 Unlimited Highlights: Spidey's Gals
The women of Spider-Man's world get the spotlight this week
Posted: 2009-10-01 Updated: 2009-10-07 12:00:10 By Ben Chabala Every week we'll pick a handful of awesome comics from the thousands available through Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited. From creator spotlights to editor's picks and more, this'll be your spot to find something new and cool. This week, in accordance with the return of the flirtatious Felicia Hardy, aka the Black Cat, in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #607, we're shining the spotlight on some of the fabulous females who populate Spidey's life.
MARY JANE #1The big homecoming dance looms over the horizon for the students at Midtown High and it seems that nearly everyone has a date...everyone but Mary Jane Watson that is. While Liz pushes MJ to go with Harry Osborn, she can't help but think there's someone else out there for her. Then, with the dance just days away and after a harrowing rescue by a certain loveable webhead, our leading lady realizes exactly who she wants to go to the with. You'll have to read this issue to figure out who the lucky spid...uh, lad is.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #31 (1963) Witness the excitement, intrigue, and insanity as Peter Parker attends his first day at Empire State University! As if that weren't enough to stress out a college freshman, Peter has to deal with the meticulously-detailed criminal exploits of the Master Planner, Aunt May's failing health, and a certain blonde bombshell who's sure to turn his world upside down. That's right folks, this issue marks the first appearance of the one and only Gwen Stacy! It's the dawn of a new age in Spidey's life and he's rushing to meet it in the only way he knows how: with webshooters in hand and a quip on his tongue!
SPIDER-MAN: BLUE #1
Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, the dynamic team responsible for DAREDEVIL: YELLOW and HULK: GRAY, weave a tale of love and loss starring your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, the incomparable Gwen Stacy, and the vivacious Mary Jane Watson. This story has it all: action, excitement, drama, Goblins, and beautiful women. Add a pinch of nostalgia and a bit of tragedy and you have a Spider-Man yarn worth its weight in gold.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #204It seems that the stories of the Black Cat's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Just when Spidey thought he'd seen the last of the feline femme fatale, he catches word on a police radio of her sudden reappearance and subsequent burglary attempt. A game of cat and mouse that spans the highest reaches of the Manhattan skyline follows. Spider-Man's going to need all of his extraordinary arachnid abilities operating at peak efficiency if he expects to catch a thief nearly as nimble as himself. Does Spidey have what it takes to stop the Black Cat's crime spree? Does he really even want to? Read on to find out! SPIDER-GIRL #10When a fight between Spider-Girl and Spyral, a villain from an alternate dimension, doesn't go quite according to plan, Mayday finds herself ripped from her own time thrust into the past where she meets her own father, a young Peter Parker, the sensational Spider-Man! Will this strange father/daughter team somehow manage to find the dimension-jumping Spyral and right the time stream or will Mayday be stuck in the past forever?
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Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson appears in: The Weekly Watcher: September 25, 2009Alexa Mendez wraps up this week with all new info on where to check out the Marvel Super Hero Squad Show for free, some awesome collections coming out this December, as well as previews for the SPIDER-WOMAN motion comic and more! Spider-Man 1967 Episode 26''Diamond Dust'': Museum robbers disguised as gorillas create a diversion by unlocking a zoo cage and stealing valuable items while the wild animals occupy the security. Spider-Man discovers the devious plan and corrals the freed animals in time to get to the bottom of the heist. Japanese Spiderman, Episode 30''Fight On, Police Woman'': After breaking several traffic laws while chasing the Iron Cross Army, Takuya is placed under arrest and is sent to jail. While there, his cellmate escapes with the assistance of an Iron Cross Army machine bem. Spiderman digs deeper into the connection between the jailbreak and the army, only to find that they needed the convict for their plan to steal Cobalt X. Now Spiderman must make sure that Professor Monster can't get to the Cobalt X, or face the destruction of the city! 2009 Marvel Moustache PageantJoin Editor and Marvel's 2007 Creative Moustache Champion as he hosts the 2009 Marvel Moustache Pageant. Remember, dreams DO come true! Spider-Man (1994), Episode 8Spider-Man comes across an alien symbiote that attaches itself to him and forms a new black costume. Meanwhile, Eddie Brock accuses Spider-Man of stealing a valuable rock which was really stolen by the Rhino. Now Spider-Man faces a $1,000,000 bounty for his capture. X-Men (1992) - Season 2, Episode 22When Mystique forces Rogue to revisit her own past, Rogue's overpowering flashbacks cause her to relive the encounter with Ms. Marvel and drive her from the X-Men. Rogue struggles with Ms. Marvel's thoughts which are trapped in her mind and the two battle it out on the psychic plane. MSH: What The--?! All-New PromoEven super villains aren't safe in the comfort of their own home. Who's the greatest super villain of all-time? Watch the wonder unfold in this all-new promo! Plus, don't forget to come back each month for new full episodes of "Marvel Super Heroes--What The?!" Tom Brevoort's Take My Trade: For the WinMarvel Executive Editor Tom Brevoort's Trading Experiment is over! He has acquired FANTASTIC FOUR #1 in trade, from Tradee Eric Sellers! Check out the swap and more, right here! The Weekly Watcher: September 18, 2009Alexa Mendez wraps up this week with info on "The Super Hero Squad Show," "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2," the debut of SPIDER-WOMAN motion comic episode 3 and more. Spider-Man 1967 Episode 25''Menace From The Bottom Of The World'': A criminal takes charge of subterranean molemen and uses them create sinkholes under bank buildings to steal all the money inside. Japanese Spiderman, Episode 29''Hurry, GP7! Stop the Time!'': The Iron Cross army hires Bomb Wolf to intimidate hi-powered businessmen and blow up their buildings if they don't comply with the Iron Cross Army's requests for money. When a young boy's father is caught in a detonation, Spiderman is reminded of his own father's death at the hands of the Iron Cross Army and vows to keep fighting the fight against the evil empire! Spider-Man (1994), Episode 7Spider-Man finds himself caught between Mariah Crawford, a doctor from Africa, and Kraven, a man who has stalked her all the way to America. An accomplished hunter, Kraven gained animal-like abilities when he ingested a cure to save his life, but the side effects are causing his behavior to be erratic and violent. Spider-Man works with Mariah Crawford to find a cure and save an innocent man and the people around him. X-Men (1992) - Season 2, Episode 21Cable comes to the present to stop Bishop and save his own future world. But after a one-sided fight against Bishop and the X-Men, Cable realizes that they might be too powerful to handle on his own. Looking for an alternative, Cable looks into the X-Men's history and discovers that Logan's healing factor may be the key to saving the future. |
