The Amazing Spider-Man #386 Marvel (1994) Newsstand Edition

Writers: David Michelinie

Artists: Mark Bagley, Randy Emberlin

Characters: Aunt May, Bernard Scudder, Mary Jane, Mary Parker (LMD), Richard Parker (LMD), Spider-Man, Vulture

Story Arc: “The Amazing Spider-Man” Lifetheft

The Vulture flies once more! Adrian Toomes escapes prison to find a cure for his cancerand hes prepared to cut down anyone who gets in his way! Aunt May breaks some difficult news to Peter.Peter has had recent showdowns with the Jury and Hulk, and he’s pretty much in one piece – which is a good thing, especially for the Hulk part. He’s now very attached to his returned parents, and has only reasons to smile. MJ gave up smoking after seeing Nick Katzenberg in the hospital, suffering from lung cancer. Of course, as we know, whenever all goes well in Spidey’s life, a storyarc comes to shake the whole foundations. Enter “Lifetheft”.PlotAt Ryker Island’s Penitentiary, someone let Adrian Toomes get a walkman in his cell. He develops it into a powerful electromagnet (this guy has been watching way too much MacGyver), with which he KO’s a guard and rips off the window’s bars. He uses some improvised wings to escape through the hole, which barely give him time to reach an escape boat that…