Comics:Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 11
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Appearing in "Turning Point"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Blackie Gaxton (First appearance)
- Bennett Brant (First appearance) (Death)
- Unnamed Warden of Municipal Prison
Locations:
- Aunt May's House
- Municipal Prison
- Philadelphia
Items:
- Spider-Man's Web-Shooters
- Spider-Man's Spider-Signal
- Spider-Tracer (First appearance)
- Doctor Octopus' Tentacles
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Turning Point"
When Peter hears that the Dr. Octopus is about to be released from prison, he goes to the warden to petition against his release, the warden tells Spider-Man that Octopus served his time and tells him to get out before he has him arrested. Knowing that Octopus will probably go back to a life of crime, Peter develops a spider-tracer device which will allow him to track Octopus wherever he goes. When he tags the car coming to pick up Octopus, Spider-Man is shocked to find Betty Brant driving it. He also finds that she dropped a map to Philadelphia fro the car when she went to pick up Octopus.
As it turns out, Betty's trouble involve her brother Bennett who is lawyer for crime boss Blackie Gaxton, and also owes Gaxton a large gambling debt. In order to clear this debt, Betty has agreed to help Bennett follow through with Gaxton's plan: Use Dr. Octopus to free him from prison.
When Peter travels out to Philadelphia, he manages to track down Betty and tells her how he feels. Meanwhile, Dr. Octopus manages to free Blackie Gaxton, and they take both Betty and Bennett hostages as they make their escape by boat. Spider-Man arrives to capture both, but during the altercation Spider-Man sprains his ankle and Bennett is show by a bullet fired by Blackie that was meant for his sister.
Betty blames Spider-Man for her brothers death, and Spider-Man battles Dr. Octopus around the ship, but Octopus manages to escape. The police arrive and arrest Blackie and his gang. Later, having changed back to Peter Parker, he learns from Betty that she hopes to never see Spider-Man again because she couldn't bare being reminded of her brothers death. This hampers Peter's plans of revealing his secret identity to her.
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Amazing Spider-Man # 2 (Pocket Books).
Trivia
- First appearance of the Spider-Tracer
See Also
- Write your own review of this comic!
- Discuss Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 11 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Amazing Spider-Man series
Recommended Reading
- Spider-Man last appeared in Strange Tales #119; He appears next in Amazing Spider-Man #12 (Next Issue).
- Doctor Octopus appears next in Amazing Spider-Man #12 (Next Issue).
Links and References
- http://www.alaph.com/spiderman/back_issues/asm011.html
- http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spiderman_amazing/011.html
- http://www.samruby.com/AmazingSpider-ManA/amazing_spiderman_011.htm
