| Characters |
Spider-Man; GUESTS: Mary Jane Watson (origin); Philip Watson; Madeline Watson; Gayle Watson; Frank Brown; Timothy Byrnes; VILLAINS: Hobgoblin [Roderick Kingsley]; Rose; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Aunt May Parker; Anna Watson; Harry Osborn; Liz Osborn |
| Synopsis |
As Peter struggles with the fact that MJ knows he is Spider-Man, she opens up for the first time and tells him her family's history full of heartbreak, abuse and abandonment; Mr. Fantastic tries to communicate telepathically with Spidey's alien costume but has no success; Hobgoblin demands a cut of crime operations all over the city to sweeten his new business deal with the Rose; He then sets his sights on Harry Osborn; Learning that the Hobgoblin is still alive, Peter dons his classic red and blue costume as Spidey prepares to face his old foe. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Tom DeFalco |
| Pencils |
Ron Frenz |
| Inks |
Joe Rubinstein |
| Colors |
Bob Sharen |
| Letters |
Joe Rosen |
| Reprinted |
in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #273; in Spider-Man: Birth of Venom (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn]; in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #51 |