trying to use to call security, anything. Ock seems to be achieving whatever his goal is here, so it\u2019s about time for Spidey to show up.
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The two archfoes start going at it, Ock warning his goons not to interfere. He\u2019s out for blood this time, ready to kill Spidey, maybe for the first time. But for awhile, neither man can get much advantage over the other. Then Ock finally tags Spider-Man pretty hard.
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All JJJ\u2019s dreams have come true! Spidey is going bad! Maybe! For a bit! We\u2019ll see how that plays out next time.
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