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So we\u2019re now into this weird era where, with one guy writing 2 out of 3 monthly titles, it\u2019s like there\u2019s two Spider-Man continuties. ASM references what\u2019s going on in the other books from time to time, but the other two are very tightly connected. So you get the Lobos, the Robbie subplot, the JJJ subplot, the Kristy subplot and so on in Web, a detour into an alternate universe in ASM, and then back to the other stuff in TAC every month. And since ASM is the main title, still in some people\u2019s mind the \u201creal\u201d title, the stuff you get more of is the actual detour. It\u2019s a weird situation, and I think Conway should\u2019ve done more to keep Web and Spectacular more distinct. But he didn\u2019t so, here we go! This month\u2019s Web features guest penciler Mark Bagley. Oh, yeah, that guy from those annuals. I\u2019m sure this kid will go far. We open on The Chameleon having a chat with some dudes.
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Well, alrighty, then. Who could these guys want Chameleon to team up with? I hope with every fiber of my being it\u2019s not The Masked Marauder, but I\u2019ve not read this before, I have no idea. Back in New York, Spider-Man\u2019s questioning some of Kingpin\u2019s goons as they catch a bus out of town, fleeing in fear of The Lobo Brothers. Spidey just wanted to know what they were so scared of, and now he does.
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Bagley\u2019s Spider-Man still isn\u2019t Bagley\u2019s Spider-Man, but I note he\u2019s the first person to adopt McFarlane\u2019s webbing. His Peter Parker, though, is already locked in:
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It is genuinely horrifying to consider how long Peter had a mullet. Like 10 years, I think. People were so blatant with the trademark infringement in old comics. Disney would sue you into the dirt for this sort of thing now (If they didn\u2019t own Marvel, of course). Elsewhere, Chameleon checks in on the captive JJJ, taunting him that no one will save him because he doesn\u2019t have any friends. Fair point, but what\u2019s up with Chameleon and Marla Madison? That seems like a tricky proposition. Maybe I don\u2019t want to know.
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Aw, Glory. Dangerous times at The Daily Bugle. Peter is off to look at an apartment with MJ, who was tipped off by a \u201cflaky\u201d friend of hers. It turns out to be a studio about the size of a closet, though. MJ is not amused.
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That\u2019s a surprise. Didn\u2019t expect Conway to pick up on a subplot from a fill-in issue. It doesn\u2019t go well, though. Lorraine is in no mood to talk about her habit. Lorraine\u2019s parents arrive, and as Lorraine yells at MJ to drop dead, they say they\u2019re taking her to rehab. They thank MJ for her help, but she still worries she\u2019s not done enough. Later that night, The Arranger\u2019s limo is attacked by a werewolf.
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Why does Conway keep saying \u201cel hombre grande\u201d translates to \u201cthe fat man?\u201d Elsewhere, Chameleon is off to meet the guy The Maggia want him to team up with, and a card he was given says it\u2019s Jonas Harrow. That\u2019s weird. Why? Chameleon drives up to a fancy mansion and takes the form of a guard before shooting him and continuing onto the grounds. I was under the impression the goons’ boss, \u201cMr. H,\u201d was Harrow, but it\u2019s\u2026
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Haha, that\u2019s insane. After toying with HH some more, Chameleon reveals his true form and true purpose: to enlist Hammerhead in his scheme against Kingpin. But\u2026 why did the card say J. Harrow? Was that a mistake? I\u2019m confused. Hammerhead makes way more sense in the context of the story, but\u2026 I dunno. Maybe we\u2019ll see. Meanwhile…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This seems like pretty shaky ground for a moral conundrum, if you asked me. Maybe Arranger can make it stick better in subsequent issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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