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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #s 378, 379, 381 & 384 Marvel Comics, 1963 First Series #378 (June 1993) "Demons of Broadway" Maximum Carnage Part 3 of 14. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin. Story continues from Web of Spider-Man 101. Carnage's rampage through New York City rolls on! But now Venom is aware of his protege's murderous activities…and vows to stop Carnage all by himself! Meanwhile, the web-slinger limps back home to nurse his bruised ribs. Mary Jane wants Peter to stay put until his injuries heal, but Spider-Man cannot rest while Carnage and his crew terrorize the city. In Central Park Carnage, Shriek, and the eight-limbed doppelganger begin killing again! The wall-crawler rushes to the park to stop the deadly trio, but he bumps into the Demogoblin first! Just what the web-slinger needed…another super-villain to fight! Story continues in Spider-Man 35. Cameo appearance by Cloak. Flashback cameo by Dagger. (Note: The Maximum Carnage storyline was reprinted in 1994 in the trade paperback: Spider-Man Maximum Carnage.) 32 pages Cover price $1.25. #379 (July 1993) "The Gathering Storm" Maximum Carnage Part 7 of 14. Guest-starring Cloak, Deathlok, and Firestar. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin. Story continues from Web of Spider-Man 102. The heroes (if Morbius and Venom can be called heroes) scored a small victory over Carnage last night by driving off the serial killer and his vicious partners after they attacked a midtown nightclub. Now the web-slinger, Felicia, Cloak, and Venom meet to discuss ways to defeat Carnage permanently. Venom admits that the symbiote is vulnerable to sonic gun blasts or very intense heat! But where can both of those be found? Four Freedoms Plaza! Meanwhile at New York's Metropolitan Museum, Carnage begins another rampage! However, a powerful superhero has detected the incredible violence from cyberspace! Deathlok arrives on the scene and quickly scores hits on the Demogoblin, doppelganger, and Carrion! Wow, is the Demolisher going to end this carnage right here and now? Story continues in Spider-Man 36. (Notes: This issue features Marvel's Maximum Anniversary X-Perience! The 15-page insert celebrates the 30th anniversaries of both the X-Men and the Avengers.) 48 pages Cover price $1.25. #381 (September 1993) "Samson Unleashed!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-Starring Doc Samson and the Hulk. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Randy Emberlin and Al Milgrom. Cover by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin. Peter Parker and Leonard Samson attend the unveiling of an experimental psychiatric treatment based upon gamma radiation! The new "gamma virus" will help mentally ill people release their repressed hatred and anger! Hold on, is mixing hatred and anger with gamma radiation a good idea? One thing leads to another... and the new virus infects Doc Samson! And later in Washington Square Park, it infects the Hulk too! And that leaves the Amazing Spider-Man stuck between a rock and a hard place.. .and then some! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Aunt May, Richard Parker, and Mary Parker. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25 #384 (December 1993) "Dreams of Innocence." Trial by Jury, Part 2 of 3. Maximum Carnage tie-in. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Randy Emberlin and Al Milgrom. Cover by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin. After being apprehended by the Jury last issue, the wall-crawler stands trial in their (kangaroo) court! Forget about habeas corpus and throw out the right to counsel... the sedated web-slinger must face his accusers alone! The Jury charges the amazing one with playing a part in the creation of Venom! And alas that is something Aunt May's nephew cannot completely deny. Once the Jury convicts Spider-Man, Orwell Taylor sentences him to death! The situation looks grim. Is it too late for an eleventh hour appeal? Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Aunt May, Richard Parker, and Mary Parker. Flashback cameos by the alien symbiote, Eddie Brock, Venom, Cletus Kasady, Carnage, Styx & Stone, Carrion, Shriek, and the Demogoblin to recap Venom's origin and the Maximum Carnage saga. (Note: This issue includes a 16-page advertising insert for the upcoming storylines in the Punisher and New Warriors titles; and the Ghost Rider Hot Pursuit Kay-Bee's Collector Edition #1 giveaway.) 48 pages. Cover price $1.25. The comics are complete and in VERY FINE - NEAR MINT condition with some overall wear. Mint (MT) |