Amazing Spider-man issues 231 and 232 was yet another excellent two-part story by Stern, Romita Jr. and Mooney.Stern again features the Cobra who was last seen in PPSM #46 and this time Spidey also has to tackle Cobra's partner the gruesome Mr Hyde.
Again the characterisation of the villains adds a great deal to this story. We actually see the Cobra relaxing in his hideout before Mr Hyde looking for revenge on his partner for leaving him for dead.
There is also a more than usual dollop of soap opera with the supporting cast and in this issue includes Ned Leeds, Betty, Dr. Marla Madison and Deb Whitman. It's also worth noting that the co-ordination between the two main Spidey titles has improved a great deal at this point. References are made to both Pete giving up his teaching assistant role and Deb suspecting that he's Spidey. As these have only just occurred in PPSM it's nice to see and make you believe that you are reading about the same character.
As usual with Stern the action scenes are entertaining and, of course, the whole thing is well drawn by JR JR.
Rating 8.5/10
Again the characterisation of the villains adds a great deal to this story. We actually see the Cobra relaxing in his hideout before Mr Hyde looking for revenge on his partner for leaving him for dead.
There is also a more than usual dollop of soap opera with the supporting cast and in this issue includes Ned Leeds, Betty, Dr. Marla Madison and Deb Whitman. It's also worth noting that the co-ordination between the two main Spidey titles has improved a great deal at this point. References are made to both Pete giving up his teaching assistant role and Deb suspecting that he's Spidey. As these have only just occurred in PPSM it's nice to see and make you believe that you are reading about the same character.
As usual with Stern the action scenes are entertaining and, of course, the whole thing is well drawn by JR JR.
Rating 8.5/10
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