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| Publisher |
Marvel |
| Writer |
Peter David |
| Penciler |
Andrew Wildman |
| Cover Artist |
Andrew Wildman |
| Inker |
Stephen Baskerville |
| Cover Artist |
Stephen Baskerville |
| Colorist |
Megan McDowell |
| Colorist |
Malibu |
| Letterer |
Ken Lopez |
| Published | March 1996 |
Despair It's the aftermath of Doom's presidency. There's a Goblin of the future on the loose, with a mysterious grudge against Spider-Man.PlotMiguel takes a melancholic visit to see the ruins of the White House in the aftermath of Doom's presidency. Miguel quotes Percy Bysshe Shelley's famoud sonnet "Ozymandias" about the faill of the mighty. Benzelli, on the Alchemax soliders, asks what's the point of the visit. Miguel responds, "Closure." Mig finds Tyler Stone's cracked name plate, and departs.At Alchemax, the staff are shocked by the return of Tyler Stone, wheelchair bound and recovering from his injuries. Stone visits his son, Kron, who is still imprisoned by Miguel after his attack as Venom. Stone receives confirmation that it is indeed his son, and orders him killed. The doctor watching over Kron argues that Stone has no authority to order Kron's death, since Miguel is still in charge. Tyler leaves, assuring the doctor that he will be back in charge by the end of the day.Spider-Man enjoys some time webslinging without the Public Eye watching his every move. Down below, an apparent effigy of Spider-Man is being burned by a group of angry Thorites. When he drops down to investigate, he realizes that there's a man in the costume. Despite the previously peaceful tendendcies of the Thorites, this band declares Spider-Man a traitor, adn launches hammers and arrows at him. One of the gang stands out - it's Vulture in civilian clothes. When the Flyboys arrive, Vulture and the Thorites flee. The burned victim in the Spidey suit is in bad shape. Spider-Man removes his mask, and sees it's the Thorite from Issue #2 who gave Spider-Man the lite byte cloth from his skysail the helps Spidey glide when he webslings. The Flyboy cop makes a smart comment belittling the value of the Thorite. Spidey wails him briskly, giving renewed faith to the dying Thorite that S-Man hasn't gone corporate. With his last breath, he says, "Wait'll I tell...Loreen."Downtown, at Fr. Jennifer's church, the...
