Synopsis
Okay Faithful Followers! Reach back into your brains all the way to Annual #1. Remember when Doc Ock kidnapped Aunt May and Betty Brant? Did you think that ol' Stan was going to let a good plot like that go to waste? Heck no!
Doctor Octopus is boarding with Aunt May and Anna Watson, and you know that can only mean one thing. Trouble! With eight capital T's.
Aunt May is just so hilariously naïve. She completely trusts this man despite the fact that the newspapers, the radio, and the television have all talked about his being a nefarious criminal. She still treats Peter like a child, and lives with the delusion that he's a 'frail and fragile boy.'
Ridiculous.
Anyway, Peter desperately tries to find a way to confront Ock without terrifying actually frail and fragile Aunt May. Ultimately, he fails. She has another heart attack type of thing and faints when she sees Spidey and Ock tussling. The good Doctor escapes leaving Peter to deal with his Aunt.
Notes
- If you think that over time Aunt May would "get it" that Dr. Octopus is not a nice person, you're wrong. She won't find out for another 35 years or so (real time, not Marvel Time)
- I love John Romita but I can still admit when he goofs. Check out Pete's pupils in the above pic when he sees who's living with Aunt May.
Credits
Stan Lee, John Romita, Mickey Demeo, Sam Rosen
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