Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 72

Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 5) #72
LGY:Amazing Spider-Man #873

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Appearing in "Sinister War (Part 2)"

Featured Characters:

• Spider-Man (Peter Parker)(Main story and recap)

Supporting Characters:

• Norman Osborn(Main story and flashback)
• Mary Jane Watson(Main story and recap)
• Harry Osborn(Main story and recap)
• Carlie Cooper

Antagonists:

• Sinister Six
  • Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)
  • Electro (Max Dillon)
  • Mysterio (Quentin Beck)(Main story and recap)
  • Kraven the Hunter ("Sergei Kravinoff")
  • Sandman (Flint Marko)
  • Lizard
• Kindred ("Harry Osborn")(Main story and flashback)
• Mephisto(Only in flashback)
• ⏴ Harry & Norman Osborn's A.I. ⏵(Return)

Other Characters:

• God (Yahweh)(Referenced)
• Mendel Stromm(Mentioned)(Only in flashback)
• Harry Osborn(Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
• Flash Thompson(Only in recap)
• Gwen Stacy(Only in recap)
• Second Kindred(Appears on screen)
• Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov)(Only in recap)

Races and Species:

• Humans(Main story and flashback)
• Centipedes
• Demons(Main story and flashback)

Realities:

• Earth-616

Locations:

• Earth(Main story and flashback)
  • United States of America(Main story and flashback)
    • New York(Main story and flashback)
      • New York City(Main story and flashback)
        • Manhattan
        • Brooklyn(Only in flashback)
          • Coney Island(Only in flashback)
        • Osborn Family Cemetery

Items:

• Doctor Octopus' Tentacles
• Spider-Man's Suit andWeb-Shooters(Main story and recap)
• Mysterio Suit
• Kraven's Lion's Head Vest
• Goblin Armor(Only in recap)
• Pumpkin Bombs(Only in recap)

Vehicles:

• Goblin Glider(Only in recap)

Synopsis for "Sinister War (Part 2)"

Kindred narrates overSpider-Man fighting theSinister Six, explaining that everyone makes deals and compromises for survival, such as forming partnerships or teams. Therefore, life is interconnected, and the choices one makes affects their immediate family. Kindred once saw Peter as family, but that changed after the "choices" Peter made. Speaking of deals, Kindred states that sometimes deals are based on greed. In a flashback,Norman was watching his partnerMendel Stromm win an award, when he was approached by a man who asked Norman about an investment in "acquisitions". In the present, Norman uses the key from Stromm's last will to open an abandonedParisian mansion, as Kindred notes that Norman could have said 'no' to the man years ago but was a slave to his nature.

Inside, Norman finds a lab he doesn't recognize, with a digital recording of himself who begins to taunt him. In another flashback, Norman takes a youngHarry toConey Island for his birthday, and runs into the mysterious man again. Back in the present, the digital Norman mocks the real Norman for thinking he was now free of sin, when his biggest one had yet to be confronted after all these years. In a final flashback, after Harry had fallen asleep following his fun birthday, the man appears in Norman's house and reveals himself to beMephisto. He states how Norman is overshadowed byStromm, deep in debt, and about to lose his job. The demon tells Norman that if he makes a deal with him, Norman wouldn't even remember the deal, and life would continue on as he gained his fortunes and successes. At some point, Norman would take the form of ademon himself, or rather... agoblin. The only thing this deal would cost Norman is his firstborn son. Harry would suffertragedyaftertragedy.

And now, the truth has come out. Norman was actually once a decent father, but struggling in his business. He made a deal with the devil to succeed, but became ruthless, and eventuallyinsane. As a result of this deal, his son Harry would suffer countless personal tragedies, and eventually die. Neither Norman's or Harry's descents into madness occurred naturally, they were both the result of Mephisto altering history after his deal with Norman years ago. As digital Norman acknowledges how Mephisto kept up his end of the bargain, it reveals itself to really be the digital copy of Harry from years ago, having uploaded his mind alongside Norman'ssome time ago just to tell him: "GOTCHA." As the digital Harry repeats himself, Norman remembersthe night his son "died" and howMysterio was involved, and makes a realization about events.

Elsewhere,Carlie andHarry have been navigating the catacombs for hours when they stumble upon a crack in the wall. They break through to find the morgue that Carlie had come from. A single draped corpse is there, but Carlie can't find the other bodies that were there earlier. Harry removes the drape before Carlie can stop him. InNew York, Kindred meets withMary Jane, who begs him to stop all of this. He tells her that he wasn't who she thought he was, not entirely. Referencingan agreement he has withthe Chameleon, Kindred lifts his mask, feeling that it is time Mary Jane learned the truth of his identity, regardless of the cost. He shows her his true face to her horror.

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• 13 image(s) from Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 72
• 4 reprint(s) of Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 72

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