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With Flash Thompson literally and figuratively going through hell and confronting his demons over in the Venom series, I think it's worth exploring the woman that came before his current and often on-and-off girlfriend, Betty Brant. Sha Shan was from late in the Lee-Ditko era and was introduced after Flash got back from Vietnam. They were written out of the book for a while and even lived together before Flash started dating Betty Brant while she was still married to Ned Leeds. And at some point, probably through Peter Parker, Sha Shan finds out that Flash is cheating on her. And eventually, she tells him she knows. Ironically, Flash is convinced that Sha Shan is loving Peter because he saw them talking in a diner, but it was only because she was talking to him about Flash. So here is one of Flash's darker moments, though throughout his 40+ years of published history, there sure are a lot of them:  Source: Amazing Spider-Man 275. Bonus picture: In ASM 276, Sha-Shan's captured by the Hobgoblin and is recovering form the hospital. Flash knows she's already packed up all of her stuff and moved out before she was kidnapped. And he, out of the kindness of his heart, visits her at the hospital: 
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bobkatt013 posted:Was this all done during his drinking days or was this after he sobered up? Neither. His alcoholism (if I remember correctly) wasn't part of his character until shortly before the Clone Saga kicked into high gear. It's important to remember that this is the Hobgoblin Mystery era. There are three REAL suspects of who is actually the Hobgoblin, and they all get clues or red herrings meant to throw off the reader...depending on who you ask. Ned Leeds, Flash Thompson, and Lance Bannon. Turns out none of them are the Hobgoblin, but they're the real big suspects at the time. EDIT: Spider-Man Redemption #1: Peter, MJ, and the respective supporting cast are being written out as Ben Reilly takes over as Spider-Man. Ben runs into Flash at a bar. Remember, Ben pretty much only knows Flash as a bully and an all-star quarterback, and doesn't have the experience of being good friends like Peter did with Flash:  It's not exactly Flash in full fledged alcoholism, but it's interesting DeMattis chooses to have Flash at a bar rather than a diner or coffee shop. notthegoatseguy fucked around with this message at 20:58 on Feb 22, 2012 |
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Lurdiak posted:I never caught onto the subtext to that interaction the first time around, but I'm guessing Osborn knows exactly what it feels like to think of yourself as a good person then suddenly remembering you're actually a monster. The Thunderbolts tie-in of that issue expands the conversation a bit more. The SI arc for Thunderbolts is really good and one of the few good stories between Ellis' and Cage's run.
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