Spider-Man learns that the grass is not always greener on the other side when he is the unwilling recipient of Green Goblin’s sins. The Kingpin was Emma Frost’s white knight after the Hellfire Gala, and now he becomes the Hellfire Club’s White King.
Book the Week – Captain America Finale #1 (Review score: 30 Points; 10 Characters). Bucky Barnes, the Revolution, makes his final play against the Outer Circle and wins the Century Game. Captain America does his part by leading the Defenders in a physical assault on the Shadow Capital.
Hero of the Week – Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze (Review score: 14 Points/2 Appearances; 7.0 Pts/App). Ghost Rider earns his second Hero of the Week title and breaks 100 points for the first time since the expansion of the scoring system in 2020.
Antagonist of the Week – Doctor Doom (Review score: 9 Points/2 Appearances; 4.5 Pts/App). Doctor Doom claims his place back atop the Antagonists chart, one point ahead of Green Goblin. His fifth Antagonist of the Week title ties him with Cletus Kasady on the year.
Top Characters (by review score). Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze (14); Moon Knight (12); Deadpool (10); Doctor Doom, Human Torch, Spider-Man/Peter Parker, Thor (9); Captain America/Steve Rogers, Echo, Kraven (Last Son) (8)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Amazing Spider-Man #32 (14) |
| Black Cat Spider-Man (PP) – Absorb, Crawl, Sense, Swing, Tech, CD (Takes in Norman Osborn’s sins) Antagonist(s) Green Goblin – Melee Kraven (LS) – Blade, Melee Queen Goblin |
| Black Panther #3 (6) |
| Black Panther – Deception, Precision Deathlok (MC) – Sense, DA (Guard) |
| Captain America Finale #1 (30) |
| Agent 13 – Artifact, Blunt, Weapon, DA (Viper) Captain America (SR) – Projectile, Shield, Shield Defensive, Shield Offensive, DA (Crossbones) Captain America (SW) Nomad – Teleport Winter Soldier – Creature, Durability, Morph, Teleport, DA (Fortunov) Antagonist(s) Bullseye Crossbones – Gun Doctor Doom – Creature Taskmaster – Projectile, Weapon Viper – Gun |
| Daredevil & Echo #4 (28) |
| Daredevil (EN) Daredevil (MM) – Melee, Sense, TU (Ghost Rider), SC, DA (Demagoblin) Echo – Blade, Melee, Precision, Weapon, TU (Ghost Rider), SC, DA (Demagoblin) Ghost Rider (JB) – Flames, Flames Offensive, Vehicle, Whip, TU (Echo), DA (Demagoblin) Antagonist(s) Demagoblin – Durability, Ensnare, Flames Defensive, Flames Offensive, Vehicle |
| Deadpool #10 (21) |
| Deadpool – Blade, Creature, Durability, Explosives, Gun, Influence, Weapon, DA (Alcaudón) Valentine Vuong – Blades, Durability, Ensnare, Weapon, DA (Drop) Antagonist(s) Lady Deathstrike – Agility, Claws Offensive, Creature, Melee, DA (Mobster) |
| Fantastic Four Annual #1 (26) |
| Agatha Harkness – Teleport Clea – Magic, TU (Jessica Jones) Ghost Rider (JB) – Durability, Melee, Morph, Vehicle, Weapon, Whip Human Torch – Creature, Flames, Flames Defensive, Flames Offensive, Flight, Melee, Weapon, DA (Ghost Rider) Jessica Jones – TU (Spider-Man) Spider-Man (PP) – TU (Jessica Jones) Thing |
| Immortal Thor #1 (16) |
| Fandral Hildegarde Hogun Lady Sif Thor – Agility, Elements, Energy Offensive, Flight, Lightning, Projectile, DA (Skrymir) Volstagg Antagonist(s) Loki – Magic, Teleport |
| Invincible Iron Man #9 (15) |
| Captain America (SR) – Vehicle Emma Frost – Sense, Telepathy Iron Man – Suit, Tech She-Hulk – Business Thor War Machine Antagonist(s) Feilong Kingpin – CD (Becomes the new White King of the Hellfire Club) |
| Jean Grey #1 (1) |
| Marvel Girl |
| Marvel Unleashed #1 (9) |
| Lockjaw – Teleport Throg Antagonist(s) Blackheart Kraven (LS) – Agility, Projectile, Toxin, Weapon |
| Moon Knight: City of the Dead #2 (12) |
| Moon Knight – Blade, Blunt, Durability, Ensnare, Investigate, Melee, Projectile, Strength, Suit, TU (Scarlet Scarab), DA (Ramses) |
| Realm of X #1 (24) |
| Dust – Morph, Sand Offensive, TU (Mirage), DA (Orc) Magik – TU (Mirage) Marrow – Weapon, TU (Mirage), SC Mirage – Creature, Projectile, Telepathy, TU (Typhoid Mary), LT, DA (Orc) Saturnyne Antagonist(s) Typhoid Mary – Flames, Flames Offensive, TU (Mirage), SC |
| Storm #4 (18) |
| Colossus Lockheed – Flight Nightcrawler Professor X – Telepathy Rogue – Melee, Strength Shadowkat Storm – Elements, Wind Wolverine (JH) – Vehicle Antagonist(s) Mystique – Deception, Morph |
| Venom #24 (14) |
| Venom (EB) – Creature, Durability, Melee, Strength, Swing, DA (Doombot) Antagonist(s) Doctor Doom – Creature, Durability, Energy, Flight, Magic, Suit |
| X-Force #43 (27) |
| Bishop – Energy Offensive Colossus – Deception, Melee, Morph, Plants, LT Deadpool Domino – Investigate Kid Omega – Telepathy Multiple Man – Creature Professor X Sage – Tech Wolverine (LK) – Claws Antagonist(s) Black Tom Cassidy – Plants Mikhail Rasputin Nimrod – Melee Omega Red – Ensnare |
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