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"even if it's a trap, I can't risk losing 1,000 dollars" is the moment where Peter's spider sense just gave up. Present-day, his spider sense is just like "You just saw this suspicious psychiatrist pour something into a glass and want to drink it? Knock yourself out! Literally."
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# ? Mar 29, 2024 08:37 |
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How does every single arc contain the ultimate Newspaper Spider-Man comic?
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 02:09 |
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Libra posted:How does every single arc contain the ultimate Newspaper Spider-Man comic? The consistency is amazing.
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 02:15 |
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She didn't even hide it, she literally poured it into the water right in front of him
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 06:34 |
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It's just scope. Pete doesn't brush often.
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 16:27 |
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"What, really? Seriously? Wow. OK I guess I'll be right over then."
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 17:10 |
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Kingpin's plan relied on getting a TV host to make claims about Spidey's sanity, randomly hoping Spidey was watching TV at the time, then hoping he cared enough to try to talk with her, then hoping she would somehow convince him to reveal his secret identity and, when that failed, getting him to take a spiked drink. Which he did. And he has trained for this moment by SEND IN THE SAMURAI.
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 18:19 |
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Johnny Walker posted:
Kingpin: I spend ten years trying to destroy him and he just... drank poison.
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 18:23 |
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 19:08 |
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"DOOM could have used poison, if DOOM had felt like it. It does not have the sheer artistry of robot pigeons with viewscreens and gluing furniture to the ceiling."
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 19:14 |
Johnny Walker posted:
Actually in tears rn holy poo poo
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 19:37 |
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Johnny Walker posted:
The drug isn't actually affecting him. This is just post-concussion syndrome.
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 20:26 |
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Johnny Walker posted:
I don't even know how to describe how this makes me feel. The only thing dumber than this plan is whoever decided to axe this treasured comic strip.
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 20:29 |
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Saoshyant posted:when that failed, getting him to take a spiked drink. Which he did. You are underselling this because it is important to note that it was a spiked drink that she spiked in front of his face. He saw her pour stuff into the drink and still drank it.
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# ? Mar 29, 2021 20:50 |
It's like when you're finishing your homework while the teacher is picking it up.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 00:58 |
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Holy poo poo, he really did just loving drink it and pass out.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 01:23 |
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Twelve by Pies posted:You are underselling this because it is important to note that it was a spiked drink that she spiked in front of his face. He saw her pour stuff into the drink and still drank it. I think the idea is she was trying to pass it off as like, Alka-Seltzer or something. Still super dumb of Pete since he was already suspicious of her, but I think that was the idea.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 02:12 |
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Spidey's obsession with getting that 1000 is still great.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 02:17 |
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she said "drink this and calm down", implying that it was a sedative. i don't think nsm understands what implications are, though.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 02:37 |
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MonsterEnvy posted:Spidey's obsession with getting that 1000 is still great.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 02:37 |
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Malachite_Dragon posted:A thousand bucks is a lot of money to most, to be fair. I'm part-time, and it's more than I make in a month. Oh I agree. It's still funny.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 02:39 |
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And when you adjust for inflation it's even more. $1000 back then would be over $3000 today. What year is this from anyway?
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 02:47 |
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OptimusShr posted:And when you adjust for inflation it's even more. $1000 back then would be over $3000 today. Well, it's Disco, so I'd go with late 70s. HOWEVER, It's Stan Lee who was always lagging about 5 years behind whatever the kids were into so it's possible the strip is from like 82 or 83.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 04:32 |
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Twelve by Pies posted:You are underselling this because it is important to note that it was a spiked drink that she spiked in front of his face. He saw her pour stuff into the drink and still drank it. Also he showed up there despite his wife constantly telling him,"It's a trap, you're walking into a trap Peter" and he said,"Yeah probably!"
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 08:50 |
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Amazing synchronicity, with Spidey cheerfully heading into an obvious trap in two timelines decades apart. He's not only learned nothing, he's got actively worse because in the more recent one he's got his wife telling him not to head into the obvious trap, and there isn't even the promise of a thousand dollars!
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 09:58 |
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for all he knows she was just about to give him $1k. 'for all he knows' does a whole lot of work explaining why things happen in nsm.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 10:46 |
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:for all he knows she was just about to give him $1k. 'for all he knows' does a whole lot of work explaining why things happen in nsm. I like the idea that Peter keeps walking into traps because he thinks he might get $1000. MJ: Peter, don't walk into the Vulture's laser cage! Peter: but MJ! What if!
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 12:09 |
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I think we've solved it! The head trauma left only the thoughts "trap" and "pay me $1000" and ever since Peter's walked into every obvious trap expecting to get paid for it.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 12:12 |
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No see he spit that drink out into the same tiny air pocket he used to survive the gas.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 12:39 |
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Looking forward to the $1000 check made out to Spider-Man.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 15:19 |
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farraday posted:Looking forward to the $1000 check made out to Spider-Man. I swear that was an actual gag in one of the latter-day strips. Like, he goes into the bank as Peter with a check made out to Spider-Man and does an "Oh no!" right before getting to the teller.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 15:23 |
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I think it was his avengers money.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 15:30 |
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Dimestore Merlin posted:I swear that was an actual gag in one of the latter-day strips. Like, he goes into the bank as Peter with a check made out to Spider-Man and does an "Oh no!" right before getting to the teller.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 15:39 |
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I assume he doesn't realize you can make a check out to "cash".
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 16:06 |
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i don't know, maybe that's how checks worked in the 60's
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 16:06 |
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When Byrne Rewrote the origin for Spider-Man: Chapter One, the bank teller told him that he could perform some sort of spider-feat to get the money out of his bank account. The Chameleon subsequently cleaned out Spider-Man's bank account by showing up in costume with gadgets to replicate the spider-powers. I remember liking the plo from that series that many of Spider-Man's villains come from biotech-induced attempts by Oscorp to replicate the effects of the Super-Soldier Serum. I remember disliking the plot point that the Sandman was related to Norman Osborn because there was no other way to explain that peculiar hair.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 17:14 |
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Make sure you don't unmask him! That would be rude!
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 17:20 |
The Kingpin's plan is both extremely complicated and extremely stupid. Somehow it works exactly as intended.
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# ? Mar 30, 2021 17:47 |
spidey is out cold and kingpin has two assassins in the room with him, with loaded guns. It's gonna be amazing how Kingpin will manage to rip defeat out of the jaws of victory
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# ? Mar 29, 2024 08:37 |
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I'm still cracking up over Lessinger going, "you seem unreasonably angry, drink this sedative," and Peter being like, "you're right, I do need to calm down *glugs*"
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