The Spectacular Spider-Man, Vol. 6

The Final Curtain

By Jenkins, Paul R.

Publishers Summary:
Paul Jenkins wraps up his five-year tenure as a Spider-Man writer and brings Spectacular Spider-Man to a close in a moving, self-contained tale that reunites him with artist Mark Buckingham. Plus, two spectacular standalone stories! First up: Ben Grimm's all-night poker games have become legendary among the super-hero set, and for the first time Spider-Man has been asked to join the table! But when the Kingpin unexpectedly deals himself in, the stakes are raised! Can the wall-crawler come out on top in this celebrity poker showdown? Then: Once he was the Mindworm, arch-nemesis of Spider-Man! But now he's a lonely, forlorn beggar, trapped in an infernal triangle of poverty, booze and dementia. How can Peter Parker help his one-time foe - and is Spidey himself responsible for his pitiable condition? And finally, from the pages of Peter Parker: Spider-Man, witness the return of Dr. Octopus in an intense three-part saga! Collects Spectacular Spider-Man #21, #22, #27 and Peter Parker, Spider-Man #39-41.

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ISBN
978-0-78511-950-0
Publisher
Marvel Comics


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Library Journal

Reviewed on March 15, 2006

This particular Spider-Man series has varied in quality, with three good volumes followed by two dreadful ones, but a trio of standalone single-issue stories makes this final book the best of the six. In the first, a villain crashes a superhero game of Texas Hold'em played by the Fantastic Four, the Angel, and others. Jenkins's i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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