Web of Spider-Man #19 Marvel Comics (1986)

Writers: David Michelinie

Artists: Bob McLeod, Marc Silvestri, Mark Bright

Characters: Aunt May, Harriet Palermo, Humbug, J. Jonah Jameson, Joy Mercado, Solo, Spider-Man, Victor Palermo

After thinking he may have lost his spidey-sense at the end of issue 18, Spidey is swinging across town looking for a fight. He spots some suspicious looking men in a shipyard and drops in, inviting them to take their best shot. Meanwhile, a new villain – Humbug – is looking on, wanting to steal the shipment the men are dealing with.One of the workers swings an iron bar at Spidey from behind but his sense acts in time and he avoids it. As Spidey deals with all the crooks Humbug watches on, intimidated, before running off and not wanting any part of Spider-Man. His last word is ‘Bah’, which I thought was pretty funny. After proving to himself that his spider-sense is working OK, we move to a scene in Germany (then West Germany, of course). There is a hostage situation in a bank but a mysterious stranger materialises inside. As the security services storm the building, the captors are all dead but the captives alive. There’s a note that says: “While I live, terror dies” signed by…

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